Thanks to Del Rey and NetGalley for providing me an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and feedback are my own.

This was my first Ava Reid, and having read JUNIPER & THORN shortly after I think it is right in line with her other work, so if you liked her previous books you'll probably enjoy this one too. I loved the Gothic and tense atmosphere present throughout, and I thought the plot was compelling (although I've never read MACBETH - I know! I know).

Not the biggest fan of how Scotland/the Scottish people were portrayed here, or how our main character was supposed to be super smart and cunning but was actually just kind of dumb. I'd probably be significantly more offended if I'd read MACBETH beforehand.

I don't know whether to recommend this one or not. Honestly I'd probably pass if you've read MACBETH before. But if you read it is its own, standalone, unadapted tale, it was just fine to me.