Reviews

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

dragonflakes's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

biancafrancisco's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sophipil's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

leebliff's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

feisaile's review

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

majaluciabekker13's review

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

chandlers_books's review

emotional hopeful inspiring

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

fawnalone's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ashley_jae12's review

5.0

I didn't intend to cry!! The character development was sooo good! The only character that felt... a little cliché was probably the manager... but I think that's because I kept picturing him as Isaac from The Children of the Corn (1984, movie adaption). 

Regardless, I loved this book so much & will recommend it to anyone who enjoys deep and personal writing or those suffering from loss. I wish I could find a tea shop & reconnect with a loved one.

stacemiddleton's review

2.0

This was a comfort read. In a charming tea shop lies Hugo, a Ferryman, and Mei, a reaper, a caring duo that help the dead cross over. The story has a tongue in cheek quirkiness to it and the found family aspect is rather sweet, but it didn't have the same magic of the house on the cerulean sea.

The romance wasn't well constructed and felt forced. As others have pointed out, Wallace goes from being a total jerk to learning the error of his ways very quickly, so quickly that it doesn't seem authentic at all.

I think the pacing was also sometimes pretty slow. I spent some of the time glaring at the audible app thinking how could there still be so much left? I definitely think this could've been reworked to have more time for character development and less time for minor story lines that don't really add anything like the Desdemona one.