202 reviews for:

Beyond the Aching Door

Victoria Mier

3.96 AVERAGE

rachelreadsmorebooks's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

leahtreads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

nabu1701's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 28%

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Needs editing had potential but the pacing dragged for the first 30%.

cas_reads_anything's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dckreps's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

brooklyn_book_girl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

tklilley's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense 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: Yes

genhuggins's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mlglenn's review against another edition

4.0

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Beyond the Aching Door is a really different turn on the fae/fey romance that instead draws more on Celtic and Slavic mythology for worldbuilding the fantasy elements of the novel, which also keeping the book set in modern Philadelphia - a super cool dichotomy. There were some points that felt like they were getting beyond my comprehension and becoming a little too full of unexplained mythos, and at times Raegan’s temper read as more “pouty child” than “independent adult woman” (which is why I dropped a star) but I still really enjoyed the book and am excited for the next one!

*Possible spoilers below*

POV: first person singular 

You can expect: reporter FMC, mystery, lost magic, fey king MMC, quest, prophecy, reincarnation, star crossed lovers, “touch her and die”, he falls first, he’s immortal and she is not. 

Rep: bisexual FMC, Welsh American FMC, grief, chronic pain, depression 

Spice: 2/5

CW: mentions of violence

belotepreads's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes