A review by sarahyjackson
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An incredible, atmospheric contemporary Southern gothic triumph. 

Unreliable, sharp edged, tenacious heroine? ✅

A sentient house whose walls and eaves and panes strain and warble and tend? ✅

A boy who wants to tend  flowers but  chooses to wield a sword? ✅

A story which asks questions about what it means to be from somewhere generally but from the Upper South specifically? ✅

I’d follow Alix Harrow just about anywhere - Underland included. 

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