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A review by analenegrace
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Read for the October meeting of the Guild Fantasy Book Club at Blue Cypress Books in New Orleans, LA
This was an absolute surprise of an amazing book! It's especially perfect for the Haunted House month of book club! I've read some of Harrow's novellas, and while they were fun, they were nothing like this! The writing style of this book made it easy to dive into while still being super intriguing and mysterious.
I really appreciated Opal and Arthur as MCs, and I thought the way they interacted, talked, and thought about each other was one of the best parts of this book! They were both written so compellingly that you couldn't help but root for them. The side characters of this book were also impressive, especially Opal's brother Jasper, who pushed the story along in so many important moments!
The plot of this book was engaging, and I really enjoyed the footnotes and fake Wikipedia page/bibliography. The ideathat Opal and Arthur may have written the book was a fun surprise at the end! Magic houses can be an overdone trope, but Harrow approached it with such a unique flair, throwing in the problems, beauty, and folklore of Appalachian culture.
I can't wait to discuss this one!
This was an absolute surprise of an amazing book! It's especially perfect for the Haunted House month of book club! I've read some of Harrow's novellas, and while they were fun, they were nothing like this! The writing style of this book made it easy to dive into while still being super intriguing and mysterious.
I really appreciated Opal and Arthur as MCs, and I thought the way they interacted, talked, and thought about each other was one of the best parts of this book! They were both written so compellingly that you couldn't help but root for them. The side characters of this book were also impressive, especially Opal's brother Jasper, who pushed the story along in so many important moments!
The plot of this book was engaging, and I really enjoyed the footnotes and fake Wikipedia page/bibliography. The idea
I can't wait to discuss this one!