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Okay so behind this absolutely stunningly beautiful cover is an epic of a book. I’d pick up this book purely on the strength of the design alone! As soon as I started this book, it completely enchanted me and I became an intrepid follower of Atalanta and her adventures.

I’d never really known much about her in Greek mythology before. She was a name I thought I’d heard of in passing and a book telling her story was spot on. She is such an interesting character to portray and coupled with the quite frankly amazing writing, had you fully ensconced into her life and exploits.

From being left on a mountain to die after her fathers disappointments that she wasn’t a boy, she goes from strength to strength until she find herself aboard the Argo, where she must prove herself to be worthy of being the only woman in a band of man.

I was rooting for her the whole way and man, I could not put this book down. It went in ways I couldn’t have imagined (as I wasn’t familiar with her story) and it was brilliant. It’s one of those books I’d liked to read again for the first time. It’s a must read for fans of the Greek myths.

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Atalanta is Jennifer Saint’s third novel and another Greek mythology reimagining. The novel is told in first person from the perspective of Atalanta. Atalanta is born to the King of Arcadia but due to her being female she is left exposed on a mountainside. A mother bear comes along and protects the infant Atalanta. The goddess Artemis then looks after Atalanta and tells her to join Jason and the argonauts. She will be the only female Argonaut and will need to prove herself. This story was absolutely beautiful, and I am in awe of Saint’s writing. This is the third novel I’ve read by now and Saint is now an auto buy author for me. This story is five stars for me and one of my favourite books of the year. This book perfectly described subtle female power during a time where men were the rulers. Atalanta is a character to be inspired by and the ending was just perfect. I loved this book so much and I cannot stop thinking about it. The pacing was also done really well in this book and the cover is gorgeous.

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