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Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

28 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

readwithria's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense 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? No

4.0

Ariadne weaves a tale of women and the price they pay for the sins of the men in their lives. It takes a character of myth who is often forgotten and ties her story to that of every woman who has paid for someone else’s wrongdoing.

I enjoyed every second of this book. I was familiar with the titular character’s part in the story of the Minotaur, but unfamiliar with what happened to her afterward. I was expecting the Minotaur aspect of her life to take up more of the book, but was not disappointed by how much was devoted to her life afterward.

I was also pleasantly surprised by the inclusion of Phaedra’s POV. She was such a fiery character, and I enjoyed how different she was from her sister.

I typically prefer my books to be plot heavy, and this was definitely a character-driver story, so that’s probably why it wasn’t a five star read for me. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and the writing, so it’s still a book I loved and would recommend. 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexism, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Very poetic at points and following the lives of Ariadne and her sister near enough from start to finish this encapsulates so many points of Greek mythology very well.  

For me the gaps inbetween locations that didn’t always connect the best and deaths of characters felt somewhat unfinished made it seem gappy but otherwise a really well written book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

alicia_m_andrews's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

dummehure's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book means a lot to me. Retelling ancient stories from the women's perspective is such a heartbreaking and important task and I am thankful for all the different authors that have made it they're quest to show the world how terribly mistreated women have been for centuries. 
As an afab person I feel and understand the struggles that Ariadne and Phaedra face to a certain extent and it makes this book a very painful and heartbreaking read. 
I felt like the pacing was a little slow at times but I had a really good time reading this and especially the ending solidified that feeling. 
Generally I book that I would recommend to any lovers of ancient greek mythology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

dorleness's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

magic's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

It took me 7 hours and 21 minutes to read this over the course of three days (I took a  break part way through). This book is much like Cerci in its content and presentation, but deals with a very different set of Greek myths, and follows a mortal perspective throughout. For me the tragedy shines more so based on the emotional pain of the characters rather than the actions they see or experience (although that is one of the major cause of their trauma). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

sarahna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

bitterseason's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

acasiamae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence