kredeprnz's reviews
33 reviews

Absolutely loved this book, (and also loved henry A LOT!!) I found myself relating to both Addie and Henry in different ways, and adored Book the cat, he's so adorable. The ending was really interesting and I loved how this book was tied into historical events and the real world, but still keeping the magic element. Found myself crying a couple times as well, overall good book.

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

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adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad fast-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

4.0

Reading this book there were for sure moments that I did not, absolutely would not, put it down. Especially towards the middle. I relate heavily to the message of this story. At the core of this retelling is the story of sisterhood and women falling to the edges of hero's stories.

The mix of Ariadne and Phaedra's telling's of the aftermath of the same event, both were very powerful and grieving women. While the book is short, it shows the stories of both these women start to finish. From the moment of Asterion's birth, to Theseus' betrayal, to the end.

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker

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dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow. I am actually broken because of this book. I'm writing this fresh after finishing it and just, wow.

I came for another retelling of the Iliad, hoping it would be as beautiful as so many others, and it was. It was beautiful because of the story of Briseis is not. Her story is absolutely ugly and terrifying, a true tragedy as the life for women in ancient times were. It's realistic and historic in it's own ways. Her reactions to the traumas were painted in a way that weren't triggering, but you still felt her raw emotion, the raw emotion of a human being so hurt and tortured. This book was amazing in telling her story and the stories of many other trojan women that were looked over and ignored so many times throughout history. A truly powerful story.

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