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The Song of the Siren by Philippa Carr

heartofgold900's review

4.0

What do I even say about this book? Intense, titillating, frustrating. The characters are so real and passionate and fall foolishly to their whims tragically. The set up and historical background was really cool and interesting, reminding me of Outlander; although at times it was a bit much and a tad confusing, for I'm not too knowledgeable on the time period. The dark secrets and family drama was intriguing and I regret a bit that I started with the 7th book, I felt I missed a few bits of information and didn't have knowledge or a connection with the parents like I felt I should. However, most of the important information seemed to be revealed or mentioned in some way. The pacing was really good, other then a bit of political talk at the beginning.

What really brought this book up to four stars was the ending. After what happened to Damaris I was so happy that she found someone she could love because I never really trusted Matt. Jeremy was just so great! We didn't get much of him but he seemed trustworthy and perfect for Damaris. When they finally found Clarissa I was so happy! The song of the siren metaphor when Carlotta was killed was brilliant! I feel kind of bad saying she deserved it but after the way she hurt everyone in her live... it was a mysterious, stunning and well thought of death.

The main characters get such good character arcs it is very entertaining to watch them struggle and figure out life. Overall, an interesting and fun book, might read the others in the series.