Name: The door before
ISBN: 9780449816776

Nathan D. Wilson

A prequel.  Whether If you ve read 100 Cupboards and can t wait to learn where the cupboards came from or whether you re new to the series, The Door Before delivers an action-packed fantasy where friendships are forged, dark forces are challenged, and the adventure begins!

The door before

Christine

10/23/22: young hy and the twins are my absolute FAVORITE. massive fan of them. what IS it about these books i don't get it they're not even like. top tier middle grade but i LOVE LOVE them like nothing else. help. It's not even just nostalgia like with some other books - I actively still thoroughly enjoy them. me when I'm 18 and still rereading books meant for 12 year olds gg
I am however more than slightly curious about the in between times now ngl - many, many years between TDB and 100C - that is grounds for so much story. anyway yea shoutout to Kibs always iconic and to Caleb for being Caleb and RIP to the many people who had the misfortune of seeing me reread this in the dining room. 

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2017: This book did not disappoint even though it's rather shorter than the original Cupboards/ Ashtown books and more slow-paced. It's kinda interesting hearing about Rupert Greeves and Robert Boone as younger people, too........

2.15.19 - I think what I appreciate most about this is the fact that I can pretend it's the multiverse lol - and that Wilson found a loophole and took the the beautiful opportunity... also it really does clear up some from the actual trilogy... also YOUNG LAWRENCE AND RUPE AND CIRCE AND HARRIET AND DANIEL AHAHHH -screams- 
also the younger twins I can't even XD Caleb is so... Caleb though

1/26/20 - I'm realizing that I actually really love the Cupboard books. And the characters. (Honestly, Hy & the twins are my favorites through the entire series hhmmm)

2/13/21 - I cannot believe I've only read this three times through it feels more like five or six *stares blankly at Goodreads*
Everytime I reread this I suddenly remember why I like these books and Wilson's writing and I have a lot to say this time around about the world of 100C + Ashtown but I'm gonna hold off on that until I finished rereading both series because I wanna make sure my theories/speculations have some basis behind them this time (MULTIVERSE LET'S GOOOO)
Although I can say that Hyacinth was WAY underused in general and I know it's bc Wilson didn't originally plan to write her as an actual character but holy heck the things she can do- 
Also I take back what I said in 2017 about it being slow paced it's way faster paced than the original 100C books because of its length. 
(Also don't read this unless you've read the original books. It hurts a lot more if you've read Ashtown, too - especially ch1 of Silent Bells. Which is the only chapter I've been able to read.)