Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

299 reviews

saskiajva's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Definitely read content warnings for this! This book was odd. I felt like it spent a lot of time detailing unimportant things and then sailed through important bits i  wish had been more detailed, so it’s hard to say if not much happens or if a lot happened. Ariadne is a timid, fretful character which was frustrating and hard to like or relate to at times. The ending is one of the darkest things I’ve ever read, but isn’t given too much detail so it loses some punch there which is not a bad thing. I wanted to love this book, but it isn’t my thing. But I can see why others like it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Child death, Murder, Sexism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, War, and Suicidal thoughts

author2223's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Animal death, Child death, Suicide, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Rape

mirandahems's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

most of the book is people telling stories to ariadne, you don’t see much of the action. i feel like i personally went through a terrible break up by the end of this. overall a good story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Sexism, Pregnancy, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Grief, and Misogyny

kyliesh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.5

At times the book was very slow paced for me and hard to hold my interest. I found it difficult to read about tragedy after tragedy, but understandably enough this is how Greek mythology often is. I felt that the story itself was good, just somewhat hard to follow and made slow by a narrator who wasn’t always likeable, in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

morbidgoogle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.5

One of my favourite books, reccomended to everyone I know!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Child death, Death, and Incest

Moderate: War, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Violence

amyiris's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Child death

millieinks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Alcohol, Sexism, Suicide, War, Grief, Abandonment, Rape, and Pregnancy

colorcrystals's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, Animal death, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Child death, Rape, and Death of parent

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

If you like Greek mythology retellings like Circe, chances are you'll probably enjoy this! Like other reviews have said, I think the overall message of the story gets lost towards the end. I'm not super familiar with the Ariadne myth, but from what I can tell, this was mostly just a retelling of that story. The overall tone of the writing does feel very Greek mythology-esque, and the style felt a lot like Circe to me.

This is billed as a feminist retelling, and while there are some elements of that, it feels like it falls flat by the end. Adding maybe a few more details or fleshing out a few more characters might have helped in making this feel more feminist than just surface level.

All in all, an enjoyable read, especially if you're a fan of Greek mythology!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, and Rape

medusalit's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, and Blood