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A review by monetp
Echo North by Joanna Ruth Meyer
4.0
4.5 stars
"You are not a mere storyteller. Your face is weathered, your hands rough with work - you have traveled far, I think." ~ [b:Echo North|40046030|Echo North (Echo North, #1)|Joanna Ruth Meyer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1534396000l/40046030._SX50_.jpg|60054057]
One of my new favorite "Beauty and the Beast" retellings! An atmospherically beautiful tale with plenty of twists and turns. This story has all the ingredients of a well-told folktale with characters never before seen. The plot was unpredictable, tantalizing, and ingenious. Perfect for fans of [b:The Bear and the Nightingale|25489134|The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy, #1)|Katherine Arden|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1470731420l/25489134._SX50_.jpg|45268929] and [b:The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales|22917|The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales|Jacob Grimm|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1369540060l/22917._SY75_.jpg|1855987].
I absolutely loved the plot twist with the love triangle trope. I love that YA novels are beginning to ignore or reinvent the annoying "three people all in love with the wrong person" trope. Echo and Hal have such a wonderful relationship, mainly because of their enduring friendship. The plot point of the magical library with the time-traveling, or world bending? I guess, books made this retelling even better.
"You are not a mere storyteller. Your face is weathered, your hands rough with work - you have traveled far, I think." ~ [b:Echo North|40046030|Echo North (Echo North, #1)|Joanna Ruth Meyer|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1534396000l/40046030._SX50_.jpg|60054057]
One of my new favorite "Beauty and the Beast" retellings! An atmospherically beautiful tale with plenty of twists and turns. This story has all the ingredients of a well-told folktale with characters never before seen. The plot was unpredictable, tantalizing, and ingenious. Perfect for fans of [b:The Bear and the Nightingale|25489134|The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy, #1)|Katherine Arden|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1470731420l/25489134._SX50_.jpg|45268929] and [b:The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales|22917|The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales|Jacob Grimm|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1369540060l/22917._SY75_.jpg|1855987].
I absolutely loved the plot twist with the love triangle trope. I love that YA novels are beginning to ignore or reinvent the annoying "three people all in love with the wrong person" trope. Echo and Hal have such a wonderful relationship, mainly because of their enduring friendship. The plot point of the magical library with the time-traveling, or world bending? I guess, books made this retelling even better.