Was a bit worried when the blurb mentioned 2 of my favorite books (The Night Circus/The Invisible Life of Addie Larue), but The Book of Doors delivered!
I'm still thinking about this book even though I finished a couple weeks ago. The storyline twisted & turned, and toward the end, I couldn't believe how everything was weaving together. A completely captivating read-4.5 stars!
Thanks to William Morrow & NetGalley for the ARC for my honest review.

While this book was one of the most interesting reading experiences I've ever had, it sure was tedious! There were parts that I absolutely raced through, and others that were such a slog.
Overall, I was left a bit disappointed by the overall story. I put in all that work to reference the ~500 footnotes, 2 appendices and a handful of exhibits only to feel like I was left hanging at the end.

Once I got going on this story, I didn't want to put it down!
King Nyx is set in the early 1900s on a mysterious, isolated island owned by a reclusive millionaire. Anna and her husband Charles are invited to the island and they become wrapped up in the strange happenings.
The storytelling was immersive and I was able to lose myself in the pages. You become so engrossed in the story that you simply forget you are reading it.

New murder mystery involving Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. Overall, the story wasn't as immersive or spooky as I had hoped. I never felt a connection to any of the characters and didn't end up caring much about them. I did enjoy the settings - a church graveyard and prison ship were perfect for a murder story.

I also liked how the story was meant to give inspiration for Dickens' book, Great Expectations.