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Ariadne: Princesa. Irmã de um monstro. Amante de deuses e heróis. by Jennifer Saint
384 reviews
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Abandonment
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, War
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder
Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Abandonment
I did enjoy reading things from Ariadne's perspective. Most stories focus on the "hero," and this gives you a great view to the other side of those stories.
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Suicide, Alcohol
Moderate: Incest
Minor: Infidelity, Rape
I cried, several times.
I fell in and out of love with this book.
It is so beautifully written and touches on subjects that should be more talked about in todays society, particularly when it comes to the portrayal of women in history.
However I just felt it moved a tad slow for me and I struggled to get through the last third up until the last 8 chapters which were amazing.
All in all a good book that is a true tear jerker.
🤍
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Moderate: Rape, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
I absolutely adored the writing style; it was so beautiful and lyrical.
I also loved how Ariadne & Phaedra were described and how their stories were told.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit
I was a little confused at the beginning but once I realized, what the book was doing, it was a refreshing perspective. Although it was also very bleak and depressing; seeing the Myths, gods and heroes from the women's point of view felt all too real. Hilarious sometimes, seeing the differences to the shining stories I knew from my childhood. Because OF COURSE this is a much more likely scenario!
I really liked how many different kinds of women are portrayed. How differently they use the little agency they have. I loved the that several different sides of motherhood are shown. And I liked the sisters' dynamics a lot, although I wish there was more focus on it tbh.
The writing was very lyrical, it really felt like reading a myth. But it prevented me from connecting to the characters as much as I would have liked to. Since Jennifer Saint follows Ariadne's life from myth to myth and tells many other stories as well, the pacing was off for me, too. Some parts were stretched too much, others way too short. It helped that I really love mythology and was curious what else was in the book and how it was different from what I knew. But it might not be for everyone. Same as the ending, which I think fits the story and message well, but might be disappointing to other readers.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Violence
Moderate: Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail