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A review by simsbrarian
The Door Before by N.D. Wilson
3.0
This story mostly follows Hyacinth Smith, a young girl who can see things others cannot (like the life within a tree) and has an uncanny way with animals. When her always-moving family arrives at what is supposed to be their Lifelong Home at last, it looks like their great-aunt is still in the house and she has been trying to use her lightening-tree forest to open doors into other worlds. But while their great-aunt has had no luck finding what she's looking for; something else has found this world... This was eerie and well-paced to keep the reader on the edge of their seat with the mystery and action. It is a good prequel to the 100 Cupboards story and seems to have a few spots where the action is even a bit more grim and gory than in the first book. Fans of the series should enjoy this one.
Anything you didn’t like about it? The pace is frantic and keeps you reading but we lose a bit of time to develop the characters in this quick-action style so side-characters especially are often flat or one-dimensional.
FTC Disclosure: The Publisher provided me with a copy of this book to provide an honest review. No goody bags, sponsorship, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
Anything you didn’t like about it? The pace is frantic and keeps you reading but we lose a bit of time to develop the characters in this quick-action style so side-characters especially are often flat or one-dimensional.
FTC Disclosure: The Publisher provided me with a copy of this book to provide an honest review. No goody bags, sponsorship, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.