The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown 

Thank you Netgalley for the arc for an unbiased review.

This book is undoubtedly one some will enjoy. Indeed, it ticked off a lot of my preferences in the genre. 

And then it all began falling apart as I started reading. I was initially drawn into learning more about Cassie, the fmc. But on the introduction of Izzy, some of the unease I had on how the author was bringing in stereotypical tropes for women only began to increase.

The plot began to become overly lacklustre with pacing issues that were as up and down as much the book seemed to be. One minute I could enjoy something written, only to have it blown apart in the next sentence or paragraph. 

However, what really made the book stop being enjoyable, no matter how little I was gaining at this point, was the use of one bad guys outright racism, bigotry, misogyny and emotional brutality, that was frankly not at all needed. Some books that tackle subjects can use these as plotpoints. 

This is NOT that kind of book in my opinion. What on earth processed the author to write what he did I don't know. Or honestly why someone in the publishing team didn't flag it up as a poor idea! 

I did push myself to finish, but the book was ultimately ruined for me. Had I not got a review to write, I would have done something that is rare for me, with it becoming a DNF. As it was, I slogged through the rest, but nothing was able to pull it back for me. 

1 out of 5 stars and truthfully I have no regrets giving it such a low score.

Not a book I will bother with again, nor recommend. 

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