A review by annielew
Codex by Lev Grossman

1.0

It was a difficult book to get into from the start. I only continued reading out of a sheer stubborn will to see the book through to the end. I was finally interested enough about three quarters of the way through to finish it quickly. But that last quarter wasn't worth finishing. The ending was the most uninspired, boring conclusion I could have imagined. Throughout the book were hints of these fantastical other worlds, but none of that came into play for a satisfying ending. This wasn't even an ending that left me wanting more. Just an ending that left me wondering why I'd bothered to read the book at all.