Review: The Book of Doors | Gareth Brown
Summary:
Because some doors should never be opened.
New York bookseller Cassie Andrews is not sure what she's doing with her life. She lives quietly, sharing an apartment with her best friend, Izzy. Then a favourite customer gives her an old book. Full of strange writing and mysterious drawings, at the very front there is a handwritten message-
This is the Book of Doors. Hold it in your hand, and any door is every door.
Cassie is about to discover that the Book of Doors is a special book - a magic book. A book that bestows extraordinary abilities on whoever possesses it. And she is about to learn that there are other magic books out there that can also do wondrous - or dreadful and terrifying - things.
Because where there is magic there is power and there are those who will stop at nothing to possess it.
Suddenly Cassie and Izzy are confronted by violence and danger, and the only person who can help them is Drummond Fox who has a secret library of magical books hidden in the shadows for safekeeping, a man fleeing his own demons. Because there is a nameless evil out there that is hunting them all . . .
Because this book is worth killing for.
My opinion:
This book exceeded my expectations. It sat on my bookshelf for over a year before I started reading it. I didn't know what to expect and kept getting distracted by other books, but once I started, I couldn't put it down. The book regularly switches perspectives. Sometimes this distracts me from the story, but this book kept me on the edge of my seat, so it didn't bother me. 8/10
Book stats:
-Published on 13 februari 2024
-Pages 431
-Genre: literature & fantasy
What I liked:
-The characters all have unique personalities and complement each other well.
-The friendship between Cassie and Izzy was very enjoyable to read about.
-There is some very complex magic involved, which is clearly explained.
What I didn't like:
-My personal preference is to change perspective as little as possible in this book. That happened regularly here, but as mentioned earlier, it was not distracting in this case.
—Iris
