Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

135 reviews

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: Animal death, Suicide, Blood, and Alcohol

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

kkalicky94's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

volleymollie's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Rape

theblushbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

My heart breaks for the women of this story: Ariadne, Phaedra, Pasiphae, Seleme, the Argive women. Men sucking is truly ancient. If you’re a fan of Greek mythology retellings, particularly Circe by Madeleine Miller, definitely pick up Ariadne.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

majakrmer's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: War

kayschwe's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Grief, and War

sas_ram's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I think it would be wrong to compare it to Madeline Miller's books just because it's also a greek myth retelling. 
I did enjoy this book. The first half to 2/3 are really good and interesting but the ending seems rushed and is unsatisfactory. I'm unsure if I should give the book 3,75 or 4 stars. So I think I will give it 4 stars with the possibility of correction. 
I do think the characters lack a certain depth especially as the plot carries on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

nialiversuch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

yilliun's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Grief

Moderate: Violence and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide