There are a million infinite doors in this novel that lead to an infinite amount of alternate universes. Ones filled with towering forests, barren wastelands, anything you can fathom and things that you can't is a door. There is potential behind each door and there is a high potential when you read The Ten Thousand Doors of January, you will come away fascinated.

This is a novel worth your time because of the detailed writing style. It is filled with gorgeous paragraphs detailing minuscule moments and objects that will truly bring joy to a reader. This is a novel that will allow you to bask in the moment and feel immersed in the journey. This is the predominant reason this is a novel worth your time.

Yes, the possibility of adventure is tantalising but the descriptive writing is so scrumptious that it is the shining element of this novel. You are pulled by the descriptive writing and is why this is worth an hour.

For a novel that seems to be about adventure, the plot is slow. It weaves January's present with a novel, The Ten Thousand Doors, telling the story through two mediums.

There is limited alternate world interaction and could leave you craving more dimension and insight into the fantastical world January lives in. The lack of constant movement will not diminish the joy you will feel reading this but do know, there is less action than you think.

It may be in your best interest to skip The Ten Thousand Doors of January if you are searching for a fast-paced fantastical novel, but if you like beautiful writing and an overall solid plot, then this is for you.

The weakest element of The Ten Thousand Doors of January is the world building. For the amount of worlds mentioned and the sheer possibility of infinite worlds, you may wish for more expansion.

You will not be confused on how this world was created but again, may wish to have seen more of them. Or maybe not. You may be content with the limited scope and if so, then this is undoubtedly a novel for you.

You will crave more from the characters. As the story is told from January's perspective, the view on the other characters is quite biased. You never truly know if somebody is good or bad intentioned but only how January perceives them. An unreliable or biased narrator can always create dimension and strengthen a story but for this particular novel, I wanted more of the other characters.

You may wish for more insight overall to help round out the story and overall journey but juuusssttt enough of the others was provided to ensure you will not become frustrated or confused by any individual written in this novel.

Solid characters overall but may make you crave more of them.

A satisfying conclusion to a satisfying tale.

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow is a fun fantasy read I enjoyed. I did crave more adventure instead of introspection especially from a novel describing multiple universes but in all was pleased by the story.

It contained decent world building and had the most breathtaking and immersive descriptive content. Harrow wrote descriptively and took my breathe away in some instances, I felt that connected by the story. I was able to smell the sea air and touch the burnt journal, she provided a true sense of atmosphere. The Ten Thousand Doors of January had the potential to be bogged down by this writing and wasn't. It was well written and I value how immersive she made the novel.

It was not the most intense or powerful novel I have read but it is a novel I easily sunk my teeth into and enjoyed. This is a novel I am glad I read for the descriptions alone. Plot? Who cares. Descriptive writing? Oh, thank you.