The Book of Doors

Happy Publication Day to The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown. My two favourite things, New York and books, feature heavily in this fantasy novel.

Fantasy and Sci-Fi are not my go-to genre, but occasionally, I find a novel that blows my mind, opening a whole new realm for me to get my teeth into.

Cassie works in a book shop in New York. She loves her job, organising rows of books on shelves and talking to customers who pop by. The book begins with a regular customer, Mr Webber suddenly dying in the shop, leaving behind an unusual book which Cassie pockets. Cassie soon learns that this is no ordinary book but one that has special powers. It is the book of doors and can transport its owner to any door, anywhere.

Cassie soon discovers that this is not the only special book out there and that there are people who are willing to do anything to get their hands on the book of doors. Time-travel, battles, and magic unfold on the pages of this novel, making for such an exciting read. I just loved it, getting caught up in the gripping tension and gore of this adventure story.

The characters, for me, were the at core of this novel, and I was routing for Cassie to be victorious. I loved the chapters featuring Mr. Webber and the whole backstory of Drummond Fox were fascinating along with the Fox library.

I got totally swept away with the concept of this novel. The twists and turns were an unexpected but delightful surprise. The imagination and mind of Gareth Brown to think of this plot is mind-numbing