The Book of Doors Published by HarperCollins on February 13, 2024 Genres: Fiction / Alternative History, Fiction / Fantasy / Contemporary, Fiction / Literary, FICTION / Magical Realism, Fiction / Multiple Timelines, Fiction / Romance / Science Fiction, Fiction / Science Fiction / Time Travel, Fiction / World Literature / Scotland / 21st Century
Pages: 416
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Goodreads
A debut novel full of magic, adventure, and romance, The Book of Doors opens up a thrilling world of contemporary fantasy for readers of The Midnight Library, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, The Night Circus, and any modern story that mixes the wonder of the unknown with just a tinge of darkness.
Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books, making coffee for customers, and living an unassuming, ordinary life. Until the day one of her favorite customers—a lonely yet charming old man—dies right in front of her. Cassie is devastated. She always loved his stories, and now she has nothing to remember him by. Nothing but the last book he was reading.
But this is no ordinary book…
It is the Book of Doors.
Inscribed with enigmatic words and mysterious drawings, it promises Cassie that any door is every door. You just need to know how to open them.
Then she’s approached by a gaunt stranger in a rumpled black suit with a Scottish brogue who calls himself Drummond Fox. He’s a librarian who keeps watch over a unique set of rare volumes. The tome now in Cassie’s possession is not the only book with great power, but it is the one most coveted by those who collect them.
Now Cassie is being hunted by those few who know of the Special Books. With only her roommate Izzy to confide in, she has to decide if she will help the mysterious and haunted Drummond protect the Book of Doors—and the other books in his secret library’s care—from those who will do evil. Because only Drummond knows where the unique library is and only Cassie’s book can get them there.
But there are those willing to kill to obtain those secrets. And a dark force—in the form of a shadowy, sadistic woman—is at the very top of that list.
Review:
The Book of Doors is a time travel, magical book, what-if type of fantasy story. It will make you question what if you could go anywhere, anytime, in the blink of opening a door? What if you knew there were other books like The Book of Doors? What would you do to keep them safe and out of the wrong hands? I was on the edge of my seat reading this book; it was entertaining, shocking, makes you think, quick-paced, and unlike any fantasy novel I had read. It gave me vibes of fantasy tropes I read, i.e., magical items being able to provide powers, the concept of time travel and how you affect it, and how you protect the powers. Still, it was all combined in a uniquely fascinating way. The Book of Doors is a debut and quite a treat, and I look forward to reading more of this author’s future works.
