A review by caribeth
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

A big fat no from me. I'm typically a big fan of portal fantasy, and while that aspect of the magic system was cool and well done, the rest was not. Januarys powers were too limitless, especially after we were told "you can't just write a door into existence" then she would. No. The characters didn't redeem anything about this book either. None of the were anything special, and the romance was nonexistent, we were just expected to believe in it. The thing that rubbed me the wrong way the most was the conversations about race, coming from a white author it felt disingenuous and very much just there to further the plot. 
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