Starling House
Book description
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…
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2 authors picked Starling House as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The titular character in this book is, in fact, a house, and it has quite the personality! With hidden passages, winding halls, and secrets beneath the floorboards, this mansion is the perfect backdrop to a haunting tale about magic and legacy.
I loved the tales within tales that Alix E. Harrow wove inside the narrative: this book is a Southern Gothic classic for the 21st century.
From Ryan's list on featuring magical houses.
First of all, I love all of Alix E. Harrow’s books. They have strong female protagonists who push back against the hands that they’re dealt.
This book is, at its core, the tale of a haunted house, but it’s so much more than that. There is love and death and class warfare and sentiment and harsh reality, all intertwined in the breathing soul of a house with something to prove, someone to protect, a lineage to honor.
Like all of Harrow’s works, there’s magic in the mundane, and she brings the dead-end town in Appalachia to pulsing life despite the…
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