This book was reviewed for the Fantastic Flying Book Club. Recommended for any who love fantasy!***Many thanks to the author and publisher for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I actually enjoy multiple perspectives in books, as long as it's made clear who we are with at the time. The perspective shifted between characters, including the Troll Queen, allowing the reader to really get to know all of them.

I loved getting a real feel for Norse culture of the time (1700s).

Pattou did a marvelous job of researching to enhance her tale. This was a lovely read! It's rich with detail, and the characters are just precious. Along the way, Rose gets to really know herself and the depths of her feelings for her new friend. Her journey takes her to the reaches of her world, all the way to the home of the Troll Queen which lies 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon’. When he leaves one day, Rose follows, determined to help him. He takes her to his enchanted castle, where they slowly get to know one another. Edith Pattou is the author ofEast, an ALA Notable Book, and its sequel, West Hero's Song Fire Arrow, a Booklist Top Ten Fantasy Novel of the Year Ghosting and the New York Times bestselling picture book Mrs. Rose takes the decision upon herself and leaves with him. The family is starving, the farm failing, when a mysterious visitor approaches them and says he will give the family an improvement of their fortunes in exchange for Rose. Rose is born into a large, poor family, to a superstitious ma. East by Edith Pattou is a delightful re-imagining of the fairytale 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon’.

West by edith pattou