A review by ashlynregan
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Listen…I love a Shakespeare retelling, but this was NOT IT. Lady M is made out to be a scared little girl most of this novel, and she only come out of her shell at the end when her lover saves her. Don’t go into this expecting Shakespeare, it reads more YA.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail