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apagetoturn's review against another edition
3.0
Being a debut, there are a lot of things that I can overlook, although my biggest issue was that the book was just way too wordy! I wanted way more dialogue in many parts and found myself wanting to skim. I felt like there was a lot of over-share.
Overall, the plot was interesting enough, and I liked the story.
Overall, the plot was interesting enough, and I liked the story.
leahkarge's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this retelling of the Atalanta myth! Read the full review on my blog.
book_banshee's review against another edition
2.0
***I received a free e-ARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review***
Yikes, I really, really wanted to like this book, but alas I found myself extremely disappointed. This f/f romance Greek mythology retelling held great promise, but it completely missed the mark. Now, according to the e-copy I was supplied with, I read an uncorrected advance proof, so I’m aware that the book will go through additional editing/revisions, but the critiques I hold of this book are overarching problems that I believe will still be relevant to the final version.
Outrun the Wind follows two perspectives: that of Kahina’s and Atalanta’s. Kahina is a huntress of Artemis, who one day disobeys the goddess by killing the Calydonian Boar in order to save Atalanta. Atalanta is a legendary huntress and warrior running from her past and struggling to find where she belongs. In order for Kahina to redeem herself to Artemis, she’s sent on a mission that causes her to once again cross paths with Atalanta. As the women are forced to work together to overcome obstacles, they find their initial dislike of each other blooming into something more.
Of course, I loved the ideas that this novel was built upon: a Greek mythology retelling, a f/f romance, and two badass women protagonists. Additionally, the romance was combined with one of my favorite tropes: hate-to-love! But while this book had a great premise, its execution was quite lacking.
One of the first warning signs that I noticed about this book was the writing. It wasn’t necessarily bad, but it was blatantly amateur. It was very straightforward writing and there wasn’t much flourish to the phrasing. Additionally, the writing was inconsistent. The first two chapters portrayed the Calydonian Boar Hunt from Atalanta’s perspective and then Kahinas’s. Yet in Kahina’s perspective, the order of events wasn’t quite the same. It was a small detail (when the group split up and when Atalanta shot the boar in the leg), so I’m hoping it will be caught before the final version is released.
Going along with inconsistent writing, a lot of Atalanta’s badassery was told, not shown. The author tells us Atalanta is this legendary huntress known throughout the land, but we’re never told why? What did she do to get this rep? I understand that Atalanta is a Greek heroine, but I didn’t know about her until I read this story, so if there were events that happened prior that the author expected me to know, I obviously didn’t (I honestly believe this story could have benefitted from starting earlier along the plotline). When we see Atalanta through Kahina’s perspective, she does appear to be pretty badass and intimidating, but as soon as were put in Atalanta’s head, she suddenly becomes this unsure, confused, and emotional teenager. All of her hardcore huntress edge just dissipated.
Alongside that, I felt that a lot of the character’s goals and motivations where unclear. Why Kahina knowingly disobeys Artemis to save Atalanta (who is a stranger at the time) is never made clear. Atalanta wanders around aimlessly for the first half of the book before finally gaining a central goal. And then the main antagonist’s actions are written without motivation or justification. He’s a very much a one dimensional villain who’s evil just to be evil. In all honesty, all the characters felt cardboard-like. Yes, Kahina and Atalanta have dark pasts, but they felt like they were put there as a poor attempt at character depth.
And my final critique is that a decent chunk of the plot felt very unnecessary. Deaths came out of nowhere and did little to aid the plot. Details were given in a weak attempt to flesh out characters but in actuality had no impact on their personality (aka Kahina’s upbringing).
Overall, Outrun the Wind was a weak attempt at a Greek mythology YA story. I struggled through the first half and the second half was only slightly more interesting because I just wanted to know how it ended. I wouldn’t really recommend this book, but if you’re enraptured by the synopsis, I say give it a try since everyone has different preferences (but definitely bail if you don’t like the beginning).
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You can see this review, my other reviews & additional bookish posts at my blog: Are You My Book?
