Excellent book! I loved it so much more than I thought I would! I loved the writing style! It was my first read from this author, and it definitely won’t be last!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Absolutely stunning. Incredibly devious. Wow, just wow.

Foul Is Fair is an incredibly written modern retelling of Macbeth, it is poetic and engrossing and pulled me in from the first page. I was hooked the entire time and in awe of the story that Capin weaves. Dark and devious, this revenge plot was everything I've been looking for in a book as of late. The trigger warnings included at the beginning of the book were very much appreciated and it helped prepare me for one of the events that took place in the book. The cast of characters was diverse and while the main character, Jade, was the shining star, her coven was strong too. Again, though, just wow.

This is not a story you will soon forget and I don't think I could recommend it enough.

This was a very engrossing read for me and was a great break from my normal genre. I found the characters to be well developed, the writing to be fantastic, and the pace to be fast and easy to read! I thought the plot was original or at least written in a way that brought originality. Overall, a great read. I’m sure many will enjoy!
Will make sure I let many know they should grab this book’

I was engrossed in the book from the very beginning. I found myself thinking about it at work and couldn’t wait for my lunch breaks so I could read a few more chapters. I saw somewhere that this was a mashup of Kill Bill and the #metoo movement and I couldn’t agree more. Before I say anymore, please make sure that you are in the best headspace for this book. This is full of things that might be triggering for people. The author has included a full list of trigger warnings at her website, https://www.hannahcapin.com/foulisfair.

This follows the aftermath after Elle who now goes by Jade was sexually assaulted at a party. She wants revenge in the worst way and her friends vow to help her get it. This was a very bloody and violent tale. Full of terrible people and manipulation so strong that it’ll shock you. Full of writing that was both lyrical and chilling.

I couldn’t help but root for Jade. Her character was morally gray but, but you can’t picture her any other way. I became obsessed with her and reading about how far she would go to get her revenge. As much as I was obsessed with Jade, the friendship here was my favorite thing about this book.

They called themselves a coven and I can’t help but agree that it sounds pretty accurate. Their loyalty to each other was so astonishing. I need some friends like this. They are the people you picture when you need help to hide a body. Their endless and open love for each other was beautiful. Between these girls, we get a diverse group of people. Good POC and trans rep. I seriously want to be accepted into this group of friends.

While I loved this story and what it represents, I have to admit that this has a lot of things that would never happen or don’t make sense. A lof things just fell into place so quickly or too perfectly at times. There were also a couple of times that I felt like I skipped a page or had to reread something.

Despite my issues of it being believable 100% of the time, I loved it. If you want something gritty and full of revenge then pick this up. Seriously, put on some music that makes you feel like a bad b**** and head to your bookstore when this release.

*Will post to blog closer to release date.

I’m sorry to say that I couldn’t get into this book. I started it and got approximately 10% through and stopped. I found the subject matter to be too much to handle in addition to the characters. It just wasn’t for me. Thank you Netgalley to the advanced copy of Foul is Fair.

Modern Macbeth with a focus on Lady Macbeth with words as sharp as the story at its core: It's Dare Me and Kill Bill but fresh in a way that's darkly enchanting. Our main girl, Jade, drives the plot with her equally and terribly (read: justifiably) mischievous coven. It was interesting to see how Foul is Fair made use of the original play and how, when it comes down to it, subverted it. It's listed as the first book of a series, which I'm looking forward to and, if you are into layered stories of revenge that doesn't pull its punches, you should too!

On Elle’s 16th birthday, she wanted to enjoy life, party, and make wonderful memories with her coven of best friends. A few hours laters, those memories became nightmares when she woke up bruised and battered. She remembered-a poisoned drink,several boys,being held down, blacking out. The next day, Elle, now known as Jade, plotted her revenge against those golden boys with the encouragement and help of her friends.

The characters were dark and ruthless. The story was riveting, shocking and extremely empowering. It was vigilante justice in the most unapologetic and dramatic manner.

This was a fast paced extremely well written revenge fantasy that will stay with you long after its completion.
Highly recommended!

If Macbeth pulled a Kill Bill on the movie Heathers, Foul is Fair would be the scene of the crime.

