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"ꜱɪʀᴇɴꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ. ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʟᴜʀᴇ, ꜱᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇꜱᴛʀᴏʏ. ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴜᴘʜᴏʀɪᴀ— ᴏꜰ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ʙʟɪꜱꜱ— ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴀꜱᴛʀᴀʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀʀɪꜰʏɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ: ɪ’ᴍ ᴀꜱ ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ᴍᴇɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ɴᴇᴀʀ ɪᴛ, ɪᴛ ꜱᴘᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ᴜʀɢᴇꜱ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴛ. ᴋɪʟʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴀꜱ ꜰɪᴇʀᴄᴇ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟʏ. ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ꜱɪʀᴇɴ ꜱᴏɴɢ."
Sing Me To Slep is a debut fantasy book by Gabi Burton.
Only fae, witches and humans live in the Keirdre kingdom. The fae are the superior ones led by the Royal family. Witches are second but mostly banished to the outskirts of the kingdom, and humans are the lowest class, working as servants. And then there is our main heroine Saoirse who is a siren in disguise as an ikatus (a fae in the looks only but with no real power or affinity for the elements) because sirens are dangerous, and their existence is illegal...... and she's the only one left.
Saoirse is someone, who lies about her identity to avoid being executed, keeps to herself, has only one friend (and she would like to keep it that way), is very hard-working, and works as an assassin for mercenaries during the nights for extra money for her family... the catch of being the assassin? While she needs the money for her sister's school tuition, she can't deny she likes to kill and needs to kill to stay sane - it's siren's nature to kill because the pull is too strong. And she's been battling this pull for the majority of her life.
Saoirse is the number one graduate soldier from the most prestigious barracks in the kingdom with a clear vision of her dream job but instead, they offer her a guard position in the Palace for Crown Prince Hayes. She doesn't want to work for the Royals, but when she finds a blackmail letter in the hands of her beloved sister with a royal seal on it, she has no other choice than to accept the position. She needs to find out who is blackmailing her for information about the barrier surrounding the kingdom, the supposed extinct creatures, and the Royals. As she balances her jobs as an assassin and the guard, she's slowly uncovering the kingdom's secrets.
And the prince seems to be fascinated by her for some reason. The more she tries to shake him off, the more he tries to get closer. And her resolve to hate all the Royals and keep away from the prince slowly crumbles the more time she spends with him and gets to know him better. He's different from the rest of the Royal family - he's kind, compassioned, tries to understand, isn't prejudiced against other races, and most importantly, he listens to Saoirse and tries to make changes with his limited power. They also need to join hands and find the killer of his friend...
Saoirse is torn between her duties as a guard (and investigator), her job as an assassin, and a hand uncovering the secrets for the blackmailer while trying not to get caught and protecting her loved ones. The only problem? Everything seems to connect to everything... And Saoirse needs to choose which side to join.
This book has the potential to be a great new series! It sucks you in very quickly and doesn't let you out. You can't put it down, and by the end, you can't believe what happened. It has everything I love: a great story, interesting characters and world, a strong morally grey female character with battling sides, magic, magical creatures, intrigues, betrayals where I haven't seen them coming, a prince easy to love, and a mystery to uncover. I also appreciate the queer side characters.
I look forward to the second book because I need answers! But don't worry - while the story continues in book two, the first one doesn't have a cliffhanger.
I would recommend it to fans of sirens and readers who enjoyed The Cruel Prince and To Kill A Kingdom.
Thank you Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for granting me access to an eARC in exchange for my honest review.
Sing Me To Slep is a debut fantasy book by Gabi Burton.
Only fae, witches and humans live in the Keirdre kingdom. The fae are the superior ones led by the Royal family. Witches are second but mostly banished to the outskirts of the kingdom, and humans are the lowest class, working as servants. And then there is our main heroine Saoirse who is a siren in disguise as an ikatus (a fae in the looks only but with no real power or affinity for the elements) because sirens are dangerous, and their existence is illegal...... and she's the only one left.
Saoirse is someone, who lies about her identity to avoid being executed, keeps to herself, has only one friend (and she would like to keep it that way), is very hard-working, and works as an assassin for mercenaries during the nights for extra money for her family... the catch of being the assassin? While she needs the money for her sister's school tuition, she can't deny she likes to kill and needs to kill to stay sane - it's siren's nature to kill because the pull is too strong. And she's been battling this pull for the majority of her life.
