Under the Whispering Door

I have read this book because it was recommended to me by a friend and what can I do but pass this favour on. It is incredibly well written and shows an endearing personal growth. It is both sad and happy and it creates a sense of hope. Reading it made me deeply emotional yet it soothed me at the same time. It is the type of book that calls out to your soul.

This was absolutely beautiful—and in a way, also heart-wrenching. TJ Klune’s writing is beautiful and incredibly smooth. I’m amazed at how he, despite the heavy topic this book explores, was able to bring such lightness and even humor into the story. I didn’t know what to expect going into this book, but it definitely wasn’t… this. This story holds so, so much—death, loss, grief, love, acceptance… life itself (and along with that, also a lot of tea). I’m deeply moved by this book and the message it carries. It made me think a lot. I loved this! P.S. Make sure to check the trigger warnings before picking this one up. Take care! <3

In my opinion even better than 'The House in the Cerulean Sea' which was another 5 star read for me! I fell like TJ Klune books are either hit or miss for most poeple but this definitely hit!! TJ Klune writes characters and stories like no one else does. This book stuck with me long after I've finished it - and I can't wait to re-read it!

This marvellous adventure with a bunch of lovely quirky characters made me laugh as much as it made me cry. Once again T.J. Klune created a unique world, I didn't want to leave. An astonishing book about death, which is full of life. Amazing!!!

Mr. Klune strikes again: another wholesome comfort book. <3 Another story where you just wanna climb into and live with all these lovely characters. When Wallace Price died he was... well... he was an asshole. A selfish, ruthless human being, who knew nothing about empathy or sympathy. Who hid away behind a mask of coldness, who rather blamed anyone else for everything but himself. But when he died... he somehow started living. With the help of the other four main characters Mei, Hugo, Nelson and the dog Apollo (the best boy in town). His character development and his redemption arc are amazingly planned and written. Since it's dealing with death as its central topic, it's much darker than "The House In The Cerulean Sea". But that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. As a person who was confronted with the death of a loved one not so long ago, I found comofort in this book and in the imagination that there really might be something left after death. Once you're really into the story and the writing, you can't put it down anymore and you find yourself feeling a constant urge to finish the book, although you really don't want it to end. It's that kind of book where you just wanna grab a cup of tea and crawl under a nice cozy blanket while a storm is raging. It's that kind of a book, where you'll forget everything around you and even though it's much darker than cerulean sea, it lack's nothing of it's comfort. You found a home in the house in the cerulean sea, and now you found another home in the magical building of Charon's Crossing.