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cunninghammaggie 's review for:
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow
I was really excited about this after reading Starling House but it just didn't do it for me. The plot was really interesting but the pacing was weird and there wasn't a whole lot of action until the very end. The action of secondary characters was described in first person by the main character. Most of the relationships were described rather than experienced as well - we see January meet Jane and then just skip ahead a few years to after their relationship has had time to develop but we really don't see that happen on stage. Same with January's relationships with Samuel and Bad. The discussion of racial, socioeconomic, and gender disparities of the day was an interesting angle but it got really repetitive and one dimensional- I can only hear "good girl" and "temerarious" and "know your place" so many times in a single book.
I'll definitely continue reading Alix Harrow because I liked Starling House SO much but if this had been my introduction to the author I might not have continued.
I'll definitely continue reading Alix Harrow because I liked Starling House SO much but if this had been my introduction to the author I might not have continued.