Yikes, I really, really wanted to like this book, but alas I found myself extremely disappointed. This f/f romance Greek mythology retelling held great promise, but it completely missed the mark. Now, according to the e-copy I was supplied with, I read an uncorrected advance proof, so I’m aware that the book will go through additional editing/revisions, but the critiques I hold of this book are overarching problems that I believe will still be relevant to the final version.
Outrun the Wind follows two perspectives: that of Kahina’s and Atalanta’s. Kahina is a huntress of Artemis, who one day disobeys the goddess by killing the Calydonian Boar in order to save Atalanta. Atalanta is a legendary huntress and warrior running from her past and struggling to find where she belongs. In order for Kahina to redeem herself to Artemis, she’s sent on a mission that causes her to once again cross paths with Atalanta. As the women are forced to work together to overcome obstacles, they find their initial dislike of each other blooming into something more.
Of course, I loved the ideas that this novel was built upon: a Greek mythology retelling, a f/f romance, and two badass women protagonists. Additionally, the romance was combined with one of my favorite tropes: hate-to-love! But while this book had a great premise, its execution was quite lacking.
One of the first warning signs that I noticed about this book was the writing. It wasn’t necessarily bad, but it was blatantly amateur. It was very straightforward writing and there wasn’t much flourish to the phrasing. Additionally, the writing was inconsistent. The first two chapters portrayed the Calydonian Boar Hunt from Atalanta’s perspective and then Kahinas’s. Yet in Kahina’s perspective, the order of events wasn’t quite the same. It was a small detail (when the group split up and when Atalanta shot the boar in the leg), so I’m hoping it will be caught before the final version is released.
Going along with inconsistent writing, a lot of Atalanta’s badassery was told, not shown. The author tells us Atalanta is this legendary huntress known throughout the land, but we’re never told why? What did she do to get this rep? I understand that Atalanta is a Greek heroine, but I didn’t know about her until I read this story, so if there were events that happened prior that the author expected me to know, I obviously didn’t (I honestly believe this story could have benefitted from starting earlier along the plotline). When we see Atalanta through Kahina’s perspective, she does appear to be pretty badass and intimidating, but as soon as were put in Atalanta’s head, she suddenly becomes this unsure, confused, and emotional teenager. All of her hardcore huntress edge just dissipated.
Alongside that, I felt that a lot of the character’s goals and motivations where unclear. Why Kahina knowingly disobeys Artemis to save Atalanta (who is a stranger at the time) is never made clear. Atalanta wanders around aimlessly for the first half of the book before finally gaining a central goal. And then the main antagonist’s actions are written without motivation or justification. He’s a very much a one dimensional villain who’s evil just to be evil. In all honesty, all the characters felt cardboard-like. Yes, Kahina and Atalanta have dark pasts, but they felt like they were put there as a poor attempt at character depth.
And my final critique is that a decent chunk of the plot felt very unnecessary. Deaths came out of nowhere and did little to aid the plot. Details were given in a weak attempt to flesh out characters but in actuality had no impact on their personality (aka Kahina’s upbringing).
Overall, Outrun the Wind was a weak attempt at a Greek mythology YA story. I struggled through the first half and the second half was only slightly more interesting because I just wanted to know how it ended. I wouldn’t really recommend this book, but if you’re enraptured by the synopsis, I say give it a try since everyone has different preferences (but definitely bail if you don’t like the beginning).
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You can see this review, my other reviews & additional bookish posts at my blog: Are You My Book?
emilykatereads's review against another edition
3.0
"I am nothing if I am not fast."
This book has a lot of great things about it.
As a huge mythology nerd, and lover of anything sapphic, I was thrilled to see this Greek myth inspired story of Atalanta. This book is told from both the perspective of Atalanta and Kahina, as their paths both bring them to Arkadia.
As soon as I read the description of the book, it flew to the top of my list of things I needed to read, and I wasn't let down. This book delivered a great slow-burn sapphic romance in a wonderfully Greek setting. I enjoyed the story. I just wasn't blown away.
A lot of the things that drew me to this book also ended up being things that could've been executed better. It wasn't bad, though, I still had a wonderful time reading about these two girls. The writing was enjoyable. Just at times confusing and underdeveloped.
