Reviews

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

caitlinattemptstoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

janagaton's review against another edition

3.0

Maybe the audiobook narrator was the issue, but I think this book is pretty overrated, based on all the raving reviews I've seen on YouTube/Goodreads. I agree thay they're too short for the author's own good becauae as soon as I started to finally get to know the characters, it ended about 20 minutes later. I still gave it 3 stars because of the transgender & asexual representation though!

rockymthorrorshow's review against another edition

5.0

This book was written, it feels, precisely for my 14-year-old self, who was (and still is) deeply offended by Susan's exclusion from Narnia after Prince Caspian, just because she was "too interested in boys and lipstick." The premise hit all of my very ingrained fiction sweet spots - magical schools and world hopping and magic systems that have a solid logic and potential for worldbuilding (in this case pretty literally) - but the plot was, delightfully, nothing I could have anticipated. I'm very excited to read the second book, once I get back from the wilderness.

allibug26's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely beautiful!! I love how the LGBTQ+ characters are written in so naturally. I love that all these kids went to different worlds, ones the others may not have liked, but it was right for them individually. Fantastic book.

sabsfil's review

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

bookishnewfie's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. I found the entire idea of the other worlds beyond doors so awesome and I just wanted to keep reading to find out more and more about this concept! so unique. I enjoyed the cast of characters and the diversity displayed (I think this is the first book I’ve read touching on both Asexual and Transgender characters!) the only “complaints” I guess I have would be that I kinda figured out the mystery as it was going, as well as how fast they wrapped up the climax. But because of how much I enjoyed the idea of this universe it’s still getting 5 stars from me, and I can’t wait to read more of these books.

egoertzen's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.75

anna_w's review

5.0

Kade is a precious cinnamon roll.

hannahhbic's review against another edition

5.0

It is a crime that this book is less than 200 pages. Every moment was an absolute joy. It's chock full of diverse characters written to be people instead of tropes. The writing is stunningly lyrical. I wanted to dive into this book and live there instead. Please read it!

P.S. This book is everything I wanted from [b:Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children|9460487|Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1)|Ransom Riggs|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472782916s/9460487.jpg|14345371] but didn't get. They feel very similar but Every Heart a Doorway is vastly superior.

drridareads's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this weird book.
So much is packed into this short book.

The writing was exceptionally beautiful and emotional. The way the McGuire creates the eerie atmosphere leaving you chilly is basically awesome.

The characters are diverse. We have an asexual protagonist and also a trans character. I like how she makes it no big deal for not being a cis heterosexual, not making it abnormal.

The teen characters acted like teens. Even in the midst of all that's happening they have they're jokes.

We even get background stories for most charactets. So Yay!