A review by lefthandlou
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is lean and sinuous, tight and tautly wound, with nothing more than what is needed and not a stray syllable out of place. This story coils over itself again and again, remaking the narrative at every twist into the same tale, but new somehow. Starling House was everything I hoped it would be and more, a dark fairy tale of teeth and blood and beauty and love. The past is a monster, brutal and ravening, but monsters can be slayed. 
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