Queen Hereafter

By Isabelle Schuler
©️2023

The Facts:

• Lady Macbeth’s fictional origin story.

• Fiction, Historical, Romance Revisionist, Feminist

The Feelings:

• Enjoyably readable, but thematically disappointing.

• Doesn’t cover the events of Shakespeare’s Macbeth but is full of allusions to the play.

• Not-Quite-Revisionist: Doesn’t revisit or reinterpret the familiar narrative.

• Not-Quite-an-Origin-Story: Establishes characters that are psychologically and emotionally inconsistent with their Shakespearean counterparts.

• A missed opportunity to explore the icon of Lady Macbeth, but an enjoyable story in itself.

• Lots of historical romance tropes and a dash of spice.

Recommended For:

• Historical romance fans.

Not Recommended For:

• Readers who don’t like tropes.

• Shakespeare fans who want to read about the iconic Lady M.

NB: Published in the UK as Lady MacBethad.