Slow start, but at a certain point I couldn't put it down. Classic for a reason. And to think she was only 19 when she wrote this! What a mind

Very beautifully written story from an often overlooked history from a more women-centered perspective. I think the book could've been longer at that certain parts, especially the ball itself. Very moving

I feel like I didn't get some of the main points of the story, but I can see why it's a classic

Pretty good, would've been better if it was less about piss..also feel like the weird stuff could've been longer

A commom criticism of this book relates to the story the main female characters, that those are feminist which is an unfair criticism to the author's writing. The mythological stories were never feminist in the first place and the author, Jennifer Saint, could not make the storyline more feminist while still staying true to the original. I think the feminist perspective of how women are punished for the wrongdoings of men was done very well, especially considering characters like Pasiphae, of course Ariadne but also the ending and the destructiveness of unhappy powerful men.

The only reason this isn't a complete 5 out of 5 stars is that the middle part, about her time on Naxos, reminds me so much of Circe (which is my absolutely favourite book in the world) and felt too similar, but of course not the fault of the author, because that is the nature of the story. The writing style was wonderful and also the POV of Phaedra was unteresting, since I didn't know her story

I cannot wrap my mind around how someone could come up with this. I applaud you, Susanna Clarke

I loved this book and the witty miss Bridget Jones. Although full of outdated tropes, nothing can trump the humour

Really interesting and well written, highly enjoyed it, although there were certain aspects that felt very off

like the ghost thing and it was very clear it was written in like 2022 

Carrie was a very interesting character and I think the famiky dynamics are even more interesting than in We Were Liars