A review by haia_929
Artemis the Brave by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams
2.0
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This book was not so great, once again. There was definitely a lot of redeeming moments in the book, but largely it was not good. This book is supposed to be about Artemis learning to be brave, and in some ways it was. There's a lot of action with Artemis fighting beasts and learning to protect herself and her friends. This portion of the book was excellent, it taught a really great lesson. Being brave is about doing things even when you're afraid. The trouble is that the majority of the book focussed on Artemis trying to get a boyfriend, the guy she likes is narcissistic Orion. It was such a shame that once against Holub and Williams ignored a great opportunity with the plot and focused on such a shallow and lame plot.
The characterization in this book was and again, just bad. Artemis was so off from previous books and from the myths I couldn't believe it. She has no interest in archery, and is instead obsessed with getting a boyfriend. Normally though Artemis is a great example of a strong female lead. Not so much here where she has no agency, has shallow to no interests, and completely abandons her friends and brother to follow around Orion. This was just...lame.
Overall this was a confusing book to me. There was some great stuff about bravery and strength in girls, but it was mostly ignored in favour of a boyfriend plot. Not great.
This book was not so great, once again. There was definitely a lot of redeeming moments in the book, but largely it was not good. This book is supposed to be about Artemis learning to be brave, and in some ways it was. There's a lot of action with Artemis fighting beasts and learning to protect herself and her friends. This portion of the book was excellent, it taught a really great lesson. Being brave is about doing things even when you're afraid. The trouble is that the majority of the book focussed on Artemis trying to get a boyfriend, the guy she likes is narcissistic Orion. It was such a shame that once against Holub and Williams ignored a great opportunity with the plot and focused on such a shallow and lame plot.
The characterization in this book was and again, just bad. Artemis was so off from previous books and from the myths I couldn't believe it. She has no interest in archery, and is instead obsessed with getting a boyfriend. Normally though Artemis is a great example of a strong female lead. Not so much here where she has no agency, has shallow to no interests, and completely abandons her friends and brother to follow around Orion. This was just...lame.
Overall this was a confusing book to me. There was some great stuff about bravery and strength in girls, but it was mostly ignored in favour of a boyfriend plot. Not great.