A review by mistysbookspace
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

4.0

 I buddy read this book with Destiny. When Destiny suggested this as one of our buddy reads I jumped at the chance to read it because of the synopsis. I read the synopsis and it made me think it was going to be a haunted house story kind of like How to Sell a Haunted House. I went in thinking it was going to be like that book but that wasn't really the case. I was expecting some action which we do get but not until the end. This is totally my fault but because I went in with certain expectations it hampered my enjoyment just a bit. The first half was kind of slow for me but once things started happening my enjoyment of it picked up. I love reading books that are high stakes like this but characters are still able to find love. Yes there is a bit of a romance but don't let that deter you. It's weaved in seamlessly and it doesn't overtake the story. I will say by the end there were still some things I was a little confused about but overall I enjoyed it.