I genuinely loved this one. I don't know if it was a combination of the beautiful audiobook and the fact that I had just finished Circe by Madeline Miller, and this almost felt like a sequel of sorts, or if I loved it entirely on its own. But I do know that I loved it.

The addition of Phaedra's side of things was beautiful, albeit frustrating sometimes. There were times I felt the story skipping large periods of time for the sake of brevity, but I didn't feel anything too important was passed over. I found Ariadne to be strong an observant, particularly for her time, with Phaedra also being a strong female foil. The undercurrent of slow burning feminism and rage were, well, invigorating. 

People who will enjoy this one: anyone who has ever named a dog Artemis or Athena (but probably not Zues), wine lovers, those mourning a different life they could have led, both the naïve and the hardened, and cottagecore enthusiasts.