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gabi_715's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, War, and Classism
racheldoesthing's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Love love loved can’t wait to read the next book in the meantime I will continue look for more mermaid and sirens books
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Minor: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, and Death of parent
bookishkellyn's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Saoirse is the last of the sirens living in disguise within a magically fortified kingdom (Keirdre). Her world is turned upside down when she becomes the target of blackmail and her quest to discover the culprit is complicated by Prince Hayes–who’s taken a keen interest in her. I don’t normally read fantasy but really enjoyed this book. It was fast-paced, easy to follow, kept me guessing, and the banter between the characters was entertaining. I’m looking forward to the sequel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Violence and Grief
Minor: Bullying, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Abandonment
zluvsreading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Torture
itsjadenbaby's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
If I could give this book a 10/5 I would. I enjoyed every second. The characters, the plot, the twists; all written to perfection. I haven’t felt like this after reading in forever. I’m so grateful my library had this visible on a shelf and that I recognized the cover so I could read it right before the second one came out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Cancer and War
legalplanner's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I cannot believe I let myself wait out reading this book as long as I did. I was very surprised by the fact that you're finding out about the world as things happen not all at once like an info dump. Burton really gave us world building like if you were along for the ride and not jumping in. I honestly didn't know what to expect but that was so welcomed when diving in.
I found that the creatures being eliminated was heartbreaking to me, Sirens being nearly extinct was wild to me and made me hurt so much for our FMC. She believed that she was a monster because everyone told her she was when in reality she was just trying to survive and protect her family. I found myself wanting answers and never really getting them until I got a little further into the boo each time.
One of the beautiful things of this novel was that the entire cast were of color, including the one off characters. I also loved that there was "inter" species (i.e. fae/human, fae/witch) relationships showing how much love wins. There were also characters who were queer. However, absolutely none of the characters who fell into the latter two areas of representation felt tokenized. The lore was also really well done in this from the creatures used, to the lore of a siren and what makes them tick as a species was very interesting to see.
I'm just so mad that part two doesn't release until August.
I found that the creatures being eliminated was heartbreaking to me, Sirens being nearly extinct was wild to me and made me hurt so much for our FMC. She believed that she was a monster because everyone told her she was when in reality she was just trying to survive and protect her family. I found myself wanting answers and never really getting them until I got a little further into the boo each time.
One of the beautiful things of this novel was that the entire cast were of color, including the one off characters. I also loved that there was "inter" species (i.e. fae/human, fae/witch) relationships showing how much love wins. There were also characters who were queer. However, absolutely none of the characters who fell into the latter two areas of representation felt tokenized. The lore was also really well done in this from the creatures used, to the lore of a siren and what makes them tick as a species was very interesting to see.
I'm just so mad that part two doesn't release until August.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Death of parent
giulia_acobac's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
3.5
I didn’t expect it to be SO dark! But enjoyed it. I’m definitely curious to see how it is going to end. I liked the lore even if I feel like it should have been more flashed out. In regards of the other creatures. And about mermaids too tbh. Since we only read about The fmc voice in her head.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
kirstenf's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, and Blood
Minor: Confinement, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
thebibutterfly's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Overall, I enjoyed it. Pretty good world-building and pacing. For a debut author, I was impressed with attention to detail given to the different magical groups and their powers. She fell into a common new author trap with a little too much focus on describing minor characters’ physical characteristics and every single outfit they wore, as well as repeatedly mentioning the main characters’ eye and hair color.
My main issue was with the overload of subplots happening at once with very little resolution by the end. Loved the morally gray FMC, but she was a little one dimensional and often seemed to be dragged along by the plot rather than leading it.
I was supremely disappointed by the ending. The romantic subplot is yet one more unresolved thread left hanging. I hate when authors drag out a romance over multiple books. It would be one thing if the romantic connection developed slowly over a series, but by the end of this book, they are obsessed with each other already.
My main issue was with the overload of subplots happening at once with very little resolution by the end. Loved the morally gray FMC, but she was a little one dimensional and often seemed to be dragged along by the plot rather than leading it.
I was supremely disappointed by the ending. The romantic subplot is yet one more unresolved thread left hanging. I hate when authors drag out a romance over multiple books. It would be one thing if the romantic connection developed slowly over a series, but by the end of this book, they are obsessed with each other already.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, and Classism
natraf_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Murder