Reviews

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

kmeadow's review against another edition

idk i could not care about this girl

sophiearaujo's review against another edition

I wasn’t vibing
I didn’t love the main character which is fine but I also wasn’t super interested in her or her motives 
The writing isn’t my cup of tea either
I don’t mind magical realism but this want for me

sarahlk's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

historyofjess's review against another edition

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

3.5

There is a lot that I liked about this book, but I was left feeling a bit unsatisfied at the end. I think I would've been much more interested in some of the content from the epilogue actually being expanded in the novel rather than blown through so quickly. I think some of that could have been even juicier than the stories that were included in the novel. I also would've liked if we had discovered some of the supernatural elements along with Luli rather than having her info dump them so much early on. But generally, this was a fan magical take on the old Hollywood studio system.

lextypething's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

bluebird19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

lorolemman's review against another edition

Did not finish because I have a feeling there will be a lot of references to the non-con stuff in Hollywood. Not in the mental space to be able to handle that. 

aarnireads's review against another edition

did not finish this one, stopped around page 68. pretty writing doesn't save how utterly bored this book made me. i just don't care.

librarylandlisa's review against another edition

4.0

Not sure if I zoned out near the end or if it ended weird. Let me know if you read it.

nicoleychi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

3.0

The first half of the book was a bit confusing for me to read, as it took me a while to realize the world that we are in. The monsters, and the fantastical features of the plot were merely subtlety mentioned which took me out of the reading sometimes. 

However , the second half of the book kept me back as I was finally able to piece everything together, slowly but surely. I really like the relationships and the small lense of what studio systems were like, so it was nice to see Luli take control (albeit a little) of what she wanted when it comes to her films.