Review of Becoming Athena
Posted: 05 Feb 2023, 17:14
[Following is a volunteer review of "Becoming Athena" by Katherine Lore.]
Becoming Athena by Katherine Lore is from the viewpoint of a young women called Scarlet Leone. Scarlet is trying to find herself through family struggles of abuse and alcohol while living in Utah in the 1980’s. Scarlet is about ready to graduate high school and being the only non-Mormon, she feels out of place in a society that doesn’t trust non-Mormons. She is looking for love and a way out of her current home situation. With low self-esteem, she struggles to see herself as others do. Scarlet is persistent; when she does find the love of her life, she cannot understand his wavery commitment when he says he loves her. It is an off and on situation that allows her to find the stretch she needs to make lifelong changes that effect herself and those around her. The title fits the main character as Athena is the Greek Goddess of wisdom and battle. Scarlet fights for what she believes and wants, while learning how to use the wisdom she has acquired through hardships.
Becoming Athena shows how each person one encounters has hidden secrets, secrets that will tear friendships and family apart when voiced out loud. It is a great reminder to the reader that no matter what one is going through, there is someone that may have it worse. The book is also a great example of how one’s own perspective can change the course of another’s life. Overall, the book has many positive aspects, as different readers from different walks of life would be able to connect with the storyline.
The one negative I felt was how repetitive the characters reacted to each other. There also felt a sense of disconnect at times in the story line when information seemed out of place to me. It seemed as if information was added to make the book longer than it needed to be yet still get the authors point across. The second negative I felt was the book should have an appendix for the different references for the Greek and Roman mythologies. It would help any readers not familiar with Greek and Roman mythologies to reach a deeper connection with the book.
I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars. The underlying theme of self-discovery and love with the parallels of Greek and Roman mythologies make the book very interesting. Katherine Lore gives a depth that was not expected when I started reading the book. The reason for not giving 4 stars is I felt the story was a bit slow to take shape and at times started to feel repetitive in how the main characters reacted to each other.
The book is suitable for young adults. It is not a hard book to read in the sense of English language, but the content is not suitable for younger audiences as it deals with abuse, addiction, and lying to those you love the most. The book is professionally edited with no major errors found.
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Becoming Athena
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Becoming Athena by Katherine Lore is from the viewpoint of a young women called Scarlet Leone. Scarlet is trying to find herself through family struggles of abuse and alcohol while living in Utah in the 1980’s. Scarlet is about ready to graduate high school and being the only non-Mormon, she feels out of place in a society that doesn’t trust non-Mormons. She is looking for love and a way out of her current home situation. With low self-esteem, she struggles to see herself as others do. Scarlet is persistent; when she does find the love of her life, she cannot understand his wavery commitment when he says he loves her. It is an off and on situation that allows her to find the stretch she needs to make lifelong changes that effect herself and those around her. The title fits the main character as Athena is the Greek Goddess of wisdom and battle. Scarlet fights for what she believes and wants, while learning how to use the wisdom she has acquired through hardships.
Becoming Athena shows how each person one encounters has hidden secrets, secrets that will tear friendships and family apart when voiced out loud. It is a great reminder to the reader that no matter what one is going through, there is someone that may have it worse. The book is also a great example of how one’s own perspective can change the course of another’s life. Overall, the book has many positive aspects, as different readers from different walks of life would be able to connect with the storyline.
The one negative I felt was how repetitive the characters reacted to each other. There also felt a sense of disconnect at times in the story line when information seemed out of place to me. It seemed as if information was added to make the book longer than it needed to be yet still get the authors point across. The second negative I felt was the book should have an appendix for the different references for the Greek and Roman mythologies. It would help any readers not familiar with Greek and Roman mythologies to reach a deeper connection with the book.
I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars. The underlying theme of self-discovery and love with the parallels of Greek and Roman mythologies make the book very interesting. Katherine Lore gives a depth that was not expected when I started reading the book. The reason for not giving 4 stars is I felt the story was a bit slow to take shape and at times started to feel repetitive in how the main characters reacted to each other.
The book is suitable for young adults. It is not a hard book to read in the sense of English language, but the content is not suitable for younger audiences as it deals with abuse, addiction, and lying to those you love the most. The book is professionally edited with no major errors found.
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Becoming Athena
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon