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Ariadne
by Jennifer Saint
I am a sucker for Greek mythology and tales of complex women from that time, so I picked this up immediately following Circe and Clytemnestra.
I would give this book 3.5 stars, rounded down to 3. The first half of this book really drew me in, and I enjoyed the pacing of a teenage girl trying to make sense and dignity of chaos and despair. I feel that (spoiler alert) once Ariadne winds up on Naxos and grew up, some of the passion for the story was lost and the pacing became uneven. At times, I found myself struggling to give the book my full attention in the latter half, as the characters fell into less sentient beings and the writing style flowed down a less vibrant path.
I still loved the story and am glad to have read it, as I learned more about Ariadne and Phaedra than I knew before. However, I do wish the book had kept its heart and pacing all the way through, and that Ariadne hadn’t become so lackluster over time. Also would have loved more of Phaedra’s story if she was going to be given her own voice — it felt she was introduced then rushed away.
All in all, I appreciate this author’s work at telling these women’s mythical stories (with real feelings behind them) and look forward to trying her writing again.
I would give this book 3.5 stars, rounded down to 3. The first half of this book really drew me in, and I enjoyed the pacing of a teenage girl trying to make sense and dignity of chaos and despair. I feel that (spoiler alert) once Ariadne winds up on Naxos and grew up, some of the passion for the story was lost and the pacing became uneven. At times, I found myself struggling to give the book my full attention in the latter half, as the characters fell into less sentient beings and the writing style flowed down a less vibrant path.
I still loved the story and am glad to have read it, as I learned more about Ariadne and Phaedra than I knew before. However, I do wish the book had kept its heart and pacing all the way through, and that Ariadne hadn’t become so lackluster over time. Also would have loved more of Phaedra’s story if she was going to be given her own voice — it felt she was introduced then rushed away.
All in all, I appreciate this author’s work at telling these women’s mythical stories (with real feelings behind them) and look forward to trying her writing again.