The Bride's Farewell

Title: The Bride’s Farewell
Author: Meg Rosoff
Pages: 214

(NON-SPOILER INFO)
The year is 1850, and Pell Ridley wakes up on her wedding day determined to never marry anyone. So Pell grabs her pure white horse Jack and her mute brother Bean and sets out into the world on her own adventure.

(MY THOUGHTS [SPOILERISH])
What I liked about this book was the way Rosoff brought all the stories together at the end, like the story of Jack; the story of Bean, the gypsy, and Pell’s father; the story of Dogman, Harris, and Pell; and the story of Pell’s mom and sisters. What I didn’t like about this book was the fact that it was mostly a sad story. Also I didn’t like how unattached to the secondary characters I was. While reading, I knew Pell and felt her but I couldn’t really feel Bean (or the other characters) except for to see how Pell felt for him. My heart broke because Pell’s did, not because Bean was abused. In the end I have to say it was just ok.

VERDICT:
3 out of 5 stars. Good, not great.