Saoirse is the number one graduate soldier from the most prestigious barracks in the kingdom with a clear vision of her dream job but instead, they offer her a guard position in the Palace for Crown Prince Hayes. She doesn't want to work for the Royals, but when she finds a blackmail letter in the hands of her beloved sister with a royal seal on it, she has no other choice than to accept the position. She needs to find out who is blackmailing her for information about the barrier surrounding the kingdom, the supposed extinct creatures, and the Royals. As she balances her jobs as an assassin and the guard, she's slowly uncovering the kingdom's secrets.
And the prince seems to be fascinated by her for some reason. The more she tries to shake him off, the more he tries to get closer. And her resolve to hate all the Royals and keep away from the prince slowly crumbles the more time she spends with him and gets to know him better. He's different from the rest of the Royal family - he's kind, compassioned, tries to understand, isn't prejudiced against other races, and most importantly, he listens to Saoirse and tries to make changes with his limited power. They also need to join hands and find the killer of his friend...
Saoirse is torn between her duties as a guard (and investigator), her job as an assassin, and a hand uncovering the secrets for the blackmailer while trying not to get caught and protecting her loved ones. The only problem? Everything seems to connect to everything... And Saoirse needs to choose which side to join.
This book has the potential to be a great new series! It sucks you in very quickly and doesn't let you out. You can't put it down, and by the end, you can't believe what happened. It has everything I love: a great story, interesting characters and world, a strong morally grey female character with battling sides, magic, magical creatures, intrigues, betrayals where I haven't seen them coming, a prince easy to love, and a mystery to uncover. I also appreciate the queer side characters.
I look forward to the second book because I need answers! But don't worry - while the story continues in book two, the first one doesn't have a cliffhanger.
I would recommend it to fans of sirens and readers who enjoyed The Cruel Prince and To Kill A Kingdom.
Thank you Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for granting me access to an eARC in exchange for my honest review.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Saoirse is so calculating and she has a one track mind. It’s her sister and literally no one and nothing else. This could come off as bad writing but the author does a good job of explaining the layered reasons for Saoirse’s devotion. I do wish it came up a little earlier in the book, because for a while it felt forced and like a plot ploy. Once we got there I understood that we see slowly because Saoirse also sees slowly.
The story was fast paced and interesting. Saoirse was suspecting everyone so I was suspecting everyone. Although I low key knew who would be involved.
Here is where I am probably going to break from the pack, I do not love Hayes. He feels like he is love bombing her. He pays so much extra attention to her why? Because she’s cold and professional with him? It doesn’t make sense. I don’t trust him. And after the end! I trust him even less. I will read the next book and see if I am right.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
Thankyou to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton, Hodderscape for a free e-arc in exchange of an honest review.
I really liked this book;
-Strong main character that you cant help but like and root for despite being very morally grey!
-Love interest that falls first and he's an absolute babe inside and out!
-Found family with strong relation bonds
-Mystery elements and betrayal
-Well explained and thought out world building that isn't too much to handle
-Short chapters which made it very fast paced!
-Leads really well into future books which I'm definitely going to continue to read
Only gripe would be that i think the ending tied up too easily for the main character and she got away with far more than she should have with a particular character. All throughout the story when the main character was acting particularly morally grey, it gave me an ick feeling because i really didn't think she could come back from her actions with people around her, however i shouldn't have worried because she was forgiven VERY easily it seems...
4.5 stars for this reason (plus i tend to prefer adult fantasy more these days)
I really liked this book;
-Strong main character that you cant help but like and root for despite being very morally grey!
-Love interest that falls first and he's an absolute babe inside and out!
-Found family with strong relation bonds
-Mystery elements and betrayal
-Well explained and thought out world building that isn't too much to handle
-Short chapters which made it very fast paced!
-Leads really well into future books which I'm definitely going to continue to read
Only gripe would be that i think the ending tied up too easily for the main character and she got away with far more than she should have with a particular character. All throughout the story when the main character was acting particularly morally grey, it gave me an ick feeling because i really didn't think she could come back from her actions with people around her, however i shouldn't have worried because she was forgiven VERY easily it seems...
4.5 stars for this reason (plus i tend to prefer adult fantasy more these days)
The plot felt circular and the FMC wasn’t developing as a character. The other characters aren’t developed well enough for me to care.
false advertising!!! no mermaids!!! anyways I did like it fine but wasn’t invested enough to want to continue
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes