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A review by jamiebeecreations
Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
4.0
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. This is my honest review.
I mainly read LGBTQIA2S+ books and to me, Lady Macbeth was queer coded enough to really spark my attention. As a "Villian" story, it's very well written, with a strong female lead fighting to find her place in the world and not be taken advantage of by the men who rule it.
I wasn't too keen on the relationship between Roscille and Lord Macbeth. He was supposed to be portrayed as a brute, but I felt that was lacking. Not to say he wasn't a true villian, because he had many flaws, but I feel like the author sympathized with him more than she should have through the majority of the story.
That being said, I loved the ties to Shakespeare, it was technically a retelling but Ava Reid really did make this story her own. I loved the badassery that Roscille found within herself. It was a great display of feminism and fighting for oneself, even when everything else is crumbling around you. (Mmmm sounds familiar, cough cough, America, cough)
It's not my favorite Ava Reid book but I do think it is worth reading to draw your own conclusions, especially if you like unconventional stories and powerful magical women.
I mainly read LGBTQIA2S+ books and to me, Lady Macbeth was queer coded enough to really spark my attention. As a "Villian" story, it's very well written, with a strong female lead fighting to find her place in the world and not be taken advantage of by the men who rule it.
I wasn't too keen on the relationship between Roscille and Lord Macbeth. He was supposed to be portrayed as a brute, but I felt that was lacking. Not to say he wasn't a true villian, because he had many flaws, but I feel like the author sympathized with him more than she should have through the majority of the story.
That being said, I loved the ties to Shakespeare, it was technically a retelling but Ava Reid really did make this story her own. I loved the badassery that Roscille found within herself. It was a great display of feminism and fighting for oneself, even when everything else is crumbling around you. (Mmmm sounds familiar, cough cough, America, cough)
It's not my favorite Ava Reid book but I do think it is worth reading to draw your own conclusions, especially if you like unconventional stories and powerful magical women.