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Ariadne: Princesa. Irmã de um monstro. Amante de deuses e heróis. by Jennifer Saint
384 reviews
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Gore
Minor: Rape
Contains infant death
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The writing style is beautiful, very well written. Feminist themes throughout. I thought the story moved on quite quickly at points and lacked a bit of depth, so knocked off half a star.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Rape, Murder
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing in this book is great, but the plot's scope is too wide. There was no catharsis, no climax, it felt more like a collection of stories than one cohesive novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Minor: Rape, Vomit
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved how bluntly and regularly it was stated that the women in Greek mythology are the ones who pay the price for the “heroism” of men. It doesn’t shy away from the injustice of it, and dies its best to find a kind of union in that suffering.
It felt like a feminist read, though not one that was trying to be empowering.
I wasn’t fully satisfied with the ending, but I suppose that’s the way mythology goes most of the time.
It felt like a feminist read, though not one that was trying to be empowering.
I wasn’t fully satisfied with the ending, but I suppose that’s the way mythology goes most of the time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gaslighting
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm sorry, but to put this book among the pantheon of Circe or The Silence of the Girls is an insult. I suppose if you're looking for a quasi modern re-telling of Greek myth with an uneven plot, stilted dialogue, and little feminist insight, this is the right book for you. As for me, I'm highly disappointed.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-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
As a Greek woman, I found the retelling of some of the mythology to be questionable. For example, Athena did not give Medusa the snakes to punish her but to protect her from men. I understand, however, the retelling the author chose better suited the narrative of her book.
For a feminist book, it portrayed women as weak and powerless which was not the case in Ancient Greece! Women in Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations were integral parts of society with prominent roles.
The author claims to have a fascination with Greek mythology yet doesn’t have a clear understanding of it. It’s sad to see the stories we were brought up with twisted for the sake of selling books. Mediocre at best.
For a feminist book, it portrayed women as weak and powerless which was not the case in Ancient Greece! Women in Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations were integral parts of society with prominent roles.
The author claims to have a fascination with Greek mythology yet doesn’t have a clear understanding of it. It’s sad to see the stories we were brought up with twisted for the sake of selling books. Mediocre at best.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Rape, Suicide
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
although i love greek mythology i found this book very boring. it preaches about being feminist & embodying sisterhood but it really just fell into the trope of “all women are mothers and wives.” maybe percy jackson just set my expectations too high. also the pace was just SO SLOW i couldn’t stand it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Child death, Rape
challenging
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This climbed from a 3 star to a 4 star in the last 100 pages for me.
This story was heavily inspired by Circe and it shows. And I feel like the timeline of their release dates seem to line up in a way that makes me think Saint read Circe and said "I wish I wrote this book" and then wrote an extremely similar book.
It was obvious, in some parts that it was a debut, where it got wordy for no reason and became boring to read.
I wish there was more resolve in the ending, but it did surprise me that Saint really /went for it/ in the ending. This book felt safe and boring until that point, and it was like the author finally started to find her voice. Like she just kept the rest for character development and called it a day.
Overall, though, this was a short read, and I thought it was pretty decent.
This story was heavily inspired by Circe and it shows. And I feel like the timeline of their release dates seem to line up in a way that makes me think Saint read Circe and said "I wish I wrote this book" and then wrote an extremely similar book.
It was obvious, in some parts that it was a debut, where it got wordy for no reason and became boring to read.
I wish there was more resolve in the ending, but it did surprise me that Saint really /went for it/ in the ending. This book felt safe and boring until that point, and it was like the author finally started to find her voice. Like she just kept the rest for character development and called it a day.
Overall, though, this was a short read, and I thought it was pretty decent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Minor: Incest, Rape