starlings. a contaminated river. an iron gate. a portal below. beasts in the mist. suburb sunsets. the dim light of a motel room. noodles and microwave pastries. the library as refuge. a house with shifting rooms. dusty corners. grimy windows. soup simmering on the stove. graphite sketches. books with notes in the margins. a haunting children’s book. a tenacious woman with red hair and thorny armor. a tattooed man with a forged sword and a grimace. a looming underworld. a curse.

if you’re looking for the prefect haunted house read for fall, look no further than starling house by alix e. harrow!

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the book follows opal, who finds herself pulled to a house with a haunting reputation. one night, she finds herself making a deal with the house’s warden to clean it. opal gets more than the steep checks she bargained for when danger starts to seep into every corner of her life. then, there’s the matter of the house’s warden arthur, whose pull she finds herself craving, despite his sharp edges. 

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opal must decide what she’s willing to fight for as she navigates pressure from the local energy corporation, her desire to create a better life for her brother, and a haunting strain of dark secrets that you could only find in a small town. she’s the kind of scrappy, sassy character that i love to read about. she’s smart, tenacious, and will guard everything she loves with bared teeth. 

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read this book if you want to unravel the true story of a haunted house in a small town, all with a gooey love story at its core. it’s the perfect october read! 🏚🐦⬛ ✨