A review by spookyooky7
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It was a wonderful experience reading this. I love the author's writing style, and the world she wrought with those words was amazing... BUT

I kept waiting for January to start entering doors into other worlds... and she doesn't :(

I thought the beginning 20% of the book was setting up for a story more like where the actual story ends. On the precipice of a great adventure.  (Also, as someone who grew up with an absent father who was absent for reasons they felt were legitimate and The Right Thing To Do, this brought up a lot of unresolved bitterness.) So the fact she kind of brushes it all away and emotionally moved on from it all so quickly in the last chapter, didn't feel authentic. Anywho, didn't lessen my appreciation for other elements of the story.