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A reimagining of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her. The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men. The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not leave his warrior ways behind when he comes to the marriage bed. The Lady knows his hostile, suspicious court will be a game of strategy, requiring all of her wiles and hidden witchcraft to survive. But the Lady does not know her husband has occult secrets of his own. She does not know that prophecy girds him like armor. She does not know that her magic is greater and more dangerous, and that it will threaten the order of the world. She does not know this yet. But she will.
Loving this development for Roscille 💅💧 not loving how it’s immediately ruined.
So glad I did a Macbeth refresher before starting - very necessary for this. This reading experience is very dense, which I remember feeling with Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid; hoping things feel more fluid in Act II and beyond. I’m intrigued by the Scottish magic, how it’s real, strong, and tied to the land. Hoping we get much more of the witches
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