Welcome to Charon’s Crossing.
The tea is hot, the scones are fresh, and the dead are just passing through.
When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead.
And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he’s definitely dead.
But even in death he’s not ready to abandon the life he barely lived, so when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days.
Hilarious, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is an uplifting story about a life spent at the office and a death spent building a home.
⤖ My Review ⬻
I was pretty sure after reading The House in the Cerulean Sea that I was a Klune fan. Now, having read Under the Whispering Door, I’m absolutely certain! This book…where do I even begin? Maybe I’ll start with how long it took me to read Under the Whispering Door and why, since the length it took me might not align with my rating for the book.
If you’ve read the synopsis, it should come as no surprise that some of the topics in Under the Whispering Door are death and grief. I’ve dealt with a lot of losses in my family over the last 3 years and I’m still grappling with my grief. This is why I had to take a few breaks while making my way through this story.
Now that I’ve explained that I took my time with this book due to the subject matter and not because I in any way disliked it, I want to focus on what it is that I liked so much! I’m not usually a reader who is character-driven, but in the case of Under the Whispering Door, it was all about the characters for me.
Sure, I really did enjoy the setting and the fantasy elements, but hte characters trumped it all. I don’t have any one characters that I would pick as a favourite out of all of them, but rather for me it was the group, the found family, that have carved a permanent spot in my heart. I love them so much that I’m tearing up as I’m writing this about them. And that’s all I can say without giving anything away—if you want to know more, I encourage you to read this book for yourself if you haven’t already.
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Thank you for reading my review! Have you read this book? What did you think? And if you haven’t read it yet, do you plan to? Let me know in the comments!
Aww, great review! I’m so glad you enjoyed this. I’m literally planning on starting this tomorrow and I’m so excited! Also, I’m sorry about your losses – sending lots of love & hugs ♥♥♥
Thank you so much, Destiny! And I hope you love it too! Also thank you for your kind words. Sending love and hugs your way too ♥♥♥