I keep it vague-ish and tag/hide concrete details, but tread with caution if you plan to read it.įittingly, I bought this book on Crete, because I had finished the other book I brought on vacation and the touristy bookstore didn‘t have a huge selection of English SFF, naturally. Note that this review may be spoilery if you‘re not familiar with the mythology it’s based upon. But will Ariadne’s decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind? Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice. Recommended if you like: Greek Mythology retelling, Dionysus, Cretan Mythology, Minoan Culture, feminist retellings, Mediterranean setting (Crete, Naxos, Athens), vengeful gods, stories that span a lifetime and sometimes let years pass in a few sentences, tragedy, mother protagonists, the MinotaurĪriadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid’s stories of gods and heroes.
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