Reviews tagging 'War'

Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

16 reviews

tashtasher's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, War, Grief, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Animal death

karalyndawn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I love Greek mythology and really enjoyed reading this book! I love a badass woman although sometimes Atalanta seemed full of herself. I was a bit disappointed in the ending and how

she left her son

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, Murder, and Rape

desjas's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and War

skyelerbear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

No book has ever spoke to me more. To be a woman and to be a “strong woman” or a women with “masculine” interests, you may feel the need to boycott love. But Atalanta shows us that we can forge our own paths and follow our own desires, down whichever paths we choose. 
Women have always had lives and dreams and wishes and emotions. I love to read historical fiction which centers of these incredible women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, and Violence

Minor: War

cvl_1103's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, War, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Rape

emwith's review

adventurous inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I left this feeling just «meh» about it. It was ok, but at several times I had to push myself to continue reading as this was a buddy read and I really wanted to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death

Minor: Rape, War, Slavery, and Colonisation

gracescanlon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

My favorite of her books to date. Though I didn’t love the ending, it definitely could’ve been a worse one, given the subject matter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal death, Suicide, and War

Minor: Abandonment, Rape, and Sexual assault

amanda_mh's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The feeling this book gave me while reading, Is exactly what I wanted and needed after watching the Barbie movie. I think that says a lot. 🏃🏽‍♀️🏹🥰😭

This quote ends the book and it’s absolutely perfect 

The oracle warned that I would lose myself, but the opposite is true. I am more myself than I have ever been. I am wild, I am free.I am Atalanta. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and War

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Despite some pacing issues, this book provides Saint’s best heroine, with amazing world-building, amazing detail to the mythology explored within the text, and a happier ending than her other novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Misogyny, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood, Cursing, Slavery, and War

Be warned about the loss of a friend, humans turning into animals, parents leaving babies for dead, and victim-blaming.

icieri's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Pregnancy, Animal death, Sexism, and War