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A review by legalplanner
Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
5.0
I cannot believe I let myself wait out reading this book as long as I did. I was very surprised by the fact that you're finding out about the world as things happen not all at once like an info dump. Burton really gave us world building like if you were along for the ride and not jumping in. I honestly didn't know what to expect but that was so welcomed when diving in.
I found that the creatures being eliminated was heartbreaking to me, Sirens being nearly extinct was wild to me and made me hurt so much for our FMC. She believed that she was a monster because everyone told her she was when in reality she was just trying to survive and protect her family. I found myself wanting answers and never really getting them until I got a little further into the boo each time.
One of the beautiful things of this novel was that the entire cast were of color, including the one off characters. I also loved that there was "inter" species (i.e. fae/human, fae/witch) relationships showing how much love wins. There were also characters who were queer. However, absolutely none of the characters who fell into the latter two areas of representation felt tokenized. The lore was also really well done in this from the creatures used, to the lore of a siren and what makes them tick as a species was very interesting to see.
I'm just so mad that part two doesn't release until August.
I found that the creatures being eliminated was heartbreaking to me, Sirens being nearly extinct was wild to me and made me hurt so much for our FMC. She believed that she was a monster because everyone told her she was when in reality she was just trying to survive and protect her family. I found myself wanting answers and never really getting them until I got a little further into the boo each time.
One of the beautiful things of this novel was that the entire cast were of color, including the one off characters. I also loved that there was "inter" species (i.e. fae/human, fae/witch) relationships showing how much love wins. There were also characters who were queer. However, absolutely none of the characters who fell into the latter two areas of representation felt tokenized. The lore was also really well done in this from the creatures used, to the lore of a siren and what makes them tick as a species was very interesting to see.
I'm just so mad that part two doesn't release until August.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Death of parent