This book is f*cked the f*ck up.

So, obviously, I LOVED IT!

Think Sadie by Courtney Summers on a meth binge.

This is a story about the ultimate revenge. And, much like Kill Bill and Heathers, it's over-the-top craziness that couldn't possibly happen in real life, which is exactly how it should be told. This book is a revenge fantasy and if you aren't chill enough to appreciate that style... well then, that sucks for you.


"We’re magic. I can feel it right now in the dark. We’re invisible when we need to be and then so firework-bright no one can look away. We’re patience and brilliance. We never forget.

We never forgive."

Hell to the mf'ing yeah! 🙌


I love our main character Jade. She is the badass best friend that you're secretly kind of scared of but you're simultaneously addicted to the rush.


"I’m a guardian angel who fell from heaven before I ever got inside the gates."

Yes girl, yessssssss 🤘


Omg y'all, before I forget, Hannah Capin can write her ass off. I could read her words all day. I did read her words all day. And all night.

I'm pretty sure I highlighted more passages from this book than any other before it. Her prose is just that damn good. It's really something you need to experience for yourself. Pure magic.



** THANK YOU to Jordan Hanley with St Martin's Press for providing me with a ARC in exchange for an honest review. **

Thank you Netgalley for sending me this arc. I will be reviewing this book in the near future with an honest rating and review.

3.5 stars
*trigger warning: discusses sexual assault*
An extremely dark, beautiful and well-written novel that pulls you in right from the start, however the plot fails to reach the same level of the writing.
Foul is Fair follows Jade, a highschooler, who transfers schools to exact her bloody revenge against the boys that sexually assaulted her at a party.

I really enjoyed Capin’s writing in this novel. It was dark and enticing, rich with vocabulary and adjectives, and I felt like the words just floated off the page. My problem with this book was that though the writing was amazing, character development and the plot fell short for me.
My problem with the plot was that it moved a bit too quickly, as it would cut from scene to scene making it choppy and hard to follow. It felt like the majority of the book took place in less than a month and in that one month so much happened that it aired on the side of fantasy. Though the plot did left me intrigued and wanting to know what would happen next, if the author had chosen maybe to add about 100 pages to the novel it would have moved more smoothly.

Another problem that arose from the book was character development. First of all, it seemed as if Jade was a POC for diversity points because the fact that she was Indian-American was mentioned once and then never mentioned again for the rest of the novel. Having a POC main character does not mean that the novel has to be all about how the MC is a POC, but I feel like a bit more could have been done. The only characters that got developed were those at St. Andrew’s Prep, but Jade’s friends who were considered to be a big part of her life were given identical, one-dimensional, and hollow characters.

Overall, I really enjoyed Foul is Fair, and I found it a dark and thrilling read on how a young woman worked through her trauma of her sexual assault.

Foul is Fair tells the story of Elle, a girl who changes her appearance and identity to enroll in a private school and exact revenge on the group of boys who sexually assaulted her. As Elle, now Jade, infiltrates the group, her power over her peers grows. A truly horrific revenge story that has readers struggling with whether to root for Jade or not.

This story is a true masterpiece. The writing is beautiful, the story is graphic and frank, and the characters are as despicable as I wanted them to be. I never taught Macbeth, but that's a nice tie-in also.

THIS was the book I needed to read at the end of my first year of college. THIS is the book every person that identifies as female between the ages of 15-25 NEEDS to read.

Foul is Fair is a bloody, thrilling revenge fantasy for the girls who have had enough. Golden boys beware: something wicked this way comes. Every female who survives however they find works best for them will appreciate this story. Female friendship at its best.

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.

The pacing and plot are excellent. The characters are fantastic. I tore through this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Jade is the full forced, superhero that a rape victim's dreams of being in Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin. Dark, confident, and full of plans of revenge, Elle and her coven of ladies are twisted, clever, and full of the right amount of darkness that stick with the reader long after the last page has been turned. On her 16th birthday, Elle is discretely drugged and then gang raped at a fancy prep party for students of St. Andrews.

