Starling House

Rating: 3.8 leaves out of 5-Characters: 3/5 -Cover: 5/5-Story: 4/5-Writing: 4/5Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Gothic, Mystery, Romance-Horror: 1/5-Fantasy: 5/5-Gothic: 5/5-Mystery: 3/5-Romance: 4/5Type: AudiobookWorth?: YesHated Disliked Meh It Was Okay Liked Loved FavoritedWant to thank Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to read this book.I had requested this book and was on the fence about it. I left it sitting and was going to pick it up later September but a woman on Tiktok said she wished she had picked it up sooner. That really had me curious. Do I agree with her? Kinda.Where I did enjoy the story a lot as a whole I did have some annoyance with Opal, mostly, and a bit from Jasper. Opal could be a bit much and how she acted towards Arthur made my blood boil sometimes. As for Jasper. How he treated Opal sometimes annoyed me. Also this whole book felt like a NA/YA novel. For these people to be 26/27 and acting like they fresh out the womb... it was annoying. Beyond that, the story was... so so good. Despite how I felt about Opal as a person I did cheer for her and Arthur a good chunk of the time. It was magical and gothic. It showed the ugly side of history. It showed how people are disgusting monsters when it comes to ownership and land. I really really do recommend this book.