From the Bookshelf of Turn of a Page…

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Alix E. Harrow

Start date: February 5, 2023

Finish date: March 5, 2023

Discussion: Buddy Reads 2023

Why we're reading this: Feb 2023 BR
[close] Feb 2023 BR

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of 29 topics — 553 comments total

Buddy Reads 2023

This topic has been closed to new comments.

* November Buddy Reads
By Alyana , All Hands on Deck · 10 posts · 87 views

last updated Oct 28, 2023 06:49AM

* December Buddy Reads
By Alyana , All Hands on Deck · 3 posts · 127 views

last updated Nov 12, 2023 06:50AM

showing 10 of 17 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Jan 18, 2020 Meera rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: bookmarks-magazine, fantasy, 5000-books, ebooks-i-own, bought2019, bwc2020

I quite enjoyed this young adult fantasy with its unique plot. I’ll admit that it took me a while to like January but then by end, it made sense why she was the way she had been.

6 likes · Like · see review

Aug 12, 2024 Shan ~A~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio, crime, millionaire-billionaire, paranormal, family, animals, books-featuring-books, fantasy, historical, mystery

January Scaller, Mr. Locke, Julian Scaller, Janet, Samuel Zappia

Alix E. Harrow knows how to weave a tale. She had me hooked from the beginning. This book has another book within it that is very important to January's story.

I spent most of this book going from feeling sorry for the very sheltered January, wondering what happened to her mother, why her father didn't do more to spend time with her, and wondering who Mr. Locke was and why her father trusted him to take care of her. All the while wo ...more

1 like · Like · see review

Aug 09, 2024 Michele rated it really liked it · review of another edition

What a very interesting story. A very unusual premise and characters. Definitely put on your TBR list.

1 like · Like · see review

Mar 16, 2020 Marie (UK) rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020-reading-challenge

I am unsure how to rate this book. The novel tells the story of doors between worlds that open only rarely and only for some people. It uses a "three line whip" to weave its storyline but that, of itself, led to some of my difficulties. One of the narrative lines was written almost as a scholarly paper with references and was extremely difficult to grasp contextually. I struggled entirely to find my way through the mire of the first half of this book and yet ---. The second half blended the stor ...more

Like · see review

Jan 19, 2022 Donna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-read, 2022

Wow. I loved this book. Hard to describe, just read it!

Like · see review

Jul 16, 2020 Beth rated it liked it

Shelves: sword-and-laser, fantasy, hugo2020

A girl grows up in an interesting situation and then slowly learns the magical truth of her guardian, her father, and her herself. It was interesting but I found the main character rather unpersuasive; she took a long time to develop agency (for realistic plot reasons, but I was still impatient), the frame didn't make emotional sense, and I had an allergy to love stories. So a good book, but not aimed at me. ...more

Like · see review