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Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

556 reviews

ninariella's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Rape

avrija's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

1.75

The writing was quite alright, the characters interesting enough but I was searching for the plot all along. Like yes, there were scenes that could resemble plot somehow but there was no character motivation, no goal to reach. The characters just kinda float through what is happening, sometimes with motivation or a goal for a scene but not for long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Suicide, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Grief, Murder, and War

isaaah's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

staylor1607's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Rape

chiara_dose's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

blanxx_2102's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death and Incest

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Gaslighting

underwaterlauren's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

cowabummer.

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Abandonment

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

Updated review (July 2024):

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Pregnancy

krmreads2024's review

hopeful 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? No

3.5

If you are into Greek mythology and fantasy than this book is perfect for you. It is a refreshing retelling of the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. I thought the characters, especially Ariadne and Phaedra, were interesting to follow. This genre is not my favourite so I found it hard to become absorbed in the story as much, but that’s just me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Suicide