For December, our book will be The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow. This fantasy novel has a beautiful cover, and I'm excited to dive in:

In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut.

In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.

Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure, and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.

CW: forced institutionalization, animal cruelty, self harm

Due to the holiday this month, we will be meeting on the 18th. 

We will also be doing a Blind Book Exchange, so wrap a book you love and write a couple descriptors about it without giving too much away. We will put them in a collective pile for people to choose and hopefully find something new and exciting to read. No need to spend a bunch of money. Grab something from your bookshelf (if you can part with any) or head to a used book store. Occasionally, bookstores and libraries will have books set aside that are free to take. I'm intrigued to see what we bring for each other.