Echo North is a book which I thought the first half was good, and the second half was even better. It's one of those books where a single revelation makes you re-think the whole story and you almost want to start over from the beginning. Echo is a sympathetic character. In many ways she's the good girl of the story who was disfigured by a wolf attack. And in an almost Beauty and the Beast scenario, she goes to live with said wolf to save her father's life. But there Echo realizes that nothing is what it seems.

Echo North is a retelling of "East of the Sun, West of the Moon" and seems to incorporate all these other threads from stories. But what I adored about the latter half of the book, was that all these seeds and relationships took on a whole new light. Echo North is for those who love stories and a love that can cut through illusions.

East of the Sun, West of the Moon meets other fairy tales in this wonderfully written book. The characters were flawed and perfect. I just want to share this with everyone. 
The best part was the mirror books. Why is this not real. It was so well thought out and something that I would love to explore. 
Overall the romance, back story, and how it all fit together was perfect. I can't praise this enough.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book from the moment I started reading it. It began as a classic retelling of beauty and the beast but became so much more. I found myself loving all the characters and enjoying the world I was placed in by reading this story. By the end of the book I felt sad to put it down but satisfied by its finish.

Enchanting, magical, mysterious. An inspired new spin on an old tale that will capture a reader's attention until the very end.

I received an ARC copy through Page St in exchange for an honest review. Echo North is an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast by Joanna Ruth Meyer. This book had many great qualities, the characters were multidimensional and the magical scenery was well explored. There is also a surprise twist that I did not see coming at all, so it’s worth a read simply for the surprise. That being said, the book felt a little drawn-out, especially a couple chapters around the third quarter. Over all though I would be interested in reading more by Joanna Ruth Meyer in the future.

This beautifully covered book is a  fairy-tale retelling  "Easy of the Sun, West of the Moon",  The book has dense lush descriptions, and an interesting strong female protagonist.   The yet-to-be-released book is clearly popular amongst many readers but myself, despite the lyrical prose and beautiful settings, I was not drawn in. The characters and dialogue were not compelling to me and I found the book difficult to finish.

3.75/ 5 stars

Echo North is a great tale. I enjoyed the fairytale aspects, and the world created by the author. The atmosphere felt full of wonder, and the setting was great - a house that changes it's configuration is obviously really cool.

I liked the characters, and found that Echo had depth. She didn't grow as much as I kind of hoped she would, but she definitely felt comfortable with who she was by the end, and accepted herself. I found that throughout the story, she felt a little selfish - she was kind of held against her will, so any escapism is understandable.  She wanted to help the Wolf, and it felt like she didn't try very hard until it was almost too late. 

I wish Wolf/Hal were explored more, and that we got to know them a little better. Mokoshe was also an interesting character, but again, we just didn't see enough of her to really get depth.

Overall, I enjoyed this story, it's magical forest, and a girl saving the one she loves.

This was an amazing read! I loved how elements of fairytales were woven in and recognizable. I could not stop reading because I wasn't sure how it was going to end!

I can't even describe how excited I was to receive an e-Galley for this book after I'd heard so much about it. 

This was a lush, dark, fantastical fairy-tale retelling stemming from the Norwegian story  "Easy of the Sun, West of the Moon", with gorgeous prose and a clever, headstrong protagonist everyone dreams of reading about. The setting, however, was the star of the show. A lovingly written, harsh and icy Russian wilderness you can feel seeping into your bones, and a castle pulled right out of the pages of "Beauty and the Beast". A simply stunning book.

This fairy tale re-telling builds on more than just a tenuous connection between Echo and her mysterious suitor and instead brings them together from their flaws: Echo's longing for self acceptance and Wolf's overwhelming guilt about his past. The two go hand-in-hand and the story is as brilliantly woven as the threads that hold the castle together. Drawing from multiple fairy tales and a library full of magical mirrors, Echo North was a gust of fresh air in a sometimes tired genre.

This is a gorgeous rendition of many fairy tales, Hansel and Gretel., Red Riding Hood, and other, older darker tales that are part of our story telling past. This book mesmerizes with beautiful and poetic prose, I’ve already recommended it to many like minded readers and see a prominent place for it on the shelves of my collection