Blog Tour & ARC Review: Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin
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Author: Hannah Capin
Published February 18th 2020 by Wednesday Books
Goodreads Synopsis
Elle and her friends Mads, Jenny, and Summer rule their glittering LA circle. Untouchable, they have the kind of power other girls only dream of. Every party is theirs and the world is at their feet. Until the night of Elle’s sweet sixteen, when they crash a St. Andrew’s Prep party. The night the golden boys choose Elle as their next target.
They picked the wrong girl.
Sworn to vengeance, Elle transfers to St. Andrew’s. She plots to destroy each boy, one by one. She’ll take their power, their lives, and their control of the prep school’s hierarchy. And she and her coven have the perfect way in: a boy named Mack, whose ambition could turn deadly.
Foul is Fair is a bloody, thrilling revenge fantasy for the girls who have had enough. Golden boys beware: something wicked this way comes
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
This book had been on my radar almost as soon as it was announced, as I had heard fantastic things about Hannah's debut (though I still haven't managed to get a copy of it), and I love the idea of a modern retelling of Lady Macbeth. In Foul is Fair, the main character, Elle, goes to a party held by the infamous students of St Andrew's Prep for her 16th birthday, with her sisters, Mads, Summer, and Jenny. While there, they all get separated, and Elle get's drugged and raped by the golden boys, led by their king, Duncan. Now, Elle was the wrong girl to attack, and she reinvents herself as Jade, enrolling in St Andrew's to take them down from the inside, and by take them down, I don't just mean knock them down a peg, but actually kill them. There's a target on the boy's heads (Duncan, Duffy, Banks, and Conner, as well as anyone else who was an accomplice, including wannabe queen, Piper), and Jade is going to get one of their own, Mack, to turn and do her dirty, in true Lady Macbeth style.
I did definitely enjoy this book, but it took some getting into. Elle/Jade is an anti-hero, and her and the coven weren't characters I immediately was drawn too. Until the main action started, I think I was probably skimming the sections that was wholly them four. Once you got to St Andrew's and met the Court and the hangers on, including Lilia, who I liked, and sweet, sweet Mack, that's when my interest was piqued, and I found myself getting through it a lot faster. Jade does grow on you, especially once her murderess nature comes out, and people start to fall. If you enjoy the source material, or any of the film adaptations that have been made about Macbeth (the 2015 one is my favourite, with Marion Cotillard portraying a perfect Lady Macbeth), this is a book for you!
Dates Read:
February 6-14, 2020Rating
4 Stars
Hannah Capin lives in Tidewater Virginia. She holds degrees from the Indiana University School of Music and Columbia University. When she isn't working on her next book, you'll find her sailing, singing, or scheming with her friends. She is the author of THE DEAD QUEENS CLUB and FOUL IS FAIR (2020).
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