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Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

33 reviews

mrsandersonreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.75

I absolutely loved this book. I raced through it. Luckily I don't know much about greek mythology, so the ending was a surprise. In some ways I wish it had ended differently, but overall I really loved this retelling of the ancient myth ❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

franzi_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, Slavery, and Pregnancy

chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

“Equal in strength”.

I enjoyed this more than I expected to if I’m honest. I’m a fan of Greek mythology, and re-tellings are such an interesting way to learn more, especially of stories less shared.

This started out quite slow, of course setting up the character and getting to know the protagonist well before she heads on her quest, and I struggled with this build-up even though I knew it was necessary for the story.

But when I started Part 2 I found it difficult to put down. The journey was so rich, the characters felt fleshed out, and I just needed to know more. 

I audibly gasped at one point in a later part which is rare for me, and yet I am so thankful it was this book that made it happen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Blood

vouija's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

bookish_hollyx's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

efowfow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

oz2021's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence and Pregnancy

shayna14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

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

3.0

atalanta is my favorite greek hero, so my hopes for this book were very high. it was a solid 4 stars for me until the argonauts returned from their quest. after that, the book felt rushed and at times very predictable, while also lacking depth. it felt like the same effort wasn't given to the writing, honestly :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

mrsjburgin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and Abandonment

dexlud's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Atalanta was a great book but there were parts where I was struggling to push through. I enjoyed the last two parts however, as I read through half of Part 3 and Part 4 entirely in 1 day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide