Interestingly, this was kind of sweet and hopeful! It still had that dark atmosphere in it, but it's toned down compared to the first two books of the series.

So great to see familiar characters in this third book. In a way, (and in a timeline standpoint) the story is a continuation of the first book (Every Heart a Doorway). I loved seeing all the old characters and getting to know what happened after the first book.

There's also more world-building here in this book. We get to know more details about the Compass and how worlds and doors, function or behaves. It was absolutely fascinating.

To my surprise, this book also had fat rep! One of the main characters is fat, and I liked how real and raw her character was. It's safe to say that I definitely related to her.

My only wish is more character development. Especially with Cora (with her struggle as a plus-sized teen), and with Christopher (with his longing for his door/his home). I think these two characters are my top two favorites, so I really wanted more for them.

Also, can I just say how amazing it is that there's LGBTQ+ rep in every book of this series?! It's amazing and I definitely want more of it!

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