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kermitluver69's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Gaslighting
honeyhistory103's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The prose of this novel is absolutely stunning - Saint weaves narrative in the same enchanting way that Madeline Miller does in The Song of Achilles, a style I'm slowly becoming convinced belongs to retellings of Greek mythos alone. At no point did I feel that the drive of the book lulled, and I plowed through it with reckless abandon. It is a gorgeous study of the women of mythology, of the character of gods and heroes and those that are dragged along in their path. The way Saint puts together both Ariadne and Phaedra's points of view, the clashes and similarities both starkly on display, is masterfully done - I am surprised for it to be her debut novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol