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alli_e_oop's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War
thalia16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content
reachmars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Moderate: Confinement, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and War
bxnny's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Stalking and Death of parent
isaaah's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Incest, Slavery, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
underwaterlauren's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
JK. (Well, not jk, this book is actually very sad, but I digress.) This book was really good! The writing was spectacular, and I loved the weight Saint was able to put into her writing. That being said, I had a few problems it.
I think my biggest problem with the book is how I feel like the Minotaur wasn’t explored fully; I feel as though the writing was setting up for Ariadne to explore her feelings about her brother, and how she felt about Theseus killing him, or anything like that, because it is alluded to briefly that she does have some mixed emotions regarding her brother. I just felt like that was really glossed over, and it bugged me for the rest of the novel. Overall, I did feel that way for a lot of things regarding this novel: I feel like a lot of things were glossed over when they should have been expanded, and a lot of things were expanded when they should have been glossed over.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Abandonment
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rating: 4/5 stars
Ariadne is a princess of Crete when she helps Theseus defeat the minotaur, setting in motion a series of events that will alter the rest of her life.
This was a reread for me, and I really enjoyed it both times! In my first read, I remember disliking the ending, and this time around I understand it more but still find it abysmally sad, hence my rating remaining at 4 stars. That said, the writing here is impeccable, and I love the story structure and alternating chapters from Ariadne and Phaedra’s perspectives. I also feel like this is told in a very approachable way and is easy to understand even without much background context.
This is also super fast paced (I listened to the audiobook in just a couple sittings) and Ariadne is a top tier heroine for me. Thoroughly enjoyed, and a fantastic July pick from my book club!
CW: Death, including animal and child death; sexual violence/mentions of assault; suicide; misogyny/sexism; pregnancy/motherhood
Original rating (August 2021): 4/5 stars
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Pregnancy
mrs_engineer's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and War
Moderate: Rape
hannah_hodges's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Rape
kalliopekat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Still a young girl, Ariadne watches what happens to her mother and wonders if she, too, will one day become a victim in a game between the gods and men. She is a lucid narrator who leaves the reader sympathic to not only her own story, but the stories of many other women in the book, from the first page to the last. This tale of courage, love, motherhood, heartbreak, and the ever-fickle gods is just what the Greek stories were lacking.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Rape and War