Books from the Backlog is hosted by Carole @ Carole’s Random Life and features neglected books that’s been sitting on your TBR for a while.

I’ve decided to choose which books to feature according to how far down they are on my Kobo sorted by recent. I’ll also feature physical books I own eventually, but it’s a bit harder to determine which ones are older, though I’m sure it doesn’t matter all that much.

This week’s neglected book

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening to her nursemaid’s stories of gods and heroes. But beneath her golden palace echo the ever-present hoofbeats of her brother, the Minotaur, a monster who demands blood sacrifice.

When Theseus, the Prince of Athens, arrives to vanquish the beast, Ariadne sees in his green eyes not a threat but an escape. Defying the gods, betraying her family and country, and risking everything for love, Ariadne helps Theseus kill the Minotaur. But will Ariadne’s decision ensure her happy ending? And what of Phaedra, the beloved younger sister she leaves behind?

Hypnotic, propulsive, and utterly transporting, Jennifer Saint’s Ariadne forges a new epic, one that puts the forgotten women of Greek mythology back at the heart of the story, as they strive for a better world.

– Goodreads

Why did I add this book to my bookshelf?

I was on a Greek mythology binge and a friend recommended I try this book, so I added it to the TBR but I satisfied my binge and moved on to different books before I could get to this. I’m sure I will come back to Greek mythology again, but there are so many great books in the genre, and so many other Greek myth characters I want to read about.

What are your thoughts? Have you read this book?  Would you recommend it?