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Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

21 reviews

kwheelzroxx's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Misogyny

northernbookfox's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

This did exactly what it needed to for me: it was entertaining and fun to read. However, I felt no sense of tension. 
The characters said exactly what they meant and wanted and felt, except Alosa. Levels of clear communication and self-awareness that would be commendable in real people but all the conflict that is supposed to come from those missed connections just evaporated with little to replace it.

Riden

did all his emotional work off-page. Characters just disappeared -

Draxton and Theris/Vandorn

: who knows what happened to them! For characters that were such threats in the previous book, they were dