(My entry to the blog carnival: If Books Were Food…)

Quiver by Stephanie Spinner

Quiver would be a platter of olives and camembert cheese. In the beginning, you would wince at the saltiness and hate pitting the olives yourself. Gradually, the natural flavor of the olives will grow on you, and you’d find it tasting more playful with camembert. Quiver is classic and modern.

Quiver retells the legend of Atalanta. Abandoned in the woods when she was a baby because of her gender, Atalanta was saved by the goddess Artemis. Because of this, she dedicated herself to the goddess, vowing to stay chaste. Artemis grew up to be a highly skilled archer and swift runner much to the chagrin of her male peers. Tension comes when her King father rediscovers her and forces her to marry and produce an heir. Because of her loyalty to Artemis, she reaches a compromise with her father, one that will be threatened however by conniving gods and humans.

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