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Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

23 reviews

lizzym126's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

nisaak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

I stayed up very late last night listening to the last 90 minutes of the audiobook. I listened until my ears were tired but I couldn’t put it down!

amandadevoursbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

Sometimes, I have to write a review to know how to rate it.  Siren Queen is one of these books. Luli Wei is a Chinese American. She's the daughter of an immigrant and a second generation Chinese American. She loves the magic of movies, and she is determined to become a star. Almost no cost is too high. 

This book reads like a memoir. Luli is looking back on her life telling stories about her path and career. Like most lives, it meanders. There's no clear beginning, middle, and end. It's vignettes around Luli's relationships: romantic, platonic, and business. 

The language is gorgeous. The blending of magic and metaphor disorienting. It feels dream like. I found myself immersed.

I loved Luli, Greta, and the rest of the characters. The studio's slime ballz are monsters and monsterous humans. 

In the author's note, Vo thanked the editors for helping her make a story out of three novellas in a trenchcoat pretending to be a book. At times, this felt true.

Overall, I liked the book. I wished the movie magic and themes of immortality carried through book 2 better than they did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

brianneh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Misogyny and Violence

Minor: Bullying

hendrixpants's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Sexism, and Xenophobia

entityj's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual content

Moderate: Xenophobia and Classism

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

dark

• 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

Fantastic! A weirdly horrific look at what Hollywood does to those (but especially queer women of color) that seek its approval. Magical and thrilling.

Recommended for fans of magical realism, feminist re-imaginings of monsters, and those that love the otherworldly nature you get from tales of the world behind the Silver Screen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

Minor: Racial slurs, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

le_mur's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

kleine_elster_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Kidnapping