himpersonal 's review for:

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

---

I loved this book in the same way I loved the Magicians. I had to suspend questions on the circular nature of time travel, and once I stopped trying to tie, untie, and retie all the knots, it was thoroughly enjoyable. In the end, even the villains evoked empathy from me. I would definitely read this book over and over again.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail