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The Book of Doors<\/strong> by Gareth Brown<\/a>
on February 13, 2024
Genres:<\/strong> Fiction \/ Alternative History<\/a>, Fiction \/ Fantasy \/ Contemporary<\/a>, Fiction \/ Literary<\/a>, Fiction \/ Magical Realism<\/a>, Fiction \/ Multiple Timelines<\/a>, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Science Fiction<\/a>, Fiction \/ Science Fiction \/ Time Travel<\/a>, Fiction \/ World Literature \/ Scotland \/ 21st Century<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 416
Format:<\/strong> Hardcover<\/a>
Buy on Amazon<\/a>
Goodreads<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Book of Doors<\/em> is a captivating fantasy-thriller packed with magic, mystery, and page-turning suspense. My local indie bookstore owner highly recommended it, and I\u2019m so glad I took their advice!<\/p>\n

The story begins with Cassie Andrews, who leads a quiet, introverted life working at a bookstore while grieving the recent loss of her grandfather. Her days are spent helping regular customers and trying to find her footing again. But everything changes when one of those customers passes away and unexpectedly leaves her a mysterious and powerful gift: The Book of Doors<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This book has the extraordinary ability to transport Cassie through space and time. As she experiments with its powers, she slowly realizes just how immense\u2014and dangerous\u2014this responsibility is. Cassie confides in her outgoing and adventurous roommate, Izzy, who warns her about overusing the book\u2019s abilities, fearing there could be dire consequences. What Cassie doesn\u2019t yet know is that many others covet this powerful artifact, and some will stop at nothing to take it from her.<\/p>\n

When Cassie meets Drummond Fox, a knowledgeable and enigmatic librarian, she believes she\u2019s found an ally. Drummond reveals the existence of other powerful books, and together, they must navigate a perilous game of survival as a dangerous adversary hunts them, seeking to claim all the magical books for their own.<\/p>\n

The second half of this novel had me on the edge of my seat. The characters are an eclectic and fascinating mix, each bringing something unique to the story. The plot is gripping, and the pacing picks up as the stakes grow higher. I loved the seamless blend of fantasy and thriller elements, which kept me hooked from start to finish.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t know what to expect going into this, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The book reminded me of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue<\/em> by V.E. Schwab and Fairy Tale<\/em> by Stephen King, with its compelling mix of magic and suspense. If you\u2019re a fan of fantasy-thrillers, this one is definitely worth picking up.<\/p>\n

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The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown 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: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}