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West by Edith Pattou

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Was this book necessary? No. Was it cute? I guess. In terms of writing I had the same problems as the first one: a lot of summary, a lot of passive language, I was told a lot of things that I wish I would've seen play out instead. This style of writing is fine on a fairytale or something more akin to a short story or a novella, but 500 pages of it? Sometimes I felt like I was reading the Wikipedia summary instead of the book itself. In terms of the story itself, it felt like more or less the same thing as the first book. I didn't really find much development of the characters beyond the people they already were at the end of book one. And truth be told, I felt like the writing style prevented me from actually connecting with the characters.

maddiebills's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

thefoxy_booklady's review

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

martareader's review against another edition

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3.0

This was not even near as good as East. It felt very repetitive and unnecessary. Liked that it was a fast read though.

willowshelter's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

heartfelthullabaloo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

3.5

It was an interesting way to do the sequel. I was curious where they could go from the end of the first book and they sure did find a way to go! Some of it I really liked, the part about her weaving the cloaks in particular. Some of it I was like “ehh, I don’t know about that”. The wind character was an interesting addition. Overall worth the read.

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3.0

This one was much more difficult to get into than the first. I’m glad I read it instead of listening - that would not have gone well with all the different viewpoints.
This was very slow to start... I must have flipped between finishing and stopping a significant number of times in the first 200 pages. After that, things did pick up, and rather quickly!
I still love that this is an adventure story that is a clean read. There are some pretty challenging topics in the areas of death, forgiveness, and humility; but overall great for a young teen.