When Elle starts to recover from the brutal attack, she and her friends pledge to get revenge on every person that was responsible for her rape. Elle reinvents herself as Jade and takes power from her attackers...one by one.

This isn't your easy to swallow down light revenge... this is the darkness of Macbeth with many modern twists. Jade and her coven are intense and dramatic. There are so many parts of me that wished for a different ending, but it ended just as fate determined.. Diving into the themes intertwined between this fast paced can't look away for one moment plot has me dizzy...but overall the theme of the coven or tribe of women that Jade has to back her up is very empowering! I hope every woman has a tribe that will be there for them like Jade's friends are for her. ( Well...maybe not the crime part, but perhaps that depends on the day).

Many triggers: rape and teens having sex (though not graphically portrayed), alcohol, drug use, suicide, murder, Shakespeare references (in case that scares you away).... I am sure there is more.

Thank you to NetGalley, Hannah Capin, and St,. Martin's Press for an advanced reader copy for me to enjoy. As always, my opinions are my own.

A stunning and violent feminist manifesto, Foul is Fair follows Elle as she plots to take down the prep school boys who targeted her. With stunning lyrical prose, this timely novel discusses the effects of toxic masculinity, assault, and the lengths women must go to get justice. Highly recommended for fans of Macbeth, Cruel Intentions, or Heathers!

A special thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

**Warning! Some possible spoilers.**
Wow! What an amazingly dark and beautiful story. I was intrigued because I saw it described as Cruel Intentions meets Kill Bill. That is probably one of the most accurate quick descriptions of a book I've ever read. I would definitely throw in a little Shakespeare with that as well. Just a warning, it is very dark and violent, and some of the scenes could be triggers for some people. The imagery in this book is just stunning. When you read it you will know what I'm talking about. When the heroine, Jade, describes her and her coven, it's so vivid and breathtaking that I can clearly picture them in my head in all their glory. It is written in first-person from Jade's perspective. She is one of the most brutal, but intriguing and beautiful heroines I've ever had the pleasure of reading. She's dark and twisted but incredibly strong and intelligent. She is beautiful and dangerous. The complexity of her revenge and the imagery that is used is what makes me think of Shakespeare. The ending is done incredibly well with a bit of tragedy. It's heartbreaking. This character is a true phoenix, rising from the ashes of trauma to become a force to be reckoned with. I will look for other books by this author. Her writing style is mesmerizing. Thank you to NetGalley and Hannah Capin for allowing me to read this.

Girls going and getting revenge on the shitty, Princeton boys who take what they want and never, ever seem to face consequences, HELL YES.

Jade is the perfect Lady McBeth, and I love me a retelling, so I was 100% down for this book. I thought I'd rip through it and never be able to put it down.

Unfortunately, I started to feel a bit of a strain as the book went on. I think the writing style is beautiful, and poetic, but I also know I struggle with that style. It makes the narrator seem older (weirdly enough), and it separates me from the actual action of what's going on. And this separation really was what made this only a three star book for me.

Overall, if you like lyrical books about revenge and anger pulsing under your skin, and the general feeling of "YES!" this book is for you. If you find poetic phrasing and breaks distracting, probably not quite right.

Thanks to NetGalley for the early read.

I've never read anything from Hanna Capin before Foul is Fair but absolutely plan to as soon as I can! Although Foul is Fair covers quite a few touchy/feely subjects it is beautiful! The writing just flows off the pages and I didn't want to put it down even after my husband would inquire about supper!

I don't condone violence and I knew before I read it this book was gonna be full of it but I read it anyhow because I wanted to hear Jade's story. I cringed in a few parts but I also understood after reading how a beautiful and happy 16 year old could become so heartless.

I can't say much more without spoiling parts of the story but will add that Jade's plan of revenge was brilliant and twisted all at once!

