A review by akookieforyou
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

3.0

I've heard and seen everyone talking about this book and the series as a whole with so much love, and I wanted to feel that too. Sadly I think this just wasn't quite as good as everyone says it is. There's a lot of really cool and interesting ideas in here, but not enough magic. I want to explore these magical worlds, not read about the memory of them. The characters in here were fine, I like the representation, but I didn't really connect to any of them in any meaningful way. And this book had a way of feeling too short, and insanely long all at once. I felt like we weren't getting enough of some things, and I want to explore them more, while also just wanting the book to be over. I might give some of the sequels a try at some point in the future.