Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

57 reviews

quinn22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Death, Child death, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Grief, Torture, Miscarriage, Colonisation, Abandonment, Rape, War, Incest, Child death, Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, and Animal cruelty

adibasultana's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love Greek feminism. This book is all about men using women and leaving them ruined and women paying for the crimes of men. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

ienbdri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture

acasiamae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Misogyny, and Suicide

Moderate: Murder, Mental illness, Violence, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, and Rape

royalty's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

daniellekat's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Sexual violence and Rape

jsoulby's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is the best Greek mythology retelling I've ever read. The characters were projected in a way that made them relatable today and made the plight of women as a theme touch every character and every chapter so effortlessly it was an education that was easy to digest

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Sexual violence, and Child death

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

I feel like this was risky given the success that Madeline Miller has with the greek mythology retellings and I don't really think it paid off. There were some interesting ideas here, but I never really felt compelled to continue the story and I had a hard time caring about the characters all that much. The little connection Ariadne had with Perceus at the end felt a little out if left field since this was literally the first time they'd met.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, and Rape

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and War

emeraldelephant's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I had a great time reading this from the beginning until about the halfway point and then it just dragged.  Lost some interest but made myself finish.  I didn't dislike it but I didn't like it either.  It was just fine.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

josieruby1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape