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jennyreadsalot4 's review for:
Lady Macbeth
by Ava Reid
4.8⭐️ | TikTok | IG |
I love Ava Reid’s prose and storytelling and will probably always think her books are underrated. Not for everyone? Maybe but absolutely for me.
Ava Reid is a master at engulfing the reader in her world via atmospheric imagery and prose that makes her work something I find impossible to put down. Her stories are layered and nuanced in a way that resonates with me. I don’t think I have the words to properly articulate a witty rebuttal to all the Ava Reid haters out there, yet I find myself wanting to SCREAM at those who don’t like her work… “YOU’RE MISSING THE POINT!”
I digress, this is becoming a love letter to Ava Reid’s writing.
Here is what you should know…
- this is dark, gothic, atmospheric, moving, gruesome, magical, and thrilling!
- This book has endless vibes and I’m here for them.
- Ava Reid’s writing isn’t for everyone, but the ones that get it will really get it.
- Lady Macbeth is a fantastic retelling and not meant to be a carbon copy of Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth - please don’t go into this expecting it to be, that is the point of a retelling - a different perspective on a beloved classic.
and just to further drive it home…
No, I have not read Shakespeare’s Macbeth and do not have a frame of reference for Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth vs Ava Reid’s Lady Macbeth but this is a RETELLING, it is meant to have a different perspective than the original work (as any good retelling should), so I don’t think a lack of reference matters. Also if I’m being honest I think people getting angry that this Lady Macbeth is not TRUE to Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth might be missing the point of a retelling.
Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing | Del Rey for sending this book (eARC) for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
I love Ava Reid’s prose and storytelling and will probably always think her books are underrated. Not for everyone? Maybe but absolutely for me.
Ava Reid is a master at engulfing the reader in her world via atmospheric imagery and prose that makes her work something I find impossible to put down. Her stories are layered and nuanced in a way that resonates with me. I don’t think I have the words to properly articulate a witty rebuttal to all the Ava Reid haters out there, yet I find myself wanting to SCREAM at those who don’t like her work… “YOU’RE MISSING THE POINT!”
I digress, this is becoming a love letter to Ava Reid’s writing.
Here is what you should know…
- this is dark, gothic, atmospheric, moving, gruesome, magical, and thrilling!
- This book has endless vibes and I’m here for them.
- Ava Reid’s writing isn’t for everyone, but the ones that get it will really get it.
- Lady Macbeth is a fantastic retelling and not meant to be a carbon copy of Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth - please don’t go into this expecting it to be, that is the point of a retelling - a different perspective on a beloved classic.
and just to further drive it home…
No, I have not read Shakespeare’s Macbeth and do not have a frame of reference for Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth vs Ava Reid’s Lady Macbeth but this is a RETELLING, it is meant to have a different perspective than the original work (as any good retelling should), so I don’t think a lack of reference matters. Also if I’m being honest I think people getting angry that this Lady Macbeth is not TRUE to Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth might be missing the point of a retelling.
Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing | Del Rey for sending this book (eARC) for review consideration. All opinions are my own.