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Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

9 reviews

wad3mil3sgarru2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

natashareadsbooks's review

adventurous 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

4.5

Daughter of the Siren Queen picks up where Daughter of the Pirate King leaves off. 

Alosa completes her mission and now not only does she have all three pieces of the map to the infamous hidden treasure, but those that kept her captive previously are now prisoners on her own ship. 

Riden, the unexpectedly loyal first mate is under her orders. And Vordan will be facing her father's justice soon. 

But Vordan reveals one of her father's secrets that he has kept for years - and then the race is on. Will Alosa and her crew survive the deadly match up between the nortourious Pirate King? 

So I loved the fast pace & the thrilling adventure in the world & between the characters. 

Alosa was still fierce & strong - still an amazing pirate and Captain of her crew, & coming to terms with her other side and abilities - which she will need to beat the deadly race against her father the Pirate King. This read was quick & easy & perfect for summer being pirates on the open sea. I cannot wait to dive into book 3 & find out what happens next between the characters and in this world. I definitely recommend this series if you love YA fantasy, pirates and sirens. 

4.5 ⭐ out of 5⭐. 

1🌶️ out of 5🌶️. Build up & tension between characters. 

Tropes: 

 

→ YA Fantasy

→ pirates

→ sirens

→ enemies/rivals to lovers 

→ slow burn 

→ captive/captor 

→ one bed 

→ forced proximity 

→ hurt/comfort 

→ knife to throat 

→ found family 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

augustar14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Torture, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual content

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

Alossa's behavior throghout was so rank and I hated that we were only allowed to feel pain or anger or any emotion if she was feeling it. Lots of things happen only as shock factor or to justify Alossa's decisions so at one point it I stopped wondering about the plot and just let myself carry forward because clearly there is only one captain to this ship and it's the author. Some research into sailing was made, but I wish the author had researched more into pirates and their war strategies in a book this heavy with action. 
In the first book it's not that obvious too but I don't like the way this series portrays men as evil and dangerous and the language, plus some of the gendered mechanics of mermaids rubs me the wrong way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Cannibalism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism and Confinement

nat20charisma's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.5

I loved getting to know the rest of the female pirates better in this sequel! Another great page turner with a fantastic conclusion. 

That said, there are a few reasons I didn’t rate it a full 5 stars:
- it’s less spicy than the first book. Elisa and Riden had MUCH more action, and I was hoping this would get steamier. If anything, it’s more PG
- I got a little tired of their back and forth stubborn-ness. She had so many chances to admit her feelings, and he was all over the place. It got a bit boring in the middle. 
- There is a LOT more death and gore in this one. Not that it bothered me too much, but I was surprised since the last one wasn’t nearly so bloody and gruesome. 
- I thought it was weird that the whole crew was trying to force Kieran on Cerinda even though she clearly expressed that she didn’t want it, and everyone was ok with it?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Torture, and Gaslighting

clothildev's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

I took off .5 for the violence in this book, I really should have read the content warning first lololol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

maaikereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

tlycomfort's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

nicole_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I loved the first book and I love this one even more. The cliff hangers at the end of the chapters are great and make you not want to put the book down. <Spoiler> Since Alosa finds out her fathers secret she goes against him and compared to finding the map in the first book she actually goes to the Isla de Canta and she’s met with so many challenges and adventures

. Overall, great book and I hope you give the series a try!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Outing, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

If the content warnings above trigger you I don’t recommend. If not I recommend it and hope you enjoy!