"Ariadne" was a really good adaptation of the Myth of Theseus, but the story wasn't quite enough to fully hold my attention. I really enjoyed the first half, showing Ariadne growing up in the shadow of the Minotaur, betraying her father to help Theseus, being abandoned by Theseus on Nexos, and falling in love with Dionysus. However, the last 100 pages kind of ruined the book for me. First of all, it was such a bummer to read, tragedy with no catharsis or payoff, that it left me feeling kind of empty. I honestly would have preferred that the story ended with Part II. Additionally, I really wanted to see the evolution of the relationship between Ariadne and Phaedra after the reunited, but their whole relationship was overshadowed by the relationship between Phaedra and Hippolytus.