Title: The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
Book Beginnings quote:
In Kellner Books on the Upper West Side of New York City, a few minutes before his death, John Webber was reading The Count of Monte Cristo.
Friday56 quote:
"The young have the loudest dreams,” Drummond murmured, more to himself. “Unfettered by life and reality."
Summary: Cassie Anderson works at a bookstore in NYC. She befriends a lonely man who often comes to the store for a company and a coffee. The night he dies he is reading The Count of Monte Cristo. When Cassie finds him, there is a small book next to him on the table, a gift book for her. The inside inscription reads "Any door is every door. All you need to do is step through them." This is the book of doors, a magical book with magical powers. When Cassie gets home she and her roommate Isabel discover they can travel the whole world simply by picturing a door in another place and stepping through to visit a new place. It is fun in the beginning. But Isabel is worried that no good will come from it, and she is right. Other people, with their magical books want hers and soon she and Isabel are being pursued all over the world and back and forth throughout time.
Review: My daughter read The Book of Doors first and highly recommended it to me. I started it a few days before Christmas and just couldn't put it down, or didn't want to put it down. It has been a long time since I have been so captivated by a book. The book is very dark. The underbelly of the world seeking a book from two regular, innocent girls. In a way the book of doors reminded me of the ring in the Tolkien series. Everyone wanted it and most of those seeking it were up to no good and willing to exert deadly power to get it. At first this darkness really put me off. But soon, as the good guys started to emerge, and as the time travel started up, I was hooked. I had to know how this all was going to possibly work out. Many deep ad confusing conversations with my daughter ensued, too, as I have a hard time figuring out how time travel works out when placed against the "now." Anyway. We had fund discussions.
My rating: 5 stars.
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