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Echo North
by Joanna Ruth Meyer
Read 2: May 14th, 2022
4 stars
While I didn't love Echo North as much during my reread it was still a fun wintery fairytale. Upon reread I found some aspects of Joanna Ruth Meyer's writing clunky but overall she's definitely skilled at crafting atmosphere and capturing fairytale magic in a way that I can just sink into. I would still definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a solid retelling.
Read 1: October 7th, 2019
4.5 stars
Echo North was a truly breathtaking story. It had the whimsical, yet dark atmosphere of a fairy tale with compelling characters, and a wonderful romance at its centre. It had all the best bits of a good fantasy romance.
In this novel, we follow Echo Alkaev, the lonely daughter of the village bookseller. After a brutal attack by a wolf, she finds herself horribly disfigured and ostracized by everyone in her rural village. One day after her father’s disappearance she rediscovers the wolf who maimed her and he offers her a bargain: her father’s life for one year of her own. She's swept away to an enchanted castle and finds herself wrapped up in the mystery of the wolf.
Echo North is a stellar retelling of East of the Sun West of the Moon. While I’m not too familiar with this specific tale, the novel had enough elements similar to Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Eros and Psyche for me to find wonderfully fascinating connections. Meyer captures the magic of a fairy tale excellently. The magic is whimsical with a dark edge and the story beats are familiar and nostalgic.
I adored the chemistry between Echo and Wolf. Their romance was the epitome of sweet and pure. As much as I adore angst, a soft budding friendship turned more also filled my heart with joy. Their relationship was filled with a nice balance of fluff and fairy tale drama and all I wanted to see was their Happily Ever After by the end
The atmosphere and world were top-notch throughout. This story felt like a fairy tale in the best way possible. Meyer captures the dark and magical forest that is a staple of any good fairy tale, and the enchanted castle balanced wondrous and grim excellently. I wanted to live amongst its halls and explore the magical library with Echo.
At its heart, Echo North was a story about good triumphing evil, love conquering all, and choosing kindness over cruelty. That might sound unbearably cheesy to some people, but it genuinely melted my heart.
4 stars
While I didn't love Echo North as much during my reread it was still a fun wintery fairytale. Upon reread I found some aspects of Joanna Ruth Meyer's writing clunky but overall she's definitely skilled at crafting atmosphere and capturing fairytale magic in a way that I can just sink into. I would still definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a solid retelling.
Read 1: October 7th, 2019
4.5 stars
Echo North was a truly breathtaking story. It had the whimsical, yet dark atmosphere of a fairy tale with compelling characters, and a wonderful romance at its centre. It had all the best bits of a good fantasy romance.
In this novel, we follow Echo Alkaev, the lonely daughter of the village bookseller. After a brutal attack by a wolf, she finds herself horribly disfigured and ostracized by everyone in her rural village. One day after her father’s disappearance she rediscovers the wolf who maimed her and he offers her a bargain: her father’s life for one year of her own. She's swept away to an enchanted castle and finds herself wrapped up in the mystery of the wolf.
Echo North is a stellar retelling of East of the Sun West of the Moon. While I’m not too familiar with this specific tale, the novel had enough elements similar to Beauty and the Beast and the myth of Eros and Psyche for me to find wonderfully fascinating connections. Meyer captures the magic of a fairy tale excellently. The magic is whimsical with a dark edge and the story beats are familiar and nostalgic.
I adored the chemistry between Echo and Wolf. Their romance was the epitome of sweet and pure. As much as I adore angst, a soft budding friendship turned more also filled my heart with joy. Their relationship was filled with a nice balance of fluff and fairy tale drama and all I wanted to see was their Happily Ever After by the end
The atmosphere and world were top-notch throughout. This story felt like a fairy tale in the best way possible. Meyer captures the dark and magical forest that is a staple of any good fairy tale, and the enchanted castle balanced wondrous and grim excellently. I wanted to live amongst its halls and explore the magical library with Echo.
At its heart, Echo North was a story about good triumphing evil, love conquering all, and choosing kindness over cruelty. That might sound unbearably cheesy to some people, but it genuinely melted my heart.