Tammi gave me the surface of characters I could really grow to love. I felt we just didn't get to dive into these characters so much. I was given enough to keep me intrigued, but not enough to become emotionally invested. The same goes with the development of the Greek world. The names and places all matched up, but it never quite had that ancient Greek feel.
My main critique on the book, though, is the dual narrative. The voices sounded quite similar and I was often confused as to whose voice I was reading. If done from one character, it would've been easier to follow and potentially allowed for a more developed main character.
Despite my critiques, I do think this was a good book. I enjoyed reading it, but I also see the areas of improvement. This author is now on my to-watch list, and I'm excited to see what she comes out with next. I'm so here for the content of this book, and as this is just her debut, I'm excited to how her stories develop.
I'd definitely recommend this for someone looking for a nice slow-burn sapphic romance, because we definitely get that. However, for the classicist nerds wanting to be moved by this new story of Atalanta, maybe not.
Thanks again to the publisher for sending me an advance copy for an honest review!
This review can also be found on my blog!
This book has a lot of great things about it.
As a huge mythology nerd, and lover of anything sapphic, I was thrilled to see this Greek myth inspired story of Atalanta. This book is told from both the perspective of Atalanta and Kahina, as their paths both bring them to Arkadia.
As soon as I read the description of the book, it flew to the top of my list of things I needed to read, and I wasn't let down. This book delivered a great slow-burn sapphic romance in a wonderfully Greek setting. I enjoyed the story. I just wasn't blown away.
A lot of the things that drew me to this book also ended up being things that could've been executed better. It wasn't bad, though, I still had a wonderful time reading about these two girls. The writing was enjoyable. Just at times confusing and underdeveloped.
Tammi gave me the surface of characters I could really grow to love. I felt we just didn't get to dive into these characters so much. I was given enough to keep me intrigued, but not enough to become emotionally invested. The same goes with the development of the Greek world. The names and places all matched up, but it never quite had that ancient Greek feel.
My main critique on the book, though, is the dual narrative. The voices sounded quite similar and I was often confused as to whose voice I was reading. If done from one character, it would've been easier to follow and potentially allowed for a more developed main character.
Despite my critiques, I do think this was a good book. I enjoyed reading it, but I also see the areas of improvement. This author is now on my to-watch list, and I'm excited to see what she comes out with next. I'm so here for the content of this book, and as this is just her debut, I'm excited to how her stories develop.
I'd definitely recommend this for someone looking for a nice slow-burn sapphic romance, because we definitely get that. However, for the classicist nerds wanting to be moved by this new story of Atalanta, maybe not.
Thanks again to the publisher for sending me an advance copy for an honest review!
This review can also be found on my blog!
halazia's review against another edition
3.0
ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you in advance
I'll start this review with what I liked about this book, so you can get why it didn't work for me.
Atalanta and Kahina's relationship. Their connection was incredible, their development was so well done, I am a huge fan of slowburn romances and these two amazing women didn't disappoint, I loved every bit of their love story.
Atalanta and Kahina are both great characters and I enjoyed getting to know them, but sometimes I couldn't see a difference between their POVs (?) they were so alike I couldn't tell them apart sometimes.
This book has a lot of plot, some of them were nice to read and wait for the development, but others just didn't develop the way I was hoping it would. For example, Kahina trying to figure out how to fulfill Artemis' quest.
Apollo didn't seem like a good villain to me, he was kind of pathetic.
I would recommend this book for someone that wants a good f/f couple with an amazing development and strong women putting men in their place. Outrun The Wind made me happy in this aspect, every scene with Atalanta being a badass or just Atalanta and Kahina being soft around each other made my heart melt.
I'll start this review with what I liked about this book, so you can get why it didn't work for me.
Atalanta and Kahina's relationship. Their connection was incredible, their development was so well done, I am a huge fan of slowburn romances and these two amazing women didn't disappoint, I loved every bit of their love story.
Atalanta and Kahina are both great characters and I enjoyed getting to know them, but sometimes I couldn't see a difference between their POVs (?) they were so alike I couldn't tell them apart sometimes.
