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A review by sabrinz
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
I really liked this one.
The story does start off somwhat slow what the account of a seven-year old, but it's still interesting. We follow January from the tender age of 7 (in the 1900s) as she tells the story of how she grew up in a wonderful, big mansion that was more museum than house with a generous sponsor who employed her father to travelt the world and bring back unique and mysterious things.
As time goes by, January is forced to abandon her wild joy and advanterous nature and is forced to mold herself into the image of what is proper for a young lady. She is almost resigned to her fate until one Society party from her foster father that changes everything and set January on a course to an adventaure she always wanted, but also on a journey to find out how exactly she is and wants to be.
This story is one that ties back to the beginnings and where even small things that are mentioned at the beginning have its significance. And I loved all the different worlds and doorways.
It's a really great book that I could not put down by the end - the plot "twists" were teased so marvellously with tiny hints that made you frown when you read the the first time but did not make sense yet without all the details. But they gained much more weight in retrospect. It's a really great book.
The story does start off somwhat slow what the account of a seven-year old, but it's still interesting. We follow January from the tender age of 7 (in the 1900s) as she tells the story of how she grew up in a wonderful, big mansion that was more museum than house with a generous sponsor who employed her father to travelt the world and bring back unique and mysterious things.
As time goes by, January is forced to abandon her wild joy and advanterous nature and is forced to mold herself into the image of what is proper for a young lady. She is almost resigned to her fate until one Society party from her foster father that changes everything and set January on a course to an adventaure she always wanted, but also on a journey to find out how exactly she is and wants to be.
This story is one that ties back to the beginnings and where even small things that are mentioned at the beginning have its significance. And I loved all the different worlds and doorways.
It's a really great book that I could not put down by the end - the plot "twists" were teased so marvellously with tiny hints that made you frown when you read the the first time but did not make sense yet without all the details. But they gained much more weight in retrospect. It's a really great book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Emotional abuse and Grief