Thanks to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book.

WOW, this book was stunningly clever. A re-telling of Macbeth, Capin has composed a witty, dark, and captivating story. 16-year-old Elle's life changes forever when she is assaulted by a group of lacrosse players at a prep school party. She takes it into her hands to exact revenge on everyone who was involved in the assault. I was so intrigued watching her manipulate the boys into killing each other, with the same sort of fascination as watching a true crime tv show: you know it's horrible and twisted but you also can't stop watching. It was so interesting seeing the ways in which Capin remained true to Macbeth (the out out damn spot scene in particular was well-written) while also seeing the ways in which she diverges from Shakespeare's story to make her own timely narrative. The diversity of the characters was refreshing, especially as someone who reads mostly adult fiction. There are characters of color and even a transwoman as main characters.

This book is definitely not for everyone. It's dark, bloody, horrific. Some might not agree with Elle's exacting of revenge in the manner that she does. However, I love a good, dark novel and this one was right up my alley.

TW: sexual assault (not shown, but heavily referenced), graphic violence