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Lady Macbeth

Ava Reid

3.54 AVERAGE

cyn_marie_reads's review against another edition

1.0

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What a waste of time. 

moorebella's review against another edition

3.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tales_and_toast's review against another edition

3.25

medium-paced

alysledge's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

queenracoon's review against another edition

2.0

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It does not feel like a faithful reimagining of the play Macbeth. Lady Macbeth in this story is so docile and does not seem to have any agency (a complete antithesis to the play)
And I really hate how they portrayed the relationship between Lady and Lord Macbeth.

The story and its portrayal were not my cup of tea. But I must say that the writing style was very well executed, and I enjoyed myself throughout the story due to the, in my opinion, very beautiful writing style. I probably will check out other pieces of her work, but I really would not recommend this one if you are a big fan of the play, which I am.

benchandbooks's review against another edition

3.0

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Thank god I read Macbeth in high school, otherwise I really would have had a hard time following this story. The names were really confusing, and I had to keep referring to the index at the beginning.
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melodrama_wunder's review against another edition

2.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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first half of the book really good. second half ummmm welll yeah. 
unnecessary hard names? at first the Lady is portrayed as self assured and with agency and in the second part falls a part bc of a

dragon?!?

the romance was unnecessary. she WAS very cunning and then she loses her wit halfway through… 

luciewolf's review against another edition

4.0

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3,5 ⭐️

Un retelling de la villana de Shakespeare con una ambientación gótica.

Lo primero que quiero decir es que me sumergí en esta lectura sin haber leído previamente Macbeth y teniendo solo un conocimiento superficial (en algún momento lo leeré y solucionaremos este problema).

El principio es lento, y no voy a negar que me costó un poco sumergirme en la historia, pero en cuanto la fantasía, los secretos y las traiciones empiezan a salir a la luz, la historia se vuelve muy interesante.

La ambientación me ha gustado mucho y la pluma de la autora también.

He de decir que ha habido escenas violentas que no esperaba encontrarme y me han resultado un tanto desagradables.

Por lo demás y como conjunto, el libro me ha gustado; cabe decir, que al ser la "villana" más famosa de Shakespeare, esperaba más de su personaje, sin embargo, me ha dado la sensación que casi todas sus acciones son tomadas por hombres y no es que ella esté creando un plan malévolo y manipulándolos a todos, esta parte me ha decepcionado un poco.

wynnrie's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 70%

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dragon plotline weird as i stopped reading when he broke out.

Really boring for something as interesting as Macbeth. Nothing was really happening. The writing was weird. I also didn't like the whole "mystical vale" plot. For a story that is a retelling of one of my favorite plays... this does not hold up at all.

eshurty's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated