![]() ![]() And appropriate for the younger YA audience as well. I love the way the conclusion wrapped up and gave the ending a happily every after AND a bittersweet moment as well. I even found myself sympathetic to the villain. She was an easy character to love.Īll of the characters were well developed and multi-layered. The way she helped her family and the polar bear had me cheering her on. ![]() Rose was full of wanderlust and a desire to right her accidental wrongs. I like that it never came off like it was overtaking the story and rather wove into Rose’s sense of adventure. The bonds they grew by having to communicate in unique ways had just the right flair of romanticism. ![]() The romance between the bear, and Rose was incredibly sweet. EDITH PATTOU is the author of East, and the two novels in the Songs of Eirren sequence: Heros Song and Fire Arrow, a Booklist Top Ten Fantasy Novel of the Year. It really rounded out the three areas of this tale and made it all the more magical. I never felt like things were left about with the constant switching of characters. East is a novel retelling of the classic tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon, told in. It made for fast flipping where you couldn’t even tell that it’s an almost 500 page read. It was written in multi-POV chapters that were usually on the shorter side. I’ve seen that a lot of people mention that they read this as a child (where have I been?) and I’m grateful that I’ve had a chance to read this now! I definitely can’t wait to pick up the next book. A simple and sweet retelling of a Nordic fairytale. This book screamed a very whimsy fantasy. ![]()
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