A review by bbivnca
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

the beginning was super slow and i had a hard time getting into it, but the pacing eventually picked up. this is a “feminist” retelling of theseus & the minotaur in ariadne and phaedra’s perspectives, but there was nothing empowering at all. ariadne’s character was very flat, and she did not act on her strong feelings about women having to bear the consequences of men’s foolish actions until the final chapters. the author also did not go in depth on phaedra’s death, and it was kinda just thrown into the story. overall, this didn’t bring much to the table as it just felt like i was reading the original myth, just from a different perspective.
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