Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Будинок Старлінгів by Alix E. Harrow

403 reviews

thewitchykitty's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

sinelaborenihil's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Slavery

firenza1605's review against another edition

3.0

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The last 85% was interesting, but the setup had some pacing issues; the romance was a bit flat; side characters should have been developed more. Think it helps knowing that the magical elements are sparse into the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Death of parent

Minor: Incest

lizzierg's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Southern gothic has me in a chokehold and this was SO stinking good!!! having MCs that are beautifully complex without being conventionally attractive is TOP TIER

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent

if they had not gotten a happy ending i think i would have lost my mind !!!!

lmm0's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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FORMAT: Combo of physical & audio - physical edition had lovely illustrations throughout (not sure if that was a BOTM feature specifically?)

RECAP: Eden, Kentucky, is a dying town known for the legend of E. Starling, a vanished author, and the eerie Starling House she left behind. Locals avoid the place & its last heir, Arthur, but when Opal takes a job there to help her brother, the house begins to feel like home. As dark forces gather, Opal & Arthur must face buried secrets & fight for a future—or let Eden fall to its nightmares.

REVIEW: At one point, this book would've gotten 3.5, maybe 4, stars. But towards the end, the author just lost me. The plot got to a point where it was overcomplicated, IMO. I didn't really understand certain aspects of what was going on, particularly the motivation behind a certain character's actions. There are a lot of people to keep straight, a twisty family history and lore to take in. But I did really like Arthur, and the house is its own interesting character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Incest, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

that_one_george_michael_song's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt

spell_kell's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent

shannooodle's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

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Give me more flawed characters, spooky but lovable houses, small town mysteries, sibling bonds, and fantastic romances please. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty

booksandfin's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really loved this book more than I expected to. At times Opal is unbearable, but she’s also so deeply flawed and raw that it works. Arthur quickly became a character I was obsessed with and I loved every scene with him in it.

I also am quickly realizing how much I love books featuring houses that are characters in of themselves. Starling House, in so many ways, reminds me of my own childhood home. 

I wish the ending had more of a wrap up. It worked, but there were just a couple things that felt rushed in my opinion. That being said I’d love a novella of Arthur and Opal just living their lives and Jasper coming for holidays.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Slavery

Minor: Incest

bekieboo's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This is my second book read by the author and I am a fan. The writing is beautiful. There were several moments where I had to stop and really appreciate the style. The plot was interesting but honestly the last 50% of the book could have been shrunk in half. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Moderate: Blood