I really did not know what to expect of this story but I love how it's going. As the daughter of immigrants and now an immigrant myself I find myself being very touched by how it talks about the roots we have in our homelands and how our homes remain with us wherever we go. Excited to see where this books takes me !

I'm sorry... 256,000 acres????? That's CRAZYYYYY

Okay, I’m loving it. Took me 1.5 chapters to understand the tone, the voice, etc. (I didnt love the opening scene personally /lh)

I kind of love Gisela. I’m curious about Aleksey hehe (I wonder if he has some sort of connection to the spirit world…). Kazik frustrates me but I like him, I have empathy for him; I know he’ll grow on me more.

I can tell the author has a good understanding of her characters and humans in general, and I always love this.

The religion vs witchcraft discourse is really interesting (i love this sort of discourse irl too!!!), and I’m looking forward to seeing this unfold further.

IF this book does have a set, real-life time period, I feel pretty sure that this is 20tC (maybe 20s/30s/50s). However, I could also imagine their world being in a completely made up timeline, or just an historically inaccurate one. /neu I’m curious about the war they keep mentioning, if this comes up in the plot etc, or if this is a clue to the time period!

The artwork literally took my breath away!!! Alix E Harrow always has the most stunning books (my hardcover of Starling House is gorgeous). Can I leave work early so I can just go home and keep reading??

I'm really enjoying this! I'm listening to the audiobook and the voice the narrator does, especially for Gisela when she's flirting with Kazik, is so good! The fairytale feeling of the town, the reluctant exorcist wearing glasses, the broad-backed stranger. Chef's kisses 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