The Ten Thousand Doors of January

This book was a rollercoaster. The amount of times I had to say, “No. Not Bad!” became emotionally taxing. The writing was excellent and I loved the parts where January focused on the way letters looked and how they added to the words they belonged to. It was a clever allusion to her word-working heritage that she wasn't aware of herself. The beginning of the book within the book was sluggish, but as soon as Yule was introduced, I knew exactly who Ade and Yule were and I was more interested in their story. January is the kind of heroine that I love finding in books. She has strong moments and weak moments and her personality is defined from the beginning. I feel like this book would have been better suited as a series. There were three basic archetypal villains, but if they were given more time and fleshing out, the conflict scenes in the book would have felt less like plot dumping disguised as evil monologues. I would love to have an entire book from Jane's perspective about her acquisition of her hunting skills, her husbands, and her wife. Overall it was an enjoyable read.