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A review by rebeccaringwood
Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi
4.0
This book seriously surprised me with how entertaining it was!
It's set in ancient Greece, when there were Gods and demigods and all that jazz, which do play a roll in the book, but it definitely read like a normal YA Fantasy book so don't let that scare you off if you're not into ancient Greece!
PLOT:
I found the plot to be fast paced enough that it kept me engaged, but I would say it leaned on the slower pace side of the spectrum - which is definitely not a bad thing! I like a good slow burn read where the author takes the time to flush out the scenery and setting and gives you some day-to-day normalcy that some fast past books lack. A lot of people probably don't like that in a book, but I definitely do! However I do think it was a little bit repetitive for the middle section, and I would have liked a little more action or drama in that portion of the book.
WRITING:
I loved that it was descriptive and filled with imagery without being metaphoric or pretentious. I will say one thing, you can tell it's the author's first published book. And by that I mean that it was a little basic in writing style and I could sometimes predict what people were going to say or how they would act. But that's just something that improves with time and experience so I by no means hold this against the author/book; I seriously applaud her for her work and all that must have went into writing and researching for this book.
CHARACTERS:
Guys, this was a LESBIAN FANTASY, HECK YES!!
I really enjoyed both characters, Kahina and Atalanta, and loved getting both of their perspectives! Sometimes they felt a little too similar, and I would have liked to see more distinct personality traits in them each, but seriously they were a joy to read about.
Atalanta's hard on the outside but gooey on the inside and Kahina was similar yet a little less hard and a little less gooey.
I loved their relationship and guys, this was slowwww burn romance. I loved that about it, but also wouldn't have minded seeing a few more lovey-dovey romance moments hahaha.
OVERALL:
I really loved it! I hope there is a sequel because I need to see what happens to these characters and need more romance scenes between my two gals!!!
It's set in ancient Greece, when there were Gods and demigods and all that jazz, which do play a roll in the book, but it definitely read like a normal YA Fantasy book so don't let that scare you off if you're not into ancient Greece!
PLOT:
I found the plot to be fast paced enough that it kept me engaged, but I would say it leaned on the slower pace side of the spectrum - which is definitely not a bad thing! I like a good slow burn read where the author takes the time to flush out the scenery and setting and gives you some day-to-day normalcy that some fast past books lack. A lot of people probably don't like that in a book, but I definitely do! However I do think it was a little bit repetitive for the middle section, and I would have liked a little more action or drama in that portion of the book.
WRITING:
I loved that it was descriptive and filled with imagery without being metaphoric or pretentious. I will say one thing, you can tell it's the author's first published book. And by that I mean that it was a little basic in writing style and I could sometimes predict what people were going to say or how they would act. But that's just something that improves with time and experience so I by no means hold this against the author/book; I seriously applaud her for her work and all that must have went into writing and researching for this book.
CHARACTERS:
Guys, this was a LESBIAN FANTASY, HECK YES!!
I really enjoyed both characters, Kahina and Atalanta, and loved getting both of their perspectives! Sometimes they felt a little too similar, and I would have liked to see more distinct personality traits in them each, but seriously they were a joy to read about.
Atalanta's hard on the outside but gooey on the inside and Kahina was similar yet a little less hard and a little less gooey.
I loved their relationship and guys, this was slowwww burn romance. I loved that about it, but also wouldn't have minded seeing a few more lovey-dovey romance moments hahaha.
OVERALL:
I really loved it! I hope there is a sequel because I need to see what happens to these characters and need more romance scenes between my two gals!!!