Reviews

Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer

general_riegan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A unique retelling that’s beautiful in every sense of the word.

marion_a_02's review against another edition

Not convinced. Hard to get through even through I liké certain éléments.

magikfaye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

verihapunkt's review against another edition

3.0

What a wonderful ending!

allisonh59's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

abbi3d's review

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Very sweet comforting read. Gives Howl’s Moving Castle / beauty and the beast vibes. 

gothic_moss's review against another edition

4.25

I want to say this book was a cozy fairy-tale, but the stakes were reasonably high, so that's not a very accurate description either.
A cross between Beauty and the Beast, Eros and Psyche, and (in my opinion) Snow and Rose, 'Echo North' is an atmospheric fairy tale that felt very comforting. I enjoyed it a lot

alincbarnes's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

nilla_beanie19's review against another edition

3.0

For the longest time I was thinking of rating this a 2.5 or a 2.75. This book wasn't bad at all it just wasn't my cup of tea. I think it was written very well and it was a quick read. Towards the end there was some twists in the plot and some reveals that made me enjoy the book more than I had been, that is why it got bumped to a 3. I had a lot of working theories as I read and some were true and others hinted at the truth while some I was totally off. I enjoyed that I didn't guess everything that was gonna happen, I am pretty decent at that and it can kind of suck. My biggest gripe is it was just too whimsical for me but I do thing other people may enjoy it.

lawryn's review against another edition

3.0

Chalk full of new-to-me Russian-inspired (a guess on my part tbh) lore! This was an interesting fantasy with wild and unique magic