k_galloway 's review for:

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

2.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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beautifully written, but i’m sick of white authors writing characters of  color with internalized racism as their main (and sometimes only) trait. do better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism