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Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

21 reviews

alice_underland's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I did really enjoy this book, a tale of a strong women. The pacing closer to the last part did feel rushed in comparison to the rest of the book.

I would definitely recommend giving it a read:)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

littlewishling's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Saint really is a master of myth retellings. Every sentence is more captivating than the last as she weaves a story of tragedy and triumph. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual violence

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 stars! I liked this book - I thought it was a unique way of portraying how Atalanta herself might have felt about the adventures she experienced during her life. Sometimes I found myself slightly not vibing with her - a half star was docked for Meleager's tendency to say that Atalanta was "not like other girls," which in this context was completely true, but it still gave me war flashbacks.

However, I really loved how her arc concluded and I felt that her journey was realistic and true to her character in the myths. I especially loved how her interpersonal dynamics were developed with the characters that she was close with. One of the parts of the book that I really vibed with was Atalanta's viewpoint on the adventures with the Argonauts, and I loved how her relationship with Hippomenes was introduced and developed.

I found myself wanting a bit more, and I know this wasn't quite written in the epic style, but I do wish that it had been a bit more epic. However, at the same time it was a good story about a girl trying to find herself and find peace, and ultimately succeeding at finding both.

Would definitely recommend! <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Violence and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

zara89's review

adventurous 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

manaledi's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.75

There are so many Greek myths and gods and goddesses and heroes and they all blur together. Atalanta is an interesting story for a retelling and yet it irks me the way a story about a woman who don't need no man still ends up being about the men she crosses paths with. Also, very weird pet peeve, but she left on a basically 9 month adventure on a boat with ONE outfit and no one ever discussed bathing or laundry and it's those practicalities that make it make sense even if the rest of it is magic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

redheadorganist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Suicide

xennial_reader's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

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

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

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