Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

This is Jennifer Saint’s masterpiece. Elektra was good. Ariadne had its flaws. But Atalanta is excellent; a retelling of the myth of Atalanta that breathes and cries and roils with emotion. It’s well worth reading, but the slightly rote treatment of the myth means it isn’t a perfect A grade. Any Greek mythology nut worth…

Maame by Jessica George

Maame by Jessica George

Maame suffers a bit because I’ve read a several similar books over the past few years, each about women emerging from the pressures and stifling cloister of their family lives to become a fully actualized person. This novel offers a couple of new twists, but the author’s voice isn’t especially distinctive. Still, there are some…

Haven by Emma Donoghue

Haven by Emma Donoghue

Haven is perhaps the shortest Emma Donoghue book I’ve ever read.  Compared to long sagas such as Frog Music and Room, it’s a hop, skip and a jump lengthwise but packs in her trademark sense of worldbuilding and character observation, making it a slow read.  But if you’re a fan, then it provides more of…

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