A review by sarahaurora628
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

adventurous sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

This book is in four parts and the first part had me thinking this would be a five star read. Every chapter had something happening and felt purposeful. There was so much momentum, high stakes, and I was so invested and entertained. 

There was a message throughout of women being the ones to pay the price for men’s mistakes which was carried out pretty well and offers a rare perspective. There are some quotes in this book that I loved and really stuck with me. However, after the first half there were a few great quotes but other than that… I was so bored. The writing felt very formal. I’m stubborn so I did finish it, hoping that it would turn around, but it took me forever.

If you’re looking for any romance there isn’t any.
I thought Ariadne and Dionysus were platonic and all of a sudden they were getting married. There wasn’t a single word of them so much as kissing and suddenly “her belly swells”? I saw a tiktok of someone calling this book a love story between Ariadne and Dionysus… where?

This book had me hooked for the whole beginning so I am disappointed to give it 2.5 stars overall.
Fedra’s part of the story where she is attending meetings in Athens was good but shortly after that the book lost me and it felt like nothing was happening. No stakes, no point, no plot, and to be honest I didn’t even care about the ending.
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