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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
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
nyree42's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide
skylarkblue1's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
4.0
Thank you to Gabi and Bloomsbury Publishing for a free e-ARC!
Certainly an interesting premise, with quite a creative execution! A strong tale of racism, romance and finding your true self.
Saoirse is not like most of the other people in the kingdom - she’s a Siren. Thought to be extinct and banned from the kingdom, she has to hide her true self using magic and determination. Only problem being, to get money she has to kill - but with each kill her risk of being found out increases each time.
I did quite enjoy this. The romance was a bit too much for me, I mostly started to just glaze over it but I wouldn’t put that as a negative since that’s just my preference. Straight romance, especially in YA, I tend to have this reaction to personally. The rest of the book though, loved it! I loved the world building, the characters, the magic and fantasy systems. All of it worked really well together imo.
Twist could be seen from a while away, which unfortunately did slightly detract from the ending as it seems like it was meant to be a big “oh wow what a surprise!” thing. But I wouldn’t say it was a bad twist though it just needed things prior in the book to help make it a bit less obvious.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny and Torture
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