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Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

26 reviews

addisonrutherford09's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I liked Daughter of the Siren Queen better than Daughter of the pirate king because this book was a lot more fast paced. There was lots of danger and obstacles that the characters had to face amd this made the plot more interesting, though still a bit flat and predictable over all. I also think that I liked the book for its entertaining storyline, not for the way it is written. 
That being said, most of the characters were well written. Alosa is stubborn and firey, but cares deeply for her crew and for Riden,  which comes through more towards the end of the book. Riden's character is a bit flat,but I'll touch more on that later.
On that note, I'll touch a bit on the romance. In DaSQ, Riden and Alosas relationship is much less flat than in the previous book and I liked that, but still did not feel very genuine. I felt like Riden existed merely to be Alosa's love interest and didn't have much motivation or goals of his own other than her. He was one of the only flat characters in both books.
There is a lot more violence than is nessisary in both books, in my opinion and it gets to a point when there is a lot of unnecessary, gory death described in detail that pulls away from the main plot. If excessive violence and gore bothers you, these books might not be good to read.
       All in all, DaSQ was a fast, fun read that I enjoyed, but I don't think I'd recommend it to someone looking for something deeper and contemplative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual harassment

-Violence: Character have their throats slit, are stabbed, exploded, limbs broken, cut, speared and consumed by sea monsters as well as cannibals. There is lots of blood and gore and

a few members of Alosa's crew are killed which can be sad

. Sirens can be seen dragging men under the water with them and there's much talk of what they do to them under the surface: command them to do terrible things like dancing naked until their feet wear to thr bone and allow themselves to be stabbed with knife by the sirenThe sirens then rape the men and play with their bodies. Sexual assault is mentioned and implied briefly. Sexual Content: There are a few intense/steamy kissing scenes with one of which ending with the characters loosening each others clothing on a bed. Two girls talk about how they would like to see one of the characters naked. There is brief mention of a brothel. The sirens do not wear clothing. Alchohol: One of the characters is an alcoholic for half of the book and is often seen drunk or passed put in his vomit.

Alosa's crew is forced to drink rum when they run out of water

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animaniac17's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Rape

artemisx's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Torture

kwheelzroxx's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

alexschrade's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I am one of the few that actually prefered the first part, since I liked the main characters' chemistry a bit more. Still a really good and easy book to read, not bad by any standard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Rape

ytzel_vr24's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Minor: Rape

iffer's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this installment more than the first novel.  Elosa's character becomes more developed and the reader can admire the ways in which she grows, takes care of her crew, and learns to deal with her emotions.  There is still a lot of violence and death, which, for some reason strikes me as callous and ruthless in a way it doesn't on a TV or movie.  However, it seems less out of place in book two, since it thematically aligns with the way in which sirens are contradictions, innocent in some ways despite their survival relying on manipulation and murder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

northernbookfox's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

This did exactly what it needed to for me: it was entertaining and fun to read. However, I felt no sense of tension. 
The characters said exactly what they meant and wanted and felt, except Alosa. Levels of clear communication and self-awareness that would be commendable in real people but all the conflict that is supposed to come from those missed connections just evaporated with little to replace it.

Riden

did all his emotional work off-page. Characters just disappeared -

Draxton and Theris/Vandorn

: who knows what happened to them! For characters that were such threats in the previous book, they were dealt with so easily that it felt rushed. Was it? Was there supposed to be a missing book in the middle where they hunted down

Theris

? Who knows, but it's not here now.
Again, entertaining, kept me engaged enough to read it in a day, but when the only moment I felt tense was when

a child got shot in the head

- in a pirate book! I'm not impressed.
It's a shame because I did enjoy all the individual tropes, this should have been an easy win. Just goes to show, tension serves a purpose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Torture, and Cannibalism

hexe_19's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

brynleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol