A review by smallcasualbooktok
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

adventurous reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

really beautiful story. the writing was mostly really beautiful although some of the dialogue and prose was a little bit too modern and took me out of the setting of ancient greece. all in all, i love greek retellings where the untold story of the women in the myths are at the center of the story. i felt the thesis and morals of the story were a little bit more disjointed and less clear than Circe by madeline miller. But i did enjoy the povs and switch to alternating povs and i thought the plot was very well thought out, if a little slow going at first. If you are a fan of circe or the penelopiad, then this should go on your tbr as another well written book of that ilk!
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