A review by laurenkimoto
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 This review is almost entirely based on me having read The House in the Cerulean Sea first (so if you have not read it I, please do not continue reading as there will be mild spoilers). 

Did I enjoy this book? Yes. Did it make me feel like I need to re-evaluate my life and what it means to show kindness and have an impact on those around you? Hell yes. Did this book remind me of The Good Place? Yes, Season 2 and 3 especially. Do I feel like Hugo and Arthur, and Wallace and Linus are the same characters, different fonts? Mostly, but I still enjoyed the characters. 

On a completely unrelated note why are the supposedly menacing characters in T J Klune’s books children/are depicted as children? (I’m looking at you Manager and Anti-Christ)
 
WHY WOULD YOU HAVE THE DOG DIE TWICE?? That emotionally destroyed me. I was not prepared for the ghost dog to “die” and learn how the ghost dog became a ghost in the first place. Wow it’s always the dead dogs that get me. THE DOG IS NOT ON THE COVER OF THE BOOK ERGO THE DOG SHOULD NOT DIE
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