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A review by goatsrsexy
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I absolutely love Ava Reid's world building. It's the thing I've most admired in all her books, and I've read them all. Of course all books borrow from other things and her first two books especially were heavily influenced by folklore, but I was curious to see how she would tackle a retelling (I also love retellings in general, I think it's a really cool thing to take an already loved story and make something new out of it).
I'm not really a Shakespeare person, for one I struggle with the prose, for two I'm not really about reading something that's meant to be watched. So I'm not super familiar with the story of Macbeth, I do know it, but not well. So I went into this book not really recognizing characters or anything.
Another thing I love about Ava Reid is the way she writes angry, fed up women. Roscille is definitely that, living in a world where women are property and in constant danger, she's trying to figure out how to survive. The story took some interesting turns that I wasn't expecting and I really loved it. This is definitely my favourite of Reid's novels so far.
I'm not really a Shakespeare person, for one I struggle with the prose, for two I'm not really about reading something that's meant to be watched. So I'm not super familiar with the story of Macbeth, I do know it, but not well. So I went into this book not really recognizing characters or anything.
Another thing I love about Ava Reid is the way she writes angry, fed up women. Roscille is definitely that, living in a world where women are property and in constant danger, she's trying to figure out how to survive. The story took some interesting turns that I wasn't expecting and I really loved it. This is definitely my favourite of Reid's novels so far.