Starling House
Starling House
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A grim and gothic new tale from New York Times bestselling author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that can't stay buried and the sinister house that sits at the crossroads of it all.Eden, Kentucky, is just another dying, bad-luck town, known only for the legend of E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth-century author and illustrator who wrote The Underland--and disappeared.Before she vanished, Starling House appeared. But everyone agrees that its best to let the uncanny house--and its last lonely heir, Arthur Starling--go to rot. Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but an unexpected job offer might be a chance to get her brother out of Eden. Too quickly, though, Starling House starts to feel dangerously like something shes never had: a home.As sinister forces converge on Starling House, Opal and Arthur are going to have to make a dire choice: to dig up the buried secrets of the past and confront their own fears, or let Eden be taken over by literal nightmares.If Opal wants a home, shell have to fight for it.Also by Alix E. HarrowFractured Fables seriesA Spindle SplinteredA Mirror MendedOther WorksThe Ten Thousand Doors of JanuaryThe Once and Future Witches
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I received an arc copy from a Tor giveaway
I wish I didn't have so many negatives about this book but alas I do...
Overall, this book was middle of the road. I did not get attached to any of the characters or the House for that matter. I wish we spent more time in the House and getting to know the characters, because maybe I would have cared about what they were going through. The concept of the House was interesting, but fell flat since not much time was spent there. In order for me to truly feel the romance provided, I wish we saw more of Opal and Arthur interacting within the House. She claims it felt like her home after a time, and while I understand given the context, I just never felt that real connection between her, Arthur and the House while reading. The plot was uninteresting and I found myself bored throughout most of the story.
The prose was excellent and I enjoyed the atmosphere but those are the only real positives I have.