This is a book full of opposites, a beautifully writen prose that portrays ugly horrors and abuse, and a story of mysoginy paired with the fear of female power.

The writing, apart from a few action moments and jokes is quite descriptive and dry, so it took me some time to warm up to the characters and their fate, but even from the start, clever moves by our Lady Macbeth kept me pinned until I learn what's next.

This is the first story I read by Ava Reid and I assume she has some works that are more popular, but this book reminded me of Slewfoot, and that's another witchy story I enjoyed.