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Toil & Trouble: A Graphic Novel Re-telling of Macbeth


SYNOPSIS

Something wicked this way comes.

The three fates—Riata, Cait, and Smertae—have always been guiding and protecting Scotland unseen, indirectly controlling the line of kings according to the old religion.

When there is a disagreement between the weird sisters, Riata and Smertae will use men as pawns..

and Smertae will direct Macbeth to a crown he was never meant to have.

Author: Mairghread Scott, Kelly Matthews & Nichole Matthews

Page Count: 176 pages

Genre: Fantasy // Fiction // Graphic Novel

Rating: 5 stars

Publisher: Archaia

Release Date: September 20, 2016

MILANA'S REVIEW

THIS WAS F***** AWESOME! I have to hand to it my friend Alyssa (@bookwraith) she knows the way to my heart. As someone who doesn't read too many graphic novels this one has hooked me. I'll be reading many many more. The moment Alyssa sent me the title to look up I thought to myself "perchance this is a story on the witches...of Macbeth?!" and I sort of shelved it to look it up later. Well, when I saw the cover I immediately knew this was the graphic novel for me.

Macbeth is my favourite Shakespeare tragedy mostly because of how dark it is, oh and the blood naturally, but especially because of the witches. Ever since reading the story back when I was a wee one I was obsessed with the witches. I wrote my entire essay for English class on the witches. I wonder if that's when my obsession with the fates and witches in general began. Now that I think about it yes, that's when I started watching Buffy and reading everything I could get my hands on that included witches. I'm rambling now because I'm so excited but with no further ado here's my short, spoiler-free review on the graphic novel itself!

The Artwork

IS BEAUTIFUL. The aesthetic of these illustrations are amazing. I found myself staring at each page for many minutes longer than necessary because I was so entranced. Every page is a piece of artwork I want to frame.

The Story

Gosh I loved this rendition. It was focused entirely on the three witches and I feel as though a piece of the puzzle has inserted itself wonderfully. I still love my theory on the witches that I crafted in my head but this was so wonderful to see. I loved how she filled us in on the backstory for each witch, a truly captivating story.

I cannot rave enough, I'm obsessed! I'll be re-reading this soon. Would love an audiobook for this!


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