A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick 'Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent' - Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six Step into Starling House - if you dare . . . Alix E. Harrow reimagines Beauty and the Beast in this gorgeously modern Gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Naomi Novik. No one in Eden remembers when Starling House was built. But everyone agrees that it's best to let the house - and its last, lonely heir - go to rot. Starling House is uncanny and ugly and fully of secrets, just like ...
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A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick 'Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent' - Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six Step into Starling House - if you dare . . . Alix E. Harrow reimagines Beauty and the Beast in this gorgeously modern Gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Naomi Novik. No one in Eden remembers when Starling House was built. But everyone agrees that it's best to let the house - and its last, lonely heir - go to rot. Starling House is uncanny and ugly and fully of secrets, just like its heir. Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but it might be a chance to get her brother out of Eden. It feels dangerously like something she's never had: a home. But Opal isn't the only one interested in the house, or the horrors and wonders that lie beneath it. If Opal wants a home, she'll have to fight for it. She'll have to dig up her family's ugly history and let herself dream of a better future. She'll have to go down, down into Underland, and claw her way back to the light . . . This is a romantic and spellbinding Gothic fairytale from Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award-shortlisted Alix E. Harrow. 'Starling House is Alix E. Harrow's greatest work yet' - Ava Reid, author of A Study in Drowning 'Gorgeous, poignant, and honest - an unforgettable read' - Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter
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Halloween is fast approaching, and I do love to curl up with a good horror when it comes to my October TBR list! Starling House promises a haunted house thriller, as Opal starts a job for the mysterious Arthur Starling cleaning a house which seems to be almost alive.
I was a little disappointed with Starling House - I was expecting a pacy and supernatural horror from the blurb, but the book is very much a slow burn. The first three quarters could be summed up easily in a few sentences and I never really felt fully invested. The romance angle was too heavily prominent, and Arthur is described so badly on first meeting him that the love element seemed to come out of nowhere. I kept picturing him as an old man which didn't help, and I still don't really know how old he was meant to be.
I did really enjoy the 'character' of the house itself and I thought that was well depicted. I also like that as a main character, Opal has her fair share of flaws, she makes deals with 'the wrong people', steals from everyone and finds it difficult to trust people. There were some elements to the plot that would have so easily been resolved with a conversation, and the fact that this is missing felt like more of a convenience to the story rather than realistic. There were also some plot holes in the later part of the plot which were confusing and left me with questions.
Overall, Starling House is a slow burn - it wasn't the horror book I was expecting - it's more of a romance with some atmospheric thriller elements built in. Thank you to Netgalley & Pan Macmillan - Tor Books for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
