Every Heart a Doorway

Even though the other book I tried by McGuire turned out terribly for me (to the tune of a quick DNF due to the writing style) this book was always at least a little on my radar because it seems like literally everyone has/is read/ing it. So I decided to give it ago.

Honestly, my overriding opinion on it - while reading it (actually, listening to the audio book) and now that I have finished - is ‘meh'. To me, this book is almost perfectly average with nothing to recommend or detract it.

But, I'll give you a quick overview of my personal pros and cons.

Pros
+ Decent ace rep - even if Nancy seems a little confused over the aro/ace thing. (She claims to be ace and not aro, but her words and actions make her sound both. I would be interested in this aspect of her being expounded on.)
+ I sort of like Jack and Kade. (And no one else.)

Cons
- Kind of shockingly graphically gory which was unexpected (and reduced my rating by about a half star).
- Inasmuch as this surprisingly short book can be said to have a plot, it's a mystery. A very obvious, not at all surprising mystery.
- Eleanor's idea to send students through her door was stupid and made no sense because the murderer could have been sent through without the only halfway adult halfway trying to protect them and she would have basically unleashed a killer on an unsuspecting world with no one to stop them. That definitely tried to lower my rating again, but I do not believe this was a one star book.

Over all, meh.