This book has a lot of plot, some of them were nice to read and wait for the development, but others just didn't develop the way I was hoping it would. For example, Kahina trying to figure out how to fulfill Artemis' quest.
Apollo didn't seem like a good villain to me, he was kind of pathetic.
I would recommend this book for someone that wants a good f/f couple with an amazing development and strong women putting men in their place. Outrun The Wind made me happy in this aspect, every scene with Atalanta being a badass or just Atalanta and Kahina being soft around each other made my heart melt.
ks27's review against another edition
4.0
I adored this book from start to finish. It was an effort not to read it all at once (I would've if I'd had the time to). I think the story flowed well and the dual POV worked beautifully within the overall plot. Loved the idea from the beginning and only loved it more by the end. Was it flawless? No. It's hard to find a story that is. But the flawed aspects of it enhanced the flawed characters and the complex relationships among them. Absolutely recommending this one to everyone I can.
chrissy_booklover13's review against another edition
3.0
So I got a copy of this book in advance from netgalley. The book wasn’t bad and I like the concept of the Gods Artemis and her brother Apollo. I just wasn’t excited as I read it. With the story beginning from Atalantas POV you think this is her story, however this felt a lot more like Kahinas story and besides the love interest they begin to form with each other Atalanta just didn’t seem that important to me. The world build up was great and I enjoyed Kahina I just felt like the story was missing something. And the ending didn’t leave me very satisfied.
seyfert's review against another edition
3.0
While a well-written story, and one I'm sure will appeal to many, it didn't quite hold my interest as I hoped it would. It delves into Greek mythology, rewrites some of the stories in a compelling way, but it does sometimes feel like it dragged. Still, it is worth giving a chance if Greek mythology and the plot are of interest.
I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
misstoddynho's review against another edition
4.0
3,5 stars
Outrun The Wind foi uma ARC que recebi através do NetGalley. De início, a sinopse me chamou atenção. Depois de ler algumas reviews no Goodreads, descobri que a história é uma releitura do mito de Atalanta, uma das mais famosas Caçadoras de Ártemis.
Kahina e Atalanta são de personalidades bem parecidas. Ambas são determinadas, inteligentes, corajosas e resilientes. Porém, enquanto Atalanta é impulsiva, Kahina escolhe que batalhas valem a pena serem enfrentadas.
Por ter salvo a vida de Atalanta, Kahina é meio que banida da Caçada e precisa lutar pelo seu lugar de volta. Esse detalhe faz com que ela tenha uma raiva crescente contra Atalanta e esta não faz nem ideia do porquê de toda a hostilidade da parte de Kahina.
À medida que as duas vão convivendo, a relação entre as duas começa a mudar. A autora desenvolveu bem o relacionamento entre as duas, passando dessa hostilidade para uma amizade e companheirismo e, depois, algo a mais. No meu ver, Kahina já sentia alguma coisa por Atalanta. Por ordens de Artemis, Kahina e outras duas caçadoras foram enviadas para ficar de olho em Atalanta, já que ela prometia ter potencial para uma futura caçadora.
A escrita da autora é um tanto poética nas suas descrições, porém bem fluída e envolvente. Minha única ressalva com o livro é o começo, que é um tanto parado, e o tamanho de alguns capítulos.
Nos agradecimentos, a autora deixou claro que mudou alguns detalhes da história original, mas deixou sua essência, se transformando assim em uma história onde duas garotas querem fazer seu próprio destino. Outro ponto interessante que autora levanta na história é a questão da mulher na sociedade e o machismo. Esses dois pontos circulam o personagem Hippomenes. O cara é completamente misógino e realmente fere o orgulho dele ver mulheres em uma posição de poder. Bom… só posso dizer que ele teve o final que mereceu.
Apesar de alguns furos, Outrun The Wind foi uma leitura interessante. O livro está com previsão de lançamento internacional para novembro desse ano.