I wanted to like this book so bad. By 50% I just had enough. The book seems to not really habe a point to me. It's about revenge but the main character, who yes, has been wronged, seems to have no soul. Has even talked about how she and "her coven" are the meanest girls at their school. Yes, these prep school boys are doing bad things, but those girls are terrible people also and while I can feel sympathy for wjat the main character has gone through and maybe even understand wanting revenge, I can not sympathize with the character over all as a person and I can't stick with the book because even the killing of the guys involved is slow going and kind of boring. It also doesnt make a lot of sense that a teen could transfer so easily from one prep school to the next in a matter of days. Or that her parents would be so cool with it and with her not wanting to report what happened or even get help to work through wjat happened. I just can't get on board with this one.

Scary, bloody, violent retelling of teen Macbeth with the mash-up of Cruel Intensions, Riverdale, Mean Girls, American Horror Story “Coven” and of course one of the best disturbing high school movie “Heathers”!

So what do you think? You’re gonna be in or out! As a die-hard fan of all Shakespeare works, I took my place at the back seat, flipping pages with distorted face, widen eyes and the thought balloons appeared above my head says: “WTH I’m reading! Those teenagers couldn’t be real human beings!” They might have been produced in a lab by the protected genes of famous serial killers including Manson, Dahmer and Wuornos!

So here is our cast:
Jade is our avenger, psychopath bitch a.k.a Lady Macbeth says who would have thought all these boys to have so much blood in them…

Mack is our innocent(!), decent, unfortunately manipulated Macbeth


Heathers girls a.k.a Witches: Jenny, Summer and Mads

The kings a.k.a motherf.cker, despicable, dirty human wastes (I wish Jade give me some private time with those boys because they’re winners of my punching, slapping, kicking, beating the shit out of them contests!
I’m volunteer to use them as decorative punch bags of my Fighting Women Club and Making Cupcakes Club –after burning so much energy, we get our treat!-)
So Elle attends a St. Andrew’s prep party with her coven but she gets rofied and raped. So old Elle dies and
Jade is born at that moment to give the punishment those four guys coming from rich and powerful families. Now she’s determined to conduct her mission and massacre them one by one with the help of her coven members swear on a blood oath!

She starts her plan by transferring the same school with those guys and befriending their girlfriends, seducing their teammate Mack, pulling his strings as if he’s her favorite puppet! Let the blades sharpen! Let the massacre begins! But Jade shouldn’t forget that a person who desires revenge should also dig two graves!
Did I enjoy it? It’s dark, it’s funny, it’s disturbing and it’s ruthless, nasty, unrealistic somewhat cheesy, awkward.
All those teenagers reminded you of aliens from other dimensions with their absurd and weird reactions and their dialogues, relationship dynamics. There was lack of emotions on this story, only real powerful dynamic was revenge theme which was keeping the story alive and intriguing. But I still enjoyed the most parts even I thought in any second Mulder and Scully would appear and took those coven members into a spaceship and send them to the planet they had come from.

Those coven girls are amazing future version of Heathers! I imagined all AHS coven cast on my mind and match with those characters:
Emma Roberts- Jade, Younger Lily Rabe-Jenny, Taissa Farmiga-Summer and Billie Lourd as Mads (even she wasn’t casted at the “Coven” season, nobody could be better Mads than her.)

So it’s a good work, great, bloody, frustrating, dark retelling even I had some issues to connect with those characters.

My last sentence of review before thanking the Netgalley and publisher comes from Macbeth Act I-Scene I: “Fair is foul and fouls is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air”

Special thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for sharing this ARC COPY with me in exchange my honest review! Well, I happily accept to excitedly read any Shakespeare retelling!

Thank you NetGalley, Wednesday Books and Hannah Capin for a free copy of this book for my honest review.

I didn't know what to expect when I picked up this book. The author warned that this book could be triggering with some of the themes. I decided to try it anyway. What a thrill ride of a book. At first I thought it would be over privileged teens doing what they wanted with a total disregard of the consequences or anyone else's feelings.It was all that but so much more. Actions come with a price and these young people paid a price or their actions. It is a story of friendship, sisterhood, the old boy, or should I say, the young boy network and the total disregard the parents seem to have for what their teenagers are doing. I applaud the fact that this girl stood up for herself and made sure the boys who hurt her were punished. I didn't care for the way she punished them or the lengths she and her friends went to for revenge. But that is my opinion. The writing was excellent and very visual and poetic in a way.