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A review by eashultz14
West by Edith Pattou
4.0
This is one of those cases where I feel that the book was good, but I was not the intended audience.
I was excited to be immersed back in the world of East with the characters we had met in that book. It was good to “see” them again, although I ultimately would have preferred to have left things the way they were at the end of the first book.
The overall plot of West was interesting in a lot of ways and incorporated more folklore, but there were big portions of the book that didn’t sit right with me.
Without giving any spoilers, I thought that this book described too much hardship that didn’t end up feeling like it was worth it in the end. As an adult, I don’t want to escape to a fantasy world where people (especially children) are being hurt, maimed, or killed. There is so much of that in the real world, and I don’t want to subject myself to more of it via fiction.
With that being said, this is a book aimed at young adults. I think that there is incredible value in children and young adults being exposed to stories where characters overcome great hardships. I would absolutely recommend this to any younger reader who enjoyed East, and I probably would have enjoyed it myself when I was younger.
Well done to Edith Pattou on another well-written book, but I personally won’t be re-reading this one!
I was excited to be immersed back in the world of East with the characters we had met in that book. It was good to “see” them again, although I ultimately would have preferred to have left things the way they were at the end of the first book.
The overall plot of West was interesting in a lot of ways and incorporated more folklore, but there were big portions of the book that didn’t sit right with me.
Without giving any spoilers, I thought that this book described too much hardship that didn’t end up feeling like it was worth it in the end. As an adult, I don’t want to escape to a fantasy world where people (especially children) are being hurt, maimed, or killed. There is so much of that in the real world, and I don’t want to subject myself to more of it via fiction.
With that being said, this is a book aimed at young adults. I think that there is incredible value in children and young adults being exposed to stories where characters overcome great hardships. I would absolutely recommend this to any younger reader who enjoyed East, and I probably would have enjoyed it myself when I was younger.
Well done to Edith Pattou on another well-written book, but I personally won’t be re-reading this one!