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Starling House

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STARLING HOUSE rating: five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. October 3, 2023, Tor/MacMillan. Like Alix E. Harrow‘s other heroines, orphan Opal is a savvy, strong-willed girl. She’s a Kentuckian, so she’s also willing to bend (or break) rules or face down any danger in order to fight for her kin. STARLING HOUSE is also a flipped fairy tale …

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Wild West Women

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LUCKY RED rating: five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. If you ask about my favorite genre, Western will likely be the last thing on the list, but some westerns I revere. LONESOME DOVE (1985). THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2011). But, feminist westerns. Hello. As with the circus, the frontier is a place where fictional women can explore identities and …

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