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A review by bookworm_nita
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
dark
emotional
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
This book takes us through the classic story, through Lady Macbeth’s eyes, revealing the magic, pain and emotions hidden behind the story of the man.
Roscille has grown up used to being shaped by men. By what her father wants and needs her to be, and by men’s need to control women and what seems unknown. She lives her life behind a veil, watching and listening intently, fooling those who think of her as solely beauty; and a wicked form of beauty at that.
I was very interested by Roscille’s character, her development and way of seeing the world, and how she schemed for her own benefit around what men made of her.
I loved how names felt so relevant throughout the book, she saw herself differently through every name change. Be it a change from how she would say her own name to how Macbeth’s people would say it, to the title Lady Macbeth itself. Each of them was a personality she wore like a cloak depending of the scene set around her, knowing how much of her she should really show and how much power those names gave her.
It is clear that research was done for this book, or at least that was the vibe I got, and there are certain scenes when it felt like the information was a little heavy within the story. This made the beginning of the book a little bit slow, but I eventually got hooked and ended up facing the opposite by the end. I feel like the final part of the book happened very quick and I wanted more interactions between certain characters (like Roscille and the witches), just when the book reached its peak for me, it started to end quickly.
I think this is a very good book, with a great take on the classic and giving us a very interesting woman coming into her power and strength. I am excited for it to be out on August!
Roscille has grown up used to being shaped by men. By what her father wants and needs her to be, and by men’s need to control women and what seems unknown. She lives her life behind a veil, watching and listening intently, fooling those who think of her as solely beauty; and a wicked form of beauty at that.
I was very interested by Roscille’s character, her development and way of seeing the world, and how she schemed for her own benefit around what men made of her.
I loved how names felt so relevant throughout the book, she saw herself differently through every name change. Be it a change from how she would say her own name to how Macbeth’s people would say it, to the title Lady Macbeth itself. Each of them was a personality she wore like a cloak depending of the scene set around her, knowing how much of her she should really show and how much power those names gave her.
It is clear that research was done for this book, or at least that was the vibe I got, and there are certain scenes when it felt like the information was a little heavy within the story. This made the beginning of the book a little bit slow, but I eventually got hooked and ended up facing the opposite by the end. I feel like the final part of the book happened very quick and I wanted more interactions between certain characters (like Roscille and the witches), just when the book reached its peak for me, it started to end quickly.
I think this is a very good book, with a great take on the classic and giving us a very interesting woman coming into her power and strength. I am excited for it to be out on August!