A review by courtofsmutandstuff
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

This book was a lot of plot, despite the first person POV. My previous knowledge of Atalanta was from the Percy Jackson Book of Heroes and I only remembered the bears and the footrace part, and enjoyed the reminder about her story. It is very readable, and I enjoy that she directly addresses Jason's fuckboy nature, but while there are moments of interiority, it is very plot heavy and ended up more in "fine" territory for me. I did very much like how the epilogue was framed though, and
that it didn't seem a curse for her to be a wild animal, but gave her happiness and reconciliation with Artemis, which she seemed to want
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