Naturally, the author felt compelled to add some kind of romantic element but honestly, it made me roll my eyes.Įventually, we come to the killing of the Calydonian boar - but Artemis' sacred animal and punishment for the local king isn't the only thing that gets killed.
There, Atalanta encounters other people, mostly men, as well as other parts of the world. It was kind of disheartening to read (in the subtext) that it was the goddess' influence that turned Atalanta into THE hunter when in the actual myth it was the girl herself.įor some reason, Atalanta is then sent onto the Argo by Artemis to search for the golden fleece with Jason (this happens in one line of myth but not two others). The author then changes her story and instead of being raised by (mortal) hunters, Atalanta is taken in by Artemis herself and left in the care of her nymphs. Baby Atalanta is left to die in a forest because her father wanted a son. Sadly, I have decided not to pick up another book by Jennifer Saint.Īncient Greece. This, then, was my attempt to see if the author's initial success was a one-off hit or if the one that had left me cold was the exception. Then I had read another that unfortunately left me pretty cold. I had read a book by Jennifer Saint before and liked it very much. My go-to author is and probably always will be Natalie Hayens. Some retellings of ancient myths are grat.
My huge thanks to Headline via Netgalley for DRC, I have given my honest review.Īh, this book has awesome covers, right?!
I really enjoyed this retelling which was rare in my last few ones, although I expected this, after all this is Jennifer Saint, her characters are remarkable and the story, she tells the tale that you know it, but still so engaging, beautiful and heartbreaking. There are many short myths and games of gods in her voyage, and I loved reading them from Atalanta's point of view. Her story in this book passes with Hercules, Medea and Ares's son, Meleager.
We all know the story of Jason and Golden Fleece, you might have heard about Atalanta, one of a few hero women in mythology. She got strong, fast, and fearless, her name is Atalanta.Īrtemis was Atalanta's sister, mother, guide, teacher all in one, and when the time come, Atalanta become her champion.Ī gathering of the greatest band of heroes from across all of Greece wants to sail on the Argo, in search of a Golden Fleece and Atalanta the only woman in the group boards on the ship, as Artemis's champion to be the best of them all. A girl was born, and the King exposed her on the mountain, a mother bear raised her, she grew strong on bear milk and learned to wrestle with bear siblings, then Artemis came for her, and gave her to the nymphs to raise her in the forest of Arcadia.
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