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A review by danskireads
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint
5.0
This is Saint’s best book so far. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with Atalanta. We get so many Troy retellings, it was fun to spend time with Jason and the argonauts instead. Plus, I always like retellings where we actually get the gods, rather than simply the human version of the story.
That said, I found the early part of the book, where Atalanta is living with Artemis and the nymphs, a little slow going. I guess I just wanted to get to the action. It’s all important to her story though, obviously, so do push through it if you’re struggling.
Saint has a lot of fun pointing out all the shortcomings and frustrations she (we/many of us) have with the Argonautica (Hercules is a pointless sulking addition, all these heroes and, really, it’s Medea who really gets the Golden Fleece, etc) and manages to tell the story in a really fresh, fun and interesting way.
All in all, a great read.
That said, I found the early part of the book, where Atalanta is living with Artemis and the nymphs, a little slow going. I guess I just wanted to get to the action. It’s all important to her story though, obviously, so do push through it if you’re struggling.
Saint has a lot of fun pointing out all the shortcomings and frustrations she (we/many of us) have with the Argonautica (Hercules is a pointless sulking addition, all these heroes and, really, it’s Medea who really gets the Golden Fleece, etc) and manages to tell the story in a really fresh, fun and interesting way.
All in all, a great read.