Every Heart a Doorway

3.5 - 4 ???she was a story, not an epilogue??? what a good quick read! definitely 4 stars for the interesting world building - i loved that the way the worlds worked wasn???t bashed out at the beginning and you had to kind of figure out what they meant and were like through the characters that had ended up there and the way they acted. also, the kind of worlds were like nothing i???ve read before so i thought that was so creative and original and exciting. ???we notice the silence of men. we depend upon the silence of women.??? the characterisation felt a little iffy at times but then again, that does seem kind of in line with how chaotic all of the kids feel after returning from their worlds, so that didn???t bother me too much. if the book had been a little longer maybe these things would???ve had a little more time to be unpacked. apart from that, i really liked the characters in this - they???re so vibrant and distinct and interesting. plus: ace, trans and poc rep! in such a short book! it can be done people! overall, a really nice in-between read and i???m definitely curious to see what the sequels hold