sapphic_alpaca 's review for:

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

4.5

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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: Yes

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Loved this. Loved the characters (Wallace and Nelson are a comedic duo). The plot was interesting and heartbreaking (teared up twice) and the ending felt like it wrapped it up nicely. The -0.5 is cause i thought the writing could of used more work, there were weird tone shifts in the first two-thirds and I found that the author didn’t really introduce the plot and the characters in the best way, felt very confused and disconnected until i started getting to know the characters and then i fell in love with them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content