• Starling House

  • A Reese's Book Club Pick
  • De: Alix E. Harrow
  • Narrado por: Natalie Naudus
  • Duración: 12 h y 26 m
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,210 calificaciones)

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De: Alix E. Harrow
Narrado por: Natalie Naudus
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK

“This book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting—plus, characters willing to risk everything.”—Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club October ’23 Pick)

Starling House is a gorgeous, modern gothic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January.

I dream sometimes about a house I’ve never seen….

Opal is a lot of things—orphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic and part-time cashier—but above all, she's determined to find a better life for her younger brother Jasper. One that gets them out of Eden, Kentucky, a town remarkable for only two things: bad luck and E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth century author of The Underland, who disappeared over a hundred years ago.

All she left behind were dark rumors—and her home. Everyone agrees that it’s best to ignore the uncanny mansion and its misanthropic heir, Arthur. Almost everyone, anyway.

I should be scared, but in the dream I don’t hesitate.

Opal has been obsessed with The Underland since she was a child. When she gets the chance to step inside Starling House—and make some extra cash for her brother's escape fund—she can't resist.

But sinister forces are digging deeper into the buried secrets of Starling House, and Arthur’s own nightmares have become far too real. As Eden itself seems to be drowning in its own ghosts, Opal realizes that she might finally have found a reason to stick around.

In my dream, I’m home.

And now she’ll have to fight.

Welcome to Starling House: enter, if you dare.

A Book of the Month Club Pick

An October 2023 Indie Next Pick

A LibraryReads October 2023 Hall of Fame Pick

Apple, Best Books of October

EW.com, Fall Book Must Reads 2023

Washington Post, Noteworthy Books for October

Paste Magazine, The Must-Read Fantasy Books of Fall 2023

PopSugar Best New Fantasy Books of 2023

BookPage, Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2023

Observer, Must-Read Books of Fall 2023

Polygon, 12 Best New SFF for the Fall

LitHub, October’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Bookish, October’s Most-Anticipated Books

Gizmodo, October's Huge List of New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

©2023 Alix E. Harrow (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

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"As knife-edged and sharp as its protagonist...A smart, spectacular contemporary Gothic that will leave its roots in you and linger in your dreams."—Kat Howard, Alex Award-winning author of An Unkindness of Magicians

"Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent, and Starling House, with its gentle reassurances of the homes we make and the love we deserve, is more than satisfying. It’s pure loveliness in book form."—Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six

"Gorgeous, poignant, and honest—an unforgettable read."—Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter

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A great spooky atmosphere captured well in audio

A southern gothic set in a coal mining town in Kentucky, this story is steeped in fictional history and lore and gives you a beautiful sense of place. The descriptions and imagery are wonderful. There are elements of horror - think more fantastical Stephen King or T. Kingfisher - and a little romance to round it all out. I found this to be less of a dark fairytale and more of what happens when you discover the fairytale is real.
There is a dark, spooky atmosphere in a town known for its bad luck, whispers of monsters, and hints that maybe greed led men to dig so deep for coal they perhaps found something darker.

While there is a lot going on, I think the pacing of this story is really good. It builds using footnotes and a change of POV which lends well to the suspense. There are stories told within the story as the protagonist, Opal, begins to discover the truth about Starling House.

Speaking of Opal, I loved her. She made for a fun narrator. She is plucky and sarcastic, cut-throat and clever. Imperfect, not beautiful - “sharp and a bit crooked”.
The love interest, Arthur, and only remaining Starling, is at first cold but through his POV you learn he is the classic tortured hero who is kind and so lonely underneath the hard shell. I really enjoyed the glimpses into the Starling House from his role. And while this romance is more of a subplot, it still has its cute moments as these two are drawn together.

This book was not what I expected, it was better and it set such a great atmosphere. I really enjoyed this read and I think it will stick with me for a while.

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esto le resultó útil a 16 personas

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Loved it!

No spoilers. Took a chance. No regrets. Enjoyed every minute. Planned to listen over a couple weeks. Instead, finished by the end of the weekend.

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esto le resultó útil a 5 personas

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good book, some surprises

A unique story with a flavor similar to that of Guillermo del Toro storytelling.

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esto le resultó útil a 2 personas

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Gothic horror with a purpose

Loved this story and the the narrator. I found it to be gothic horror with something to say about the things we choose to bury or forget. A bit of a slow burn, but worth it.

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Sad and sweet.

I loved the story, the way it was written and the pace of it. Beautiful, real characters with so many flaws you can’t help but love them. I highly recommend this book!

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Such a great book!

I’m normnot into these types of tales but omg it was so good! Thank you ❤️

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Great story

This was a great story and the performance was phenomenal 10 out of 10 highly recommend

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Loved

I normally don’t review books, though I should. I am confident that the people who didn’t enjoy this book just aren’t into this genre. I loved it, and thought it was a perfect October pick for Reese’s Book Club. It’s probably one of my favorite picks yet. I also am from around that area, so that was cool. I thought it was complex and suspenseful and spooky.

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More of a YA book than I had expected

An OK story. Some things just didn’t make sense – like I didn’t know Corvettes had backseats. And where did Arthur get all his money from?

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I didn’t want it to end.

Everything about this books is fantastic. The narration is wonderfully done. This is so different from what I normally read and I’m so glad I did.

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