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A review by logantea
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I guess this is what I get, buying a book on cover alone.
This book was alright. And by the end it had goaded me into actively wanting to see the end. But I spent a ton of my time with this book feeling like it was excruciatingly long and slow. The writing is so overwrought with flowery descriptions and repetition of the same scene setting and background.
There’s also some really weird style choices in this book I don’t understand at all. Like the mockumentary footnotes, which never added anything to the storytelling and get randomly abandoned a quarter of the way in.
I didn’t mind reading this, but I’m glad to be done with it.
This book was alright. And by the end it had goaded me into actively wanting to see the end. But I spent a ton of my time with this book feeling like it was excruciatingly long and slow. The writing is so overwrought with flowery descriptions and repetition of the same scene setting and background.
There’s also some really weird style choices in this book I don’t understand at all. Like the mockumentary footnotes, which never added anything to the storytelling and get randomly abandoned a quarter of the way in.
I didn’t mind reading this, but I’m glad to be done with it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault