Echo North

by Joanna Ruth Meyer

Echo’s carefully structured world falls apart after her father leaves for the city and mysteriously disappears. Believing he is lost forever, Echo is shocked to find him half-frozen in the winter forest six months later, guarded by a strange talking wolf - the same creature who attacked her as a child. The wolf presents Echo with an offer: for her to come and live with him for a year. But there is more to the wolf than Echo realises, including a history she can’t remember.

In his enchanted house, Echo discovers centuries-old secrets, a magical library filled with books-turned-mirrors, and a man named Hal who is trapped inside of them. As the year ticks by, Echo must solve the mystery of the wolf’s enchantment before it’s too late - otherwise Echo, the wolf, and Hal will be lost forever.

• ISBN10: 1624147151
• ISBN13: 9781624147159
• Publish Date: 1 February 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 5 April 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Page Street Publishing Co.
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[cornerfolds]

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[leahrosereads]

I wish I had waited for this from the library and not bought my own copy.

Did not enjoy and felt like this retelling didn't bring anything unique to the story. It was so blah from start to finish, and it may have out me off of retellings for a bit.

[Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub]

For my birthday, I was given free reign of the bookstore. I came home with this lovely book, which I’d been dying to read. Wow. It was so good!

It’s a re-imagining of East of the Sun, West of the Moon, a lesser-known fairy tale that I loved as a child. Told with nods to the original, as well as to classic fairy tale tropes (such as cruel stepmothers and the power of love) , it is nonetheless wholly its own.

Echo, the main character, was very well developed. She had her flaws, but she wasn’t annoying. Her inner strength and her loyalty made it easy to cheer for her. I also loved how beautifully described the settings were, and I am dying to visit the mirror library.

It’s a wonderful adventure, a journey full of magic and wonder, deftly told by a skilled weaver of words. This was the first book I’ve read by Joanna Ruth Meyer, but it most definitely will not be the last. If you enjoy beauty, enchantment, and a visit to the fairy tales that many children (myself included) grow up on, this book is one to read.
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