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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
3.5.
50% of this book was probably a 4 and the other 50% was a 2.5/3, but overall I enjoyed this story.
50% of this book was probably a 4 and the other 50% was a 2.5/3, but overall I enjoyed this story.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Enjoyed this book, as I usually do with Jennifer Saint. I was a bit disappointed to find that Atalanta was surprisingly mild. I'd hoped for her to be shown as fierce and worthy, rather than a scene or two saying 'oh look she killed them all like a superwoman' which told rather than showed. I'd also hoped that this story would lean towards showing how the men became accepting and fully defensive of her as own of their own, but I get why she wrote about men keeping up their natural sexism.
As usual, I'll read her future books.
As usual, I'll read her future books.
Atalanta was left on the hillside, simply because she was born a girl. Raised by bears and Artemis was it clear that she is not like any ordinary mortal. After Atalanta became stronger and more grown did Artemis decide to sent Atalanta away on a quest to bring her glory.
She was to join Jason and his band of Argonauts on their journey for the golden fleece. Determined and confident did Atalanta began her journey.
Atalanta is a fierce and strong woman who has only ever known freedom. She stands her ground against all those men who looked down on her or disrespected her. I personally really enjoyed to read about her and her journey.
The Argonauts were all different in their own way. I liked Meleager and Orpheus the most. Especially Meleager. He was decent and honorable enough to defend Atalanta and to respect her.
I enjoyed reading this book a lot, I didn’t grew bored of it. The only thing I didn’t really liked was the ending because it just didn’t made sense to me, but since thats what also happened in the original myth is there little I can complain about.
Here a few quotes I really like:
„They won’t be used to a woman of your prowess – they will never have known one before. Where they live, women don’t hunt and run and live alone.”
“I’m grateful I was left to the bears”
“Atalanta, chosen by Artemis, the only woman among the Argonauts”
“There was a shift, I realized, in the way the rest of the crew regarded me now. That Peleus hated me still, I had no doubt. Jason had no more warmth towards me, either. I was quite certain both of them would have been glad if that arrow had struck with more lethal accuracy. They knew, though, as well as anyone else, that it was because of me that we had left the enemy behind us.”
“I needed to remember who I was, who I had always been. A woman who was unafraid.”
She was to join Jason and his band of Argonauts on their journey for the golden fleece. Determined and confident did Atalanta began her journey.
Atalanta is a fierce and strong woman who has only ever known freedom. She stands her ground against all those men who looked down on her or disrespected her. I personally really enjoyed to read about her and her journey.
The Argonauts were all different in their own way. I liked Meleager and Orpheus the most. Especially Meleager. He was decent and honorable enough to defend Atalanta and to respect her.
I enjoyed reading this book a lot, I didn’t grew bored of it. The only thing I didn’t really liked was the ending because it just didn’t made sense to me, but since thats what also happened in the original myth is there little I can complain about.
Here a few quotes I really like:
„They won’t be used to a woman of your prowess – they will never have known one before. Where they live, women don’t hunt and run and live alone.”
“I’m grateful I was left to the bears”
“Atalanta, chosen by Artemis, the only woman among the Argonauts”
“There was a shift, I realized, in the way the rest of the crew regarded me now. That Peleus hated me still, I had no doubt. Jason had no more warmth towards me, either. I was quite certain both of them would have been glad if that arrow had struck with more lethal accuracy. They knew, though, as well as anyone else, that it was because of me that we had left the enemy behind us.”
“I needed to remember who I was, who I had always been. A woman who was unafraid.”
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes