Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

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Title: Neverwhere

Author: Neil Gaiman

Genre: Fantasy

Length: 336 pages

Published: 1997

Publisher: Avon Books

Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) Richard Mayhew is a young man with a good heart and an ordinary life, which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk. His small act of kindness propels him into a world he never dreamed existed. There are people who fall through the cracks, and Richard has become one of them. And he must learn to survive in this city of shadows and darkness, monsters and saints, murderers and angels, if he is ever to return to the London that he knew.

My Review:

I give this book a 5 out of 5. 

Richard is the unlikely hero who is able to see Door and ends up saving her life, in spite of his controlling fiance. After protecting her from some terrifying men who seem to want to kill her, Door leaves with an odd man named the Marquis de Carabas. Richard stays in for the remainder of the weekend and then everything changes. Suddenly it's as though he doesn't exist.

This sets him off on a whirlwind of adventure as he tries to track down Door and the Marquis de Carabas to find out how to fix it. He tags along on their adventure in spite of the Marquis' hesitations and they set off with a mysterious bodyguard named Hunter to find out who is trying to kill Door and who killed her family. 

This really is a great novel. Richard learns who he is, as well as about London Below (where the people who fall through the cracks end up) while having a terrifying adventure. I recommend it for every fantasy lover.

You can purchase Neverwhere through Amazon in either hard copy or Kindle format. 

Have you read Neverwhere? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts! 

Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.