"Eden, Kentucky, is just another dying, bad-luck town, known only for the legend of E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth-century author and illustrator who wrote The Underland--and disappeared.
Before she vanished, Starling House appeared. But everyone agrees that it’s best to let the uncanny house―and its last lonely heir, Arthur Starling―go to rot. Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but an unexpected job offer might be a chance to get her brother out of Eden. Too quickly, though, Starling House starts to feel dangerously like something she’s never had: a home.
As sinister forces converge on Starling House, Opal and Arthur are going to have to make a dire to dig up the buried secrets of the past and confront their own fears, or let Eden be taken over by literal nightmares. If Opal wants a home, she’ll have to fight for it." --Goodreads
This was the adult cross between the children's series Fablehaven, and the young adult series The Raven Cycle. I expected to like this book, as I've enjoyed Harrow's writing before, but I wasn't expecting to love it. This was a completely unexpected and engrossing tale. It had the feel of an old Poe novel, but with completely modern elements. Great characters with a great setting and twists. This has cemented Alix E. Harrow as a must-read author for me.
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