The Ten Thousand Doors of January in Crazy Challenge Connection

Sep 14, 2019 Elle rated it really liked it

* Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. *

4.5 stars. So creative and wonderful. Colorful and beautiful with so much room for more. This is a really good book. I enjoyed it a lot. It somehow felt to me like a combination of the magic in reading that came from The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins. It is weird, it is fantastical, and it is just what I've been looking for in terms of a concept.

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Jul 31, 2022 Jamie rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, adventure, historical-fiction, fantasy

This took awhile to properly get into. I loved the concept and I often enjoyed the story within the story. But twp things took away my full enjoyment of it. 1-footnotes. Not my thing ever. 2-Chapter confusion when trying to discuss the book with others as a buddy read. There are story chapters just numbers and then there are CHAPTERS for the book she is reading. So careful doing a buddy read or read-a-long with others to clarify which chapter you mean.
Trope warning for insta-love. So crazy that ...more

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Feb 02, 2020 J.P. rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

4 1/2 stars

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Apr 19, 2020 Maria rated it it was ok

Shelves: audio, library, overdrive, 2020, dnf

Well written but so boring

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Jul 19, 2022 Kim rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-about-books, audio, new-england, historical-fiction, race, fantasy, magical-realism, coming-of-age, ky

3.5 rounded to 4 stars - I have to admit, this took me a bit to get into, and I ended up alternately listening to it from Audible, and reading a print edition from my library. January LaVoy does an excellent job as narrator (and how interesting is her name?) and added much to my enjoyment. It was interesting to watch January (the protagonist) grow up, (view spoiler), but sad to see her realize that someone she trusted all along was not who ...more

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