A review by tessrc
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

funny inspiring reflective sad

3.25

I love TJ Klune’s imagination, and he has a particular gift for writing supporting characters - Nelson and Apollo being big standouts for me in this book, as well as Cameron - in a way that makes them really come to life. I also enjoyed the conceit of this book, though I felt at times that it was somewhat clumsily explained or brushed under the rug with “no one understands that” or something similar. My biggest complaint was Wallace. I didn’t find him to be believable, particularly his dialogue, which swung between sounding like a parody of a British supervillian and like an earnest lovestruck teenager. His transformation was fun to watch but I wasn’t sure I ever understood his problem at the beginning. Still, I had a lot of fun in these pages and had trouble putting it down when I got to the last quarter. Recommend as an enjoyable read. 
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