{Blog Tour} Book Review: WEST by Edith Pattou

West (East, #2) by Edith Pattou

West

(East #2)

by Edith Pattou

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Release Date: October 23, 2018

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy

Blurb:

In the sequel to the beloved high fantasy East, Rose sets off on a perilous journey to find her true love when he goes missing in a thrilling tale of danger, magic, adventure, and revenge.

When Rose first met Charles, he was trapped in the form of a white bear. To rescue him, Rose traveled to the land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon to defeat the evil Troll Queen. Now Rose has found her happily-ever-after with Charles—until a sudden storm destroys his ship and he is presumed dead. But Rose doesn’t believe the shipwreck was an act of nature, nor does she believe Charles is truly dead. Something much more sinister is at work. With mysterious and unstoppable forces threatening the lives of the people she loves, Rose must once again set off on a perilous journey. And this time, the fate of the entire world is at stake.

BOOK LINKS 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37570561-west

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/West-Edith-Pattou/dp/1328773930/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539756503&sr=1-1&keywords=west+edith+pattou

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/west-edith-pattou/1127659289?ean=9781328773937

Book Depository: https://www.bookdepository.com/West-Edith-Pattou/9781328773937?ref=grid-view&qid=1539756692492&sr=1-1

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/west-12

IndieBound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781328773937

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/mt/book/west/id1325938918?mt=11

My Review:

West is the very long awaited sequel to Edith Pattou's East... like 10+ years awaited. I'll be honest, before I saw the Charlie Bowater's cover for West, I'd never even heard of the author or the first book in the series. But you guys know how much I love East O' The Sun and West  O' The Moon (ahem... CurseBreaker) so when I saw this blog tour I had to sign up.

Luckily I was able to catch up with East before diving into West. At first I found the writing a bit... thick to get into but eventually a wonderful story with well developed characters emerged and I couldn't stop reading. I binged East then started West immediately after, reading way past my bedtime to see how Rose's story would continue. 

Sometimes readers worry when there is such a huge gap between books that it won't have the same flow or it will have been so long since the last book that you've lost all interest in reading the next one but West definitely busts out of that stereotype flowing as seamlessly from East as if they'd been one book all along. 

Overall, if you love fantasy, Scandinavian folklore, romance, and fairytale retellings that will please the young and young-at-heart this book will sweep you off your feet and take you on the journey of a lifetime. 

My Rating:

🌟🌟🌟🌟

4 of 5 Stars!

TOUR SCHEDULE 

Blog tour schedule link: https://fantasticflyingbookclub.blogspot.com/2018/10/tour-schedule-west-east-2-by-edith.html

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Edith Pattou is the author of several fantasy novels, including East, an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. She is a graduate of the Francis W. Parker School, Scripps College (B.A., English), Claremont Graduate School (M.A., English) and UCLA (M.L.I.S.). She is married to Charles Emery, a professor of psychology at The Ohio State University. They have one child, a daughter. 

GIVEAWAY 

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