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Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

6 reviews

vistacanas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

"I would not let a man who knew the value of nothing make me doubt the value of myself."

In general, I'm not a huge fan of Greek mythology...mostly because of the rampant misogyny and bad behavior of men and their Gods—which is why Ariadne sat on my shelf unread until several days ago. I really, really liked it!  

Written from the perspective of two strong, but very different, sisters—Ariadne and Phaedra, daughters of King Minos of Crete and sisters of the half-man/half-bull Minotaur whose diet was comprised of human sacrifices—this book kept me turning the pages quickly from start to finish. Although it was still filled with the tragic behavior of men and gods, the women were the focal point. 

Although I admired and loved both of them, I related more to fiery Phaedra who went after what she wanted with passion...often without the benefit of adequate life experience or deep thought...and was justifiably pissed off at the men. Been there. 

I love learning history through books like this. Whether you're a fan of Greek mythology or not, it's a worthy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Classism, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: War, Abandonment, Blood, and Slavery

Minor: Incest

lermaline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

If you want a beautifully written tragedy go for it, you’ll find what you need in this book. I think my mistake was reading Elektra before Ariadne. 

They were very similar topic in both of those books which makes sense because it’s based of off Greek mythology so they’re a thread of story that needs to be respected. However this book is a bit more colorful then Elektra. Why I’m disappointed is that it made me mad ! They women suffer, suffer, and then they die. Okay 👍🏻

 
Could’ve lived without reading this book however beautifully it described sibling relationships and betrayal 🙃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Alcohol, and Animal death

Moderate: Grief, Rape, Cannibalism, Child death, and Death

sirenricobooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Child death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death of parent

Minor: Cannibalism, Classism, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, and Body horror

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Torture, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Child death, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Violence, War, and Pregnancy

nebulasaurus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

talvisotilas's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death, Child death, Rape, Grief, Animal cruelty, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Abandonment

Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, Incest, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cannibalism and War