Cedar McLeod is a single mother to a 6 year old daughter, Eden. Her life is pretty ordinary, but that's about to change. "One day, a fight between the two leads to the stunning discovery that Eden can open portals to anywhere she imagines." Cedar has no idea how this happened, but she's going to do everything in her power to find out. Unfortunately, there are those that will use little Eden to further their own ends, and Cedar has to discover the truth before Eden disappears forever.

This was a very quick read. I loved the premise and enjoyed the book. The characters were interesting and the story progressed at a nice pace. I look forward to continuing the series in the next book.

4/5 stars.

Through the Door by Jodi McIsaac

294 Pages
Publisher: 47North
Release Date: April 23, 2013

Fiction, General Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Magic, Portals, Adventure

Cedar McLeod had a relationship with Finn Donnelly and soon finds she is pregnant. Before she can tell him, he vanishes. Seven years later, Cedar and her daughter, Eden, are enjoying the evening after pizza. When Eden opens the door to her bedroom, she sees pyramids in Egypt. Cedar does not know what is happening. She wants to call her mother, Maeve, but fears she will think she’s crazy. When Eden goes missing, Cedar must do anything she can to find her.

The story is fast paced, almost rushed. The characters are somewhat developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. Although this book does not say it is a teen/young adult novel, that was the feeling I had when I read it. It felt juvenile and the emotions were over the top in some cases. I did not feel a real connection to characters. I have studied and followed a Celtic religion, Faerie Faith, for many years and never encountered the term sidh/sidhe used for a portal. For me, The Sidhe are the Fae. If you like fairy adventure stories, you may like this book.

This has been quite a strange experience to read, even now looking back at it I'm not sure what is my exact opinion about this book or this series. However I can say it had some originality and it was strange enough to keep me interested.

I was unable to finish the book, but thank you for the opportunity.

Entertaining contemporary fantasy in which a mother discovers magic is real as she searches for her daughter who has disappeared. Good character development, plausible fantasy elements, and the writing flows fairly well.

I had such a hard time with this novel. I found it to be sexist and rather infuriating. When I wasn't infuriated, I was bored. I have read some AMAZING Celtic inspired novels and this novel in comparison was absolute garbage.