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Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

4 reviews

mals_reads's review

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

ava reid always crushes it with her haunting prose and complex characters.

this was truly what a retelling focusing on a female character in fiction/folklore should be. ava reid took the story of Macbeth and completely revitalized it in a way that feels true to its origins but follows a unique story and fleshes out Lady Macbeth’s character exquisitely.

one of my favorite books of reid’s (yess it’s up there w/ Juniper & Thorn!!!!) she is such an auto-buy author for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War

behindpaperbacks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

princegene95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Amazing adaptation of Macbeth from the pov of the Lady. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide attempt, Torture, War, and Violence

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Thank you to Netgalley & Del Ray Books for the eARC.

Lady Macbeth is positioned as a "modern retelling" of Macbeth from his wife's point of view. I'd say that apart from the characters and loose direction of the plot, it's a fully independent piece of work. So if you're looking for more Macbeth like quotes and events, you might be disappointed. I was surprised that the writing itself was very Shakespearean, and had hoped for a little more modernity in it. As promised on the book jacket, there's elements of fantasy, though I think it took too long for the story to get there. The first bit of the book is quite slow, and then it gains steam. I enjoyed it overall and really liked the characterization, but it was a lot more challenging of a read than I expected. There's also a lot of historically accurate violence against women, and I wish that was toned down a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Vomit, War, Medical trauma, Blood, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Confinement