Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

84 reviews

ellamycroft's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Blood, and Abandonment

makaylastep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

bellerina2000's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Incest and Suicide

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

jaywb's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely ADORED this book. 
From start to finish, this book focused on the women lost within mythology, delving into the stories of those forgotten in favour of the male heroes. I have found that with other books that explore the same themes as 'Ariadne', the female characters are still somehow lost in the man's story even though the focus is meant to be on them and their role in Greek mythos; this is not a problem in 'Ariadne'. The focus is constantly on Ariadne and the women surrounding her i.e. her mother and sister, as well as women she percieves as legends e.g. Medusa, with Thesues' part seeming very minimal in contrast to the concentration on illustrating Ariadne's role. The book asks many important questions, inspiring deep thought on women's roles throughout history and mythology. 

 I found the story to be extremely engaging (I read it from start to finish within a week), challenging, emotional and oftentimes quite dark. I thoroughly enjoyed Saint's writing style and will be picking up her other books ASAP!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death and Toxic relationship

Minor: Incest

morbidgoogle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

One of my favourite books, reccomended to everyone I know!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Incest, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and War

gc_epub's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The timeline/pacing of the book was kinda weird, but I enjoyed the plot twists and moral gray of the characters’ personalities and choices.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Incest and Rape

victoriarius's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

Tense, pensive, a fascinating if melancholy study of being a woman in ancient Greek myth — and what happens to them because of the actions of men.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape

rtorrey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

yannic_rasmus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A beautifully tragic retelling of another woman in Greek mythology who deserved better.
Wonderful writing style, captivating characters and very true to the original source material. 
Also recommended for fans of Madeline Miller's "Circe"!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Suicide, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, and Blood

mtro's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Violence, and War

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Rape