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Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

51 reviews

mermaidstears's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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

4.0

I am absolutely, positively screaming after finishing this book. The last 100 pages carried even though i didn't love the ending at all. The writing in this is so lyrical and beautiful to read which l loved. Although Ariadne tried to gaslight, gatekeep, and girlboss, the moral of the story is the world is better without men.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Sexism, Blood, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, War, Vomit, and Violence

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Erm wow. I didn't expect to love this as much as I did. It was, ngl, a cover buy (I mean look at it, can you blame me?), but the writing is just as beautiful as the cover. I'm in love with Ariadne and her sister Phaedra and the whole book just feels like an ode to women. 

I love the constant reflection, their faults and their growth throughout. I love the ending, so fittingly tragic yet beautiful. This will stay with me for a long time and I am so glad of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Violence

lauratatum's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Abandonment, Misogyny, and Mental illness

booksthatburn's review against another edition

It begins with many descriptions of backstory, almost all of which involve events of sexual and misogynistic violence. They're all from various myths I'm familiar with, but it was too much at once for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexism, and Death

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Rape, and Animal cruelty

TW for bestiality (backstory).

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

irishbelle10's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Sexism, Suicide, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape

rebekahatkinson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Jennifer Saint's writing is so unique and interesting, I loved this feminist retelling, and despite it obviously a difficult task to tell a tale of a woman from Ancient Greece positively or in a way that doesn't end in despair, I really enjoyed this different perspective. I'd say the tale of the Minotaur is one of the most well known from Ancient Greece but this made it feel new - very excited to read Elektra! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and War

booksandbotanics's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This was very good. 
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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Vomit

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative slow-paced

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Rape, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

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