Gareth Brown (2)

Cassie lives in New York with her friend Izzy and works at the neighborhood bookstore because she never really found anything she loves as much as books. One evening as she is closing up, a regular customer dies at the shop leaving a small book on the table addressed to her and her life is never the same. The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown follows Cassie, Izzy, and a group of other book collectors — both good and evil — as they all try to make sense of the magical books that create illusions, joy, pain, despair, and many other extraordinary feats. Readers who enjoy contemporary fantasy novels about magic should not miss The Book of Doors.… (mehr)

A clever magical fantasy book.
A young woman is closing up the bookstore when an elderly customer dies in the shop. Later she finds a book that he left for her. When she opens the book, she finds writings and drawings. The book is magical and takes her to places near and far. However, the book brings danger with it.
She is also mourning the death of her grandfather from cancer, and would love to see him again. As she works with the people to try and return the special books to their rightful place, she gets to time travel.
A very interesting story of risks we take to achieve various goals.… (mehr)