This book was mwah. I personally don't like a love triangle, so it was tough for me to get through. The pacing wasn't ideal. What I did love was the worldbuilding!

I hate a love triangle. So that right off the bat turned me off. I felt the pacingn was off occasionally as I would go back thinking I had missed a page. I throughly enjoyed the world building.

The idea behind this book was so awesome! What could be behind the green door? I was so excited as a reader to find out. A long hallway with a bunch of different colored doors. I think this could not have been a better hook for me. I was on the edge of my seat. I enjoyed the book, but I think I was expecting just a bit more. In the end, I think I missed just a bit in the world building but I did think the story was very unique. I really enjoyed the magic and the characters. I think I would check out another book from this author! *This book was given to me for free at my request from Netgalley and I provided this voluntary review.*

Thank you netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately this fantasy was like a bad version of the movie Jumanji. The young characters are lured to a mysterious game that involves portals, magic doors and enchanted animals. When they first get to the house were the competition is set
to begin, i felt this part was rushed and underdeveloped. The protagonists seems more focused on her infatuation with the school quarter than finding a way home. This fantasy had the potential to be more than it was, it needs a more focused storyline.

An original story concept that is obviously targeted towards a younger aged reader. The cast of characters and their actions/ language would be of better interest to middle schoolers. This is the first in a new series.

I was a little confused by this story. The concept is a great one with many doors available to keep a series running for years. The characters are age appropriate to the game and their interactions with each other are what I'd expect from long term friends who are familiar with each others' daily routines. But, it seemed as if Heather Kindt could not decide whether to focus on the game or focus on the character's story. A new series can take some development as the writer introduces us to the characters, community and the basic story. All of those are in here, but not in any structured manner that I recognized.

This book is well worth the time to read if you are the right age and have similar interests. I did enjoy the book, just wasn't what I had expected. I'm positive book #2 will give us more to enjoy as the game is played.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All opinions and views are my own.

I wanted so badly to love this book. The concept of a hallway lined with gorgeous doors, each leading to a different universe and adventure, is incredibly compelling.

Maybe I didn't realize the age this was geared towards; even so, the characters are beyond immature. This may have appealed to me when I was thirteen, give or take. Even so, I think there are elements I would have cringed over back then. Even so, other elements struck me as being too mature for a thirteen year old. I'm not sure which age group this is targeting.

The non-flirting-flirting occurring between the main character and her best friend are cringey. The "wrong-side-of-the-tracks" trope is so painfully on the nose it's cringey. This is a trope I usually like. But it has to be original and/or well written in some way. The love triangle is cringey. The characterization was flat. The "woe-is-me-that-painting-could-feed-my-dad-and-me-for-months" entitlement was hard to wade through after a while. And the special princess persona for no apparent reason was tough to swallow; after the reader repeatedly asks "why" people are fighting over her and falling over themselves to put everything she needs in her hands without fight or explanation, the story really fell flat for me.

I REALLY wanted to like this book. I'm bummed. Maybe the finished product will be polished and conditioned...maybe this book wasn't a hit for me but will be for others.

I'd rate this a PG-13 for some violence, adventure/peril, and sexual themes.

This was my first book by this author, It was pretty enjoyable. I would give this book a 3.5 star rating! It was a pretty Quick and easy read!

I thought this boom was kind of weird.
Two high school best friends decide to enter a competition to win money. After signing papers they are in a long white hallway with a bunch of different color doors. They decide on the green door and they enter into a forest where they are soon captured by animals. It turns out they are actually.humans under a spell and from there its time to figure out how to get what they need to get home. Oh and she always ends up falling in love with the high school qb who is also in the game. Oh and maybe a soon to be love triangle?
First book in a series

I'm not sure where I stand with this book. I love the concept but found that I lost my focus during the read. I will definitely be waiting for the next in the series as I love how much an author and story grow together!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this ARC!

This is one of those odd fantasy novels that tend to stick around in your mind long after you have already finished the book. It certainly took me on an adventure, but I am not sure how intrigued I am to find out what happens next.

I didn’t really enjoy this book. Although the premise sounded really interesting and there were a few similarities to Narnia, the writing seemed clunky in my opinion, the characters seemed flat and boring, and the world in general just didn’t interest me very much.

This book is right up my alley, another world to discover with magic, talking animals and all sorts of weird things in which Brek and Meg enter a mysterious game that leads them to a unexpected world behind a green door. They need to find a seed and bring it back to earn 10 000 dollar which Meg needs to go to college.
I kept thinking about Narnia and Alice in Wonderland...the other world was well described and we even get a love triangle with a hot quarterback that made me think of Twilight. All in all, you have everything you need in a story and if the writing is good, the plot is interesting then you're in for a good time. And I had a great time reading it, it even gave me some food for thought with the moral dilemma's. I will anxiously await the sequel.