Outrun The Wind foi uma ARC que recebi através do NetGalley. De início, a sinopse me chamou atenção. Depois de ler algumas reviews no Goodreads, descobri que a história é uma releitura do mito de Atalanta, uma das mais famosas Caçadoras de Ártemis.
Kahina e Atalanta são de personalidades bem parecidas. Ambas são determinadas, inteligentes, corajosas e resilientes. Porém, enquanto Atalanta é impulsiva, Kahina escolhe que batalhas valem a pena serem enfrentadas.
Por ter salvo a vida de Atalanta, Kahina é meio que banida da Caçada e precisa lutar pelo seu lugar de volta. Esse detalhe faz com que ela tenha uma raiva crescente contra Atalanta e esta não faz nem ideia do porquê de toda a hostilidade da parte de Kahina.
À medida que as duas vão convivendo, a relação entre as duas começa a mudar. A autora desenvolveu bem o relacionamento entre as duas, passando dessa hostilidade para uma amizade e companheirismo e, depois, algo a mais. No meu ver, Kahina já sentia alguma coisa por Atalanta. Por ordens de Artemis, Kahina e outras duas caçadoras foram enviadas para ficar de olho em Atalanta, já que ela prometia ter potencial para uma futura caçadora.
A escrita da autora é um tanto poética nas suas descrições, porém bem fluída e envolvente. Minha única ressalva com o livro é o começo, que é um tanto parado, e o tamanho de alguns capítulos.
Nos agradecimentos, a autora deixou claro que mudou alguns detalhes da história original, mas deixou sua essência, se transformando assim em uma história onde duas garotas querem fazer seu próprio destino. Outro ponto interessante que autora levanta na história é a questão da mulher na sociedade e o machismo. Esses dois pontos circulam o personagem Hippomenes. O cara é completamente misógino e realmente fere o orgulho dele ver mulheres em uma posição de poder. Bom… só posso dizer que ele teve o final que mereceu.
Apesar de alguns furos, Outrun The Wind foi uma leitura interessante. O livro está com previsão de lançamento internacional para novembro desse ano.
bookarina's review against another edition
3.0
Hello,
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review !
So, This was a ride.
I would like to start off by saying this was on my list of books to read when I heard what the story was going to be about.
LGBT, FANTASY, MYTHOLOGY with Badass women characters. (with an impossible love story)
It had everything going right for it to become one of my favourite reads,
Unfortunately it didn't.
While it took me a while to get into the story, I loved Kahina and her sassy personality, the world was confusing at first and made the overall experience not as enjoyable as it could"ve been.
It was a weird concept to have Apollo, be the protagonist into the book, it just didn't fit what we know about him from Greek mythology. The world was underdeveloped and for anyone without a good understanding of mythology, for them it would've come off as plainly weird and bad, the plot wouldn"t have made much sense, not that it did to those like me with a good knowledge of Greek myths.
I however liked the romance aspect between Kahina and Atalanta, while it was enjoyable I was disappointed to not have more information about what would happen in their future.
Overall, this story had a great potential, but was unfortunately, not as great as it could"ve been.
I ultimately gave it : 2.75/5 stars
-Bookarina
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review !
So, This was a ride.
I would like to start off by saying this was on my list of books to read when I heard what the story was going to be about.
LGBT, FANTASY, MYTHOLOGY with Badass women characters. (with an impossible love story)
It had everything going right for it to become one of my favourite reads,
Unfortunately it didn't.
While it took me a while to get into the story, I loved Kahina and her sassy personality, the world was confusing at first and made the overall experience not as enjoyable as it could"ve been.
It was a weird concept to have Apollo, be the protagonist into the book, it just didn't fit what we know about him from Greek mythology. The world was underdeveloped and for anyone without a good understanding of mythology, for them it would've come off as plainly weird and bad, the plot wouldn"t have made much sense, not that it did to those like me with a good knowledge of Greek myths.
I however liked the romance aspect between Kahina and Atalanta, while it was enjoyable I was disappointed to not have more information about what would happen in their future.
Overall, this story had a great potential, but was unfortunately, not as great as it could"ve been.
I ultimately gave it : 2.75/5 stars
-Bookarina