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A review by carstairswhore
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
5.0
oh i LOVED this one.
I’ve seen a lot of comparisons to Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series, the first book of which i wasn’t thrilled by. But for me, this was what I *wanted* Wayward Children to be and it was SO GOOD.
This has BIG the starless sea energy as well so if you liked that one this has similar vibes in the sense of doors, keys, lovable animal companions and fate.
But really. I loved the way that this was told—back and forth between The Ten Thousand Doors and January’s story, I loved the narration style, quirky and funny with a sense of self-awareness, and I loved how all of the threads Harrow places tie together so, so perfectly in the end.
There’s also great commentary about possession, imperialism, racism and colonialism, and the entitlement that comes with people believing that everything is theirs for the taking. It never felt
out of place or anochronistic and I really
loved it.
just fantastic, really.
I’ve seen a lot of comparisons to Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series, the first book of which i wasn’t thrilled by. But for me, this was what I *wanted* Wayward Children to be and it was SO GOOD.
This has BIG the starless sea energy as well so if you liked that one this has similar vibes in the sense of doors, keys, lovable animal companions and fate.
But really. I loved the way that this was told—back and forth between The Ten Thousand Doors and January’s story, I loved the narration style, quirky and funny with a sense of self-awareness, and I loved how all of the threads Harrow places tie together so, so perfectly in the end.
There’s also great commentary about possession, imperialism, racism and colonialism, and the entitlement that comes with people believing that everything is theirs for the taking. It never felt
out of place or anochronistic and I really
loved it.
just fantastic, really.