*** An ARC was given to me in exchange for a honest review ***

'The Green Door' is an okay book. While I like the story idea, for me there was not enough character dept. Meg was a strong female goody-two-shoes, and in the end the same could be said about Carter and Brek, but then they were male of course. All of the characters were very two-dimensional, either good or bad, except for one but that one could be shoved in one of the camps anyway. The only flaw one of the protagonists had was a fear of heights. There was no real development whatsoever, and that made the plot - however awesome it potentially was - fall flat.

That does not mean this is a bad book. As I said, it is an okay book. The strong plot does keep things going, and the nudges to a couple of fairy tales were great. I did enjoy reading this, it's just that I could have enjoyed it so much more.

Thanks to Heather Kindt and Netgalley for the digital ARC.

This is a challenging read. I think the premise is good but I think the characters are under developed in this first book. The idea of a house where a wealthy patron has teams of 2 going to new/parallel worlds to retrieve morally questionable artifacts feels like a winning idea but I never really felt like I connected to any of our characters.

“The Green Door” by Heather Kindt had a wonderful premise that I just could not wait to explore. However, I was not a fan of the overall writing style which in turn made it hard for me to really get into this book. There were also some inconsistencies throughout the story. Even with all that being said, there were elements of this story that I did find interesting. This read more like a younger middle grade versus a Young adult at times and it definitely had its fair share of tropes sprinkled throughout.

A unique twist on the young adult fantasy adventure novel. The characters are engaging and likable. It was refreshing to see the main character mature and possess self awareness when she made a mistake. That really set this novel apart from others I have read. I am definitely looking forward to the next book in the series!

The Green Door is one in a long line of YA love-triangle SFF novels - strong, independent (or so it seems) girl falls for mysterious stranger while her male best friend deals with his unrequited love for her. Unfortunately, the writing felt flat, the characters one dimensional, and the setting, while clever and with potential, didn't get fleshed out enough to make you interested in more than just finishing the story.

The Green Door is the first in a new series by Kindt and has a very interesting plot with Meg and her best friend Brek trying to win money in an unknown game. The money will get Meg out of her neighborhood, "The Dump,” as she is supporting her unemployed father and herself but has dreams of going to college. They enter a game where they only know they go through the green door and need to retrieve a seed. While there Carter joins their group and then there is some insta-love between Meg and Carter that I just wasn’t that into and poor Brek is still just a best friend that is in love with Meg too. Overall this book was a so-so as the plot was interesting but the characters were just flat.

I was provided with an electronic ARC through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Green Door follows high school seniors Meg and Brek, desperate to escape the wrong side of the tracks after they graduate. Meg, as the sole source of income for her and her dad hasn't had the time to properly apply herself to her studies. She fears she'll be stuck in the run down side of town forever after Brek leaves for college on a track and field scholarship. Opportunity presents itself in a flyer posted at the record store Meg works at...a game with prizes up to a million dollars. Meg and Brek decide to team up and explore this game, but it becomes more than they bargined for when a hallway of doors leading to other worlds await them, all with the same task: to bring back a requested item. The dollar amounts posted on the doors were the only way to gage difficulty of the task, so Meg and Brek decide to go through a lower dollar amount to get the feel. After going through the Green Door, looking to find a seed, they are faced with magic curses, tyrannical kings, sirens, and even their high school quarterback. Will they be able to get back with the seed to collect?

This story was such a pleasure to read. The characters were all super likable and relatable, and the romantic storyline had just the right amount of presence. The world was rich and emmerced you in a realm not too far off from our own, with magic for a chosen few. The pacing of this book was absolutely fantastic, and I never once got bored. My one critique would be that I wanted more of the Sirens, they were so cool! Who knows though, perhaps more Siren's will sing to me in the sequel.

Overall, a magical 5 stars and I would recommend this book to anyone 13+ as there is some content that could be inappropriate for younger readers, but nothing graphic.

I really liked this book. A lot. When I first picked up this book... ok my Kindle, I expected it to be another YA fantasy and it is BUT it is more than that. I felt like I had been transported to a Narnia type world that was more suited to teens and up rather than children.
I absolutely LOVED the humor and irony in the book especially some of the main protagonist's inner monologue. I could have done without some of the romance but that is my own issue and I can see where it would appeal to the intended audience. Some of the animals and ideas were hard believe but then this IS a fantasy novel so I focused on the chuckles and just enjoyed the story. There were a few spelling/grammar errors but as I was reading an ARC, I know they have been corrected by the time this book was published. I liked this book so much that I actually asked if I could read an ARC of the second novel in the series. It is THAT good. If you are a teen who like fantasy; particularly mysterious doors that lead to another world then give this one a try.