Why read Starlings?

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A dark YA fantasy debut perfect for fans of House of Hollow and Small Favors. In the wake of her father's death, a teen girl discovers a side of her family she didn't know existed, and is pulled into a dark—and ancient—bargain she is next in line to fulfill.

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1 author picked Starlings as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Nicole M. Wolverton

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I’m an absolute folklore freak, so Linsmeier’s destiny-rich story involving a town where special roses bloom all year, and the legends attached to the town and her family is just a hundred percent my thing.

It’s a very charming story with a great mystery at the center, and the gothic feel that Linsmeier creates is so wonderfully creepy! The relationship between Kit and her grandmother Agatha is particularly interesting and complicated in a deliciously fraught way.

I read this book late into the night, trying to guess at the ending—and was wholly surprised by how the plot wrapped up.

From Nicole's 3 favorite reads in 2023.