The Book of Doors has several things going for it. It’s a book about books and I love those. There are a lot of characters in the book and they’re all different enough that it’s easy to keep them straight, which is often not the case. The important books give the owner a special power and the thought behind their powers and how they work are really interesting. However, the details of the ability of the actual Book of Doors (I’m trying to avoid spoilers) and the origin of these special books don’t completely make sense to me. The explanations are either not clear enough or too complicated, perhaps both, and that takes away from the overall enjoyment of the book for me. The bones of the book and the idea are interesting but the execution still needs work for me.

I was given a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Book of Doors will be released on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.