Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

26 reviews

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

alicia_m_andrews's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Grief, Animal death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Sexism, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Incest, and Physical abuse

dummehure's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book means a lot to me. Retelling ancient stories from the women's perspective is such a heartbreaking and important task and I am thankful for all the different authors that have made it they're quest to show the world how terribly mistreated women have been for centuries. 
As an afab person I feel and understand the struggles that Ariadne and Phaedra face to a certain extent and it makes this book a very painful and heartbreaking read. 
I felt like the pacing was a little slow at times but I had a really good time reading this and especially the ending solidified that feeling. 
Generally I book that I would recommend to any lovers of ancient greek mythology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexism, Mental illness, Death of parent, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Animal death, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content

dorleness's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, War, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, and Rape

magic's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

It took me 7 hours and 21 minutes to read this over the course of three days (I took a  break part way through). This book is much like Cerci in its content and presentation, but deals with a very different set of Greek myths, and follows a mortal perspective throughout. For me the tragedy shines more so based on the emotional pain of the characters rather than the actions they see or experience (although that is one of the major cause of their trauma). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Abandonment, Animal death, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexism, Death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Murder, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Infidelity

sarahna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, and Fatphobia

bitterseason's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Murder, Rape, Death, and Violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, and Pregnancy

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

maren_hemsath's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual content

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