A review by aardwyrm
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Vo does beautiful and terrible like nobody else. Soft touches of magic add up to something deep and horrible in the best way. I'm not an Old Hollywood person at all, and was still transfixed by the deft wielding of the unreal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism