A review by fletcher
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

 Man, this started out so well. I thought I was going to get a great tale of feminist revenge, but instead it just... petered out. The protagonist had character decline instead of growth. The ending that she got didn't really feel strong or built up to very well. There were several elements that irked the feminist side of me too, not the least of which being that the sister who didn't want to have children ended up

going mad with incestual lust and then hanging herself????

. I really was excited to see that kind of feeling represented in a woman; the lack of fondness toward children, some representation for post-partum depression and not wanting to be a mother, but... that certainly fell flat. I'm really hoping that the author's next book will be better because I liked the storytelling and the writing for the most part otherwise. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide