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A review by wyrmbergsabrina
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I am a huge fan of Stephen Moffat's era Doctor Who so I got on very well with The Book of Doors.
This tale is one that weaves it's spell as every step is crossed, as each link between events become clearer. It's a clever little number, even if some parts of it feel familiar. I really liked the main characters, Cassie and Izzy feel like real friends, people who have just hung out forever. The ones we meet along the way are an interesting mix, some using titles in this murky world of the Books.
While I felt that the ending was very neat (almost like a tick list that needed crossing off as it got it's own chapter) it was satisfying and the door was left open for new adventures in this world.
While I could go into huge details about the plot, that would spoil too much, so go into this one without knowing too much.
It's certainly clever, has some lovely rich details, and uses books in a way that many of us have sort of thought about, but not exactly like this.
Highly enjoyable.
This tale is one that weaves it's spell as every step is crossed, as each link between events become clearer. It's a clever little number, even if some parts of it feel familiar. I really liked the main characters, Cassie and Izzy feel like real friends, people who have just hung out forever. The ones we meet along the way are an interesting mix, some using titles in this murky world of the Books.
While I felt that the ending was very neat (almost like a tick list that needed crossing off as it got it's own chapter) it was satisfying and the door was left open for new adventures in this world.
While I could go into huge details about the plot, that would spoil too much, so go into this one without knowing too much.
It's certainly clever, has some lovely rich details, and uses books in a way that many of us have sort of thought about, but not exactly like this.
Highly enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence