West is a young adult fantasy novel written by Edith Pattou and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The book is the sequel to East .
Pattou continued to receive letters from fans of East years after writing the book asking if there would be a sequel, which eventually persuaded Pattou to write West. [1] Pattou mentioned in an interview with Publishers Weekly that she isn't planning on writing a third book in the series, but if she does the protagonists would be Charles and Rose's children. [2]
The audiobook version is read by Renee Raudman, Kirby Heyborne, Taylor Meskimen, Robertson Dean, Kimberly Farr, and Tonya Cornelisse. [3]
At the end of East, the Troll Queen was believed to be dead, however, she survives and pursues revenge on Rose and Charles. [4] Rose's husband ends up transforming back into his White Bear form and does not remember her. [5]
Francisca Goldsmith praised the book in the School Library Journal writing, "a wait of longer than a decade proves completely worthwhile". [6] Kirkus Reviews praised the worldbuilding and convincing portrayal of a 16-century Europe. [7] Maggie Reagan praised the novel in Booklist saying that it is "an exciting, layered adventure". [8]