“They call me ‘honest Iago’ from an early age, but in Venice, this is not a compliment. It is rebuke. One does not prosper by honesty. …Honesty causes upset, and Venice is serene.” (1)

This is an exploration into what made Iago do it. Betray his best friends, his general, his wife. Emilia is one of my favorite Shakespeare characters and she comes off very well in this novel, as does Othello. As inexplicable as Iago’s actions are, Emilia always comes off well here. She really is honest, where Iago just playacts at it.

(Received this ARC from Amazon Vine.)