A review by twistykris
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

An absolutely enchanting, magical book about portals into other worlds and the blatant racism, sexism, and classism of early 1900s America, all wrapped into two love stories. I loved so many of the characters in this and especially admired January's voice as a mixed-race young woman growing up in a rich household without her parents. 

I switched back and forth between a physical copy and the audiobook and the story-within-a-story was fantastic, if a little confusing in the audiobook (at first it was hard to tell when the inner story was starting and ending).
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