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Ariadne: Princesa. Irmã de um monstro. Amante de deuses e heróis. by Jennifer Saint

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ashleyelizabeth's review against another edition

2.0
dark emotional medium-paced
Devastating. Not in a good way. 
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alt05's review against another edition

3.75
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I'm obsessed with Greek retellings from the POV of the women usually forgotten. Ariadne was no different! I loved how Jennifer Saint painted a tale of women who have been used, forgotten, and torn apart by the men who claim to be heroes. While I connected with both characters, Ariadne and Phaedra, I think having the book split between their perspectives left some holes in both plot and character development. I would have preferred separate stories of each sister. Also, the timeline of the story skipped around often, making it hard to follow what happened when. I do love Saint's writing. It's fluid and detailed. I feel as if she was painting a picture as she wrote. Overall, I really enjoyed this book!
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sophieturbutt's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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zimmerlemon's review against another edition

4.0
emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
That was fun! Would maybe be a little confusing if you're not familiar with some of the mythology already. Once Ariadne
was on Naxos
, from that point on I don't think I could've predicted what was going to happen from moment to moment lol. At first I was really upset
when Theseus left her and I was still into their connection but then over the course of the book I definitely went on the journey with them and was over it in no time lol.
The ending has me feeling all kinds of ways.
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porshajunes's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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akswhy's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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
Come for the Minotaur, stay for Medusa.
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thelostbookmark22's review against another edition

2.0
challenging sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
•was enjoyable in the beginning
•loved the mentions of greek mythology and the connections between the stories and the characters
• Theseus was annoying all throughout the book,which was dissappinting as a greek person and kind of ruined my opinion on him
• the ending was confusing and felt not worth the anticipation
•liked the feminism elements
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nialalovesbooksssxo's review against another edition

4.25
dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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mhairi1's review against another edition

4.0
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booksofjades's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Very poetic at points and following the lives of Ariadne and her sister near enough from start to finish this encapsulates so many points of Greek mythology very well.  

For me the gaps inbetween locations that didn’t always connect the best and deaths of characters felt somewhat unfinished made it seem gappy but otherwise a really well written book
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