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lenaricharz's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Death, and Violence
kylemarie's review against another edition
2.0
The beautiful cover drew me in. The synopsis included phrases about oracles, angry gods, legendary huntresses, a “dangerous game to avoid marriage,” forbidden love, and dark pasts. And really, let’s be honest, anything about Greek Mythology, and I am in. It’s too bad the execution was a bit amateur. None of those things were fleshed out and given life. Details weren’t there. The world was cardboard. The tension felt forced. It wasn’t enough. At first, I thought, maybe she didn’t have enough pages to devote to give everything its proper detail. But there are so many books out there, shorter than 360 pages, that give so much more. Hell, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is around 320. I hate to really crap on this book because it has some cute moments, but I am tired of settling for fluff when I want some substance (even in my fluffy books).
For my full, detailed review, check out my website: kylethebibliophile.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/review-outrun-the-wind/
For my full, detailed review, check out my website: kylethebibliophile.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/review-outrun-the-wind/
lauraciriza's review against another edition
3.0
I was sent this book as an Advanced Reading Copy by the publisher via NetGalley for reviewing purposes.
I grip Atalanta’s hand, and the whole world unfurls itself into glorious possibility.
The book is narrated from two alternating PoVs, Atalanta’s and Kahina’s, and while this is definitely the best choice story-wise, the voices of the two girls are too similar, and it’s complicated at times to remember whose PoV one is reading. The pace at the beginning of the book was slow, and the narrative seemed sloppy during the first few chapters. Nevertheless. as soon as the story started picking up, things started to get interesting as characters and their relationships are developed, and the story turned into a hurricane of plot twists and (almost literally) back stabbing.
That said, while the premise of the book says the story is set in ancient Greece, it is hard to find ancient Greece in the book. There was, despite the characters, little to no ancient Greece in the culture, in the worshipping of Gods and Goddesses, or in the relationships between men and women.
I grip Atalanta’s hand, and the whole world unfurls itself into glorious possibility.
The Huntresses of Artemis must obey two rules: never disobey the goddess, and never fall in love. After being rescued from a harrowing life as an Oracle of Delphi, Kahina is glad to be a part of the Hunt; living among a group of female warriors gives her a chance to reclaim her strength, even while her prophetic powers linger. But when a routine mission goes awry, Kahina breaks the first rule in order to save the legendary huntress Atalanta.
To earn back Artemis’s favor, Kahina must complete a dangerous task in the kingdom of Arkadia— where the king’s daughter is revealed to be none other than Atalanta. Still reeling from her disastrous quest and her father’s insistence on marriage, Atalanta isn’t sure what to make of Kahina. As her connection to Atalanta deepens, Kahina finds herself in danger of breaking Artemis’ second rule.
She helps Atalanta devise a dangerous game to avoid marriage, and word spreads throughout Greece, attracting suitors willing to tempt fate to go up against Atalanta in a race for her hand. But when the men responsible for both the girls’ dark pasts arrive, the game turns deadly.
The book is narrated from two alternating PoVs, Atalanta’s and Kahina’s, and while this is definitely the best choice story-wise, the voices of the two girls are too similar, and it’s complicated at times to remember whose PoV one is reading. The pace at the beginning of the book was slow, and the narrative seemed sloppy during the first few chapters. Nevertheless. as soon as the story started picking up, things started to get interesting as characters and their relationships are developed, and the story turned into a hurricane of plot twists and (almost literally) back stabbing.
That said, while the premise of the book says the story is set in ancient Greece, it is hard to find ancient Greece in the book. There was, despite the characters, little to no ancient Greece in the culture, in the worshipping of Gods and Goddesses, or in the relationships between men and women.
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My favorite aspect of the book was probably the F/F romance. It was beautiful to see the girl slowly but surely developing feelings for each other and coming to acknowledge and accept those feelings, and it was nice to see that the author did not make a huge deal about it, but treated it like one might treat any other kind of romance plot.chloec_m's review against another edition
hopeful
slow-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
2.5
reading_under_influence's review against another edition
2.0
*This book was given to me by NetGalley in return for a honest review*
I requested this because it's based on Greek mythology and that cover is amazing! Beyond that, I didn't know much more about it. It was a little slow for me, the beginning was confusing and I wanted more backstory to understand the main characters. But once I realized this was a ff romance, I had to see where the story went. The premise was great - strong female characters, Greek mythology, lgbtq romance, unfortunately for me, the story line had plot holes and the ending felt too rushed.
I requested this because it's based on Greek mythology and that cover is amazing! Beyond that, I didn't know much more about it. It was a little slow for me, the beginning was confusing and I wanted more backstory to understand the main characters. But once I realized this was a ff romance, I had to see where the story went. The premise was great - strong female characters, Greek mythology, lgbtq romance, unfortunately for me, the story line had plot holes and the ending felt too rushed.
carl0789's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I got this book off of netgalley
If you like rick riordan books you might like this
Lgbt
I thought it was predictable
I got this book off of netgalley
If you like rick riordan books you might like this
Lgbt
I thought it was predictable
gaymee's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
booksofkings's review against another edition
5.0
Overall I really enjoyed this story. Outrun the WInds focuses on the story of Atalanta and her footraces against suitors. However alongside Atalanta is Kashina who is a banished Hunter of Artemis and has been assigned to Atalanta's kingdom to complete some daunting tasks for Lady Artemis. The two teenage girls must battle against the odds, including Atalanta's suitors.
I thought the Arcadia arc was really interesting and loved seeing what felt like Greek Mythology come to life. Seeing the hunters of Artemis and the TEmple of Delphi made the mythology nerd inside of me absolutely freak out.
I thought the plot was fun to read and that the story moved well. The only thing that didn't feel true to the story was the LGBT relationship because it was just sudden and went from 0-100 real fast and only in the last 100 pages. It just didn't make sense for the story, but it didn't detract from the story at all.
If you are looking for a fun mythological and LGBT story, this will be right up your alley.
I thought the Arcadia arc was really interesting and loved seeing what felt like Greek Mythology come to life. Seeing the hunters of Artemis and the TEmple of Delphi made the mythology nerd inside of me absolutely freak out.
I thought the plot was fun to read and that the story moved well. The only thing that didn't feel true to the story was the LGBT relationship because it was just sudden and went from 0-100 real fast and only in the last 100 pages. It just didn't make sense for the story, but it didn't detract from the story at all.
If you are looking for a fun mythological and LGBT story, this will be right up your alley.
hopemikaelson'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.