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elliebeemellie 's review for:
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was terrible and lovely and exactly the sort of bittersweet adventure I wanted so badly as a child. The beginning was slow, but the writing turned lovely, and I loved the exploration of deliciously complicated character relationships. I can't say too much without spoiling bits of the book, but the story explores themes about love and abuse and neglect in really interesting ways.
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“There's only one way to run away from your own story, and that's to sneak into someone else's.”
"Worlds were never meant to be prisons, locked and suffocating and safe. Worlds were supposed to be great rambling houses with all the windows thrown open and the wind and summer rain rushing through them, with magic passages in their closets and secret treasure chests in their attics."
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“There's only one way to run away from your own story, and that's to sneak into someone else's.”
"Worlds were never meant to be prisons, locked and suffocating and safe. Worlds were supposed to be great rambling houses with all the windows thrown open and the wind and summer rain rushing through them, with magic passages in their closets and secret treasure chests in their attics."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abandonment
Moderate: Death of parent