Reviews with content warning for Rape - Ariadne

Well written and interesting but ultimately didn't love as much as I wanted to. The stories of the two sisters were woven together well and compelling as strong stories of the struggles women face. I think the ending felt odd and perhaps a bit forced to fit into the original myth. I also wasn't super familiar with the original stories that featured Ariadne and her sister and there is a lot of heartbreak involved. Overall a well written and interesting redo of an original myth and would recommend for anyone who has an interest in that.

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lermaline's review against another edition

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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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jo_withabook's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative 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

4.5

One of the most complex Greek mythology retellings that speaks of its protagonist not only as a heroine from a myth, but as a character in a cruel world. I learnt so much from this book, it’s become one of my favourite. The ending was quite disappointing, but important nonetheless. The personification of Gods is uniquely done, making you both root for and despise them. It only made me love Dionysus more.

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kkalicky94's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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hannahbailey's review against another edition

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challenging 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? Yes

2.0

I went into this excited to read a Greek myth feminist retelling that WASN'T about the Trojan war and instead focused on Ariadne, sister of the Minotaur and traitor to her family. After trudging through (barely) the clunky prose I was disappointed to discover this portrayal of Ariadne as passive and boring. I kept persisting with the hope that she would either become more interesting or begin her revenge arc, but she did neither. As I'd not read about this myth before I was interested to find out how it ended, and it seemed to be leading somewhere empowering (finally!) for Ariadne. Jokes on me, I was wrong again. The ending left me unsatisfied and a bit speechless tbh. I could go on but to spare you the pain, if you're struggling to get through this, it doesn't get better -- sorry 🤷‍♀️😔

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