WEST Blog Tour
About The Book:
Title: WEST (East #2)
Author: Edith Pattou
Pub. Date: October 23, 2018
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook
Pages: 528
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD
In the sequel to the beloved high fantasy East, Rose sets off on a perilous journey to find her true love when he goes missing in a thrilling tale of danger, magic, adventure, and revenge.
When Rose first met Charles, he was trapped in the form of a white bear. To rescue him, Rose traveled to the land that lay east of the sun and west of the moon to defeat the evil Troll Queen. Now Rose has found her happily-ever-after with Charles—until a sudden storm destroys his ship and he is presumed dead. But Rose doesn’t believe the shipwreck was an act of nature, nor does she believe Charles is truly dead. Something much more sinister is at work. With mysterious and unstoppable forces threatening the lives of the people she loves, Rose must once again set off on a perilous journey. And this time, the fate of the entire world is at stake.
About Book 1:
Title: EAST (East #1)
Author: Edith Pattou
Pub. Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, audiobook
Pages: 507
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Audible, B&N, iBooks, TBD
Rose has always been different.
Since the day she was born, it was clear she had a special fate. Her superstitious mother keeps the unusual circumstances of Rose’s birth a secret, hoping to prevent her adventurous daughter from leaving home… but she can’t suppress Rose’s true nature forever.
So when an enormous white bear shows up one cold autumn evening and asks teenage Rose to come away with it–in exchange for health and prosperity for her ailing family–she readily agrees.
Rose travels on the bear’s broad back to a distant and empty castle, where she is nightly joined by a mysterious stranger. In discovering his identity, she loses her heart– and finds her purpose–and realizes her journey has only just begun.
About Edith:
Edith Pattou is the author of Ghosting, a contemporary novel for young adults, told in free verse. She also wrote three award-winning fantasy novels for young adults – East, a retelling of the Norwegian folk tale “East of the Sun and West of the Moon,” and the two Songs of Eirren, Hero’s Song and Fire Arrow. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling picture book, Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden.
She was born in Evanston, Illinois, grew up in Winnetka, and was a teenager in the city of Chicago where she attended Francis W. Parker School. She completed her B.A. at Scripps College in Claremont, California where she won the Crombie Allen Award for creative writing. She later completed a Masters degree in English Literature at Claremont Graduate School, followed by a Masters of Library and Information Science at UCLA.
She has worked for a medical association, a clothing boutique, a recording studio, the Playboy Foundation, a public television station, a school library, two public libraries, two advertising agencies, and two bookstores.
She has lived in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Durham, NC, Cambridge, England, Stockholm, Sweden, and currently resides with her husband, Charles, in Columbus, Ohio.
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- What is on your nightstand?
Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Shadowcaster by Cinda Williams Chima
Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
(and yes, I’m one of those who reads multiple books at a time!)
- What author would you totally fan?
Rainbow Rowell
Neil Gaiman
- What makes you cringe?
Closemindedness and bigotry
Internet trolls
- Do you obsessively plot out each point or just go with the flow?
Somewhere in between. I usually work from a very general outline to keep me on track, but I love it when characters lead me off in unexpected directions.
- Is there a word you love to use?
beguile
spellbinding
lit-up
(How to pick just one??)
Right now I don’t have a pet, our last cat having passed away not too long ago, but here is a photo of my favorite cat ever, Freddy. Who had no problem glamming it up for the camera.
FREDDY
Giveaway Details:
3 Winners will receive a finished copy of WEST, US Only.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
10/15/2018- Rhythmicbooktrovert– Review
10/16/2018- A Backwards Story– Interview
10/17/2018- Forever Lost in Literature– Review
10/18/2018- Mythical Books– Excerpt
10/19/2018- Patriotic Bookaholic– Excerpt
Week Two:
10/22/2018- Read. Eat. Love.– Review
10/23/2018- Dani Reviews Things– Excerpt
10/24/2018- Adventures and Reading– Review
10/25/2018- BookHounds YA– Interview
10/26/2018- Jena Brown Writes– Review
Week Three:
10/29/2018- Ace Reads– Excerpt
10/30/2018- Novel Novice– Excerpt
10/31/2018- All the Ups and Downs– Excerpt
11/1/2018- Rockin’ Book Reviews– Review
11/2/2018- Paws and Paperbacks– Review
Week Four:
11/5/2018- Smada’s Book Smack– Review
11/6/2018- if the book will be too difficult– Excerpt
11/7/2018- Vesper Dreams– Excerpt
11/8/2018- Oh Hey! Books.– Review
11/9/2018- Two Chicks on Books– Excerpt
Congrats on the new release! It sounds awesome. Thanks for sharing.
I am so excited to read this book. I read the last book back when I was in highschool and it was my favorite fairy tale retelling. I was so excitedto see it getting a sequel!
I read East when it came out and cannot wait to start this novel. Good luck with your book.
West and East both sound like really exciting stories.
I can’t wait for this book!! I was so late to game on the first one and it captured my heart. I’m so glad there’s more. I missed Rose and her white bear.