Book Review (Courtesy of NetGalley.com)
Title: Outrun the Wind
Author: Elizabeth Tammi
Book blurb from Amazon.com:
The Huntresses of Artemis must obey two rules: never disobey the goddess, and never fall in love. After being rescued from a harrowing life as an Oracle of Delphi, Kahina is glad to be a part of the Hunt; living among a group of female warriors gives her a chance to reclaim her strength. But when a routine mission goes awry, Kahina breaks the first rule in order to save the legendary huntress Atalanta.
My Review:
I want to start off with that I requested to read Outrun the Wind from NetGalley.com and was approved to give an honest opinion on the book before it's publication date. I have not completely finished the book but have read up to Chapter 6 and feel I am able to give a pretty good review based on those chapters. I will continue to read the book and will update this review, or add a new one, later on when I am done.
I've always been a fan of Greek/Roman mythology and appreciate any author giving it the time of day to put their own spin to the original stories. We encounter Atalanta in the woods trying to impress a prince, and a couple of other guys, with her hunting skills against one of Artemis' creations: the boar. As the boar is about to kill Atalanta, a random golden knife appears out of no-where and saves her from death. Artemis is pissed about the boar getting killed and Atalanta is on the run.
Throughout the book we go back and forth between two different POVs of Atalanta and Kahina. Kahina is one of the Huntresses of Artemis and is on a quest provided by her "boss" and screws up by saving Atalanta and killing the boar. Kahina has to prove her worth to Artemis and is sent on a journey on her own.
Based on the six chapters I have read I am enjoying the two characters and their two views on each side of the coin. The story has an interesting and realistic view on Greek mythology and keeping to the facts but with a little more spice to keep it from being boring.
I will continue to read this book and I have it on pre-order to get my own copy.
Outrun the Wind comes out on November 27th of this year and I'm excited to see if this will have a sequel.
My next review will be on: The Revolution of Jack Frost by K.M. Robinson (courtesy of NetGalley.com)
Title: Outrun the Wind
Author: Elizabeth Tammi
Book blurb from Amazon.com:
The Huntresses of Artemis must obey two rules: never disobey the goddess, and never fall in love. After being rescued from a harrowing life as an Oracle of Delphi, Kahina is glad to be a part of the Hunt; living among a group of female warriors gives her a chance to reclaim her strength. But when a routine mission goes awry, Kahina breaks the first rule in order to save the legendary huntress Atalanta.
My Review:
I want to start off with that I requested to read Outrun the Wind from NetGalley.com and was approved to give an honest opinion on the book before it's publication date. I have not completely finished the book but have read up to Chapter 6 and feel I am able to give a pretty good review based on those chapters. I will continue to read the book and will update this review, or add a new one, later on when I am done.
I've always been a fan of Greek/Roman mythology and appreciate any author giving it the time of day to put their own spin to the original stories. We encounter Atalanta in the woods trying to impress a prince, and a couple of other guys, with her hunting skills against one of Artemis' creations: the boar. As the boar is about to kill Atalanta, a random golden knife appears out of no-where and saves her from death. Artemis is pissed about the boar getting killed and Atalanta is on the run.
Throughout the book we go back and forth between two different POVs of Atalanta and Kahina. Kahina is one of the Huntresses of Artemis and is on a quest provided by her "boss" and screws up by saving Atalanta and killing the boar. Kahina has to prove her worth to Artemis and is sent on a journey on her own.
Based on the six chapters I have read I am enjoying the two characters and their two views on each side of the coin. The story has an interesting and realistic view on Greek mythology and keeping to the facts but with a little more spice to keep it from being boring.
I will continue to read this book and I have it on pre-order to get my own copy.
Outrun the Wind comes out on November 27th of this year and I'm excited to see if this will have a sequel.
My next review will be on: The Revolution of Jack Frost by K.M. Robinson (courtesy of NetGalley.com)
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