I have to say, this is Jennifer Saint’s best retelling yet.

There’s something I love about a single-perspective retelling, and this one does it especially well.

It might be because I don’t know all that much about the Argonauts’ story, but even though their quest was long and filled a good portion of the book, it didn’t feel tiring to read.

Atalanta’s journey, the one she goes through with herself, the other members of the quest, and her patron Artemis, was the highlight of the book!

7/10

I enjoyed this book, but wanted more. I had barely heard of Atalanta before and that was a chief motivator to read it. And I did find out more about her, and I liked how the author explored the role of women in antiquity and the reactions of the various men to Atalanta joining the Argonauts and her journey to be accepted by them and prove herself, as well as dealing with the prejudice of the wider world. All that was good. I also really liked the narrator, and the prose. It flowed really well.

I'd just say that outside of Atalanta, every character was bland. If I didnt already know about Jason and Hercules and Peleus, I'd barely be able to differentiate them. Because of that, the plot and character interactions just didn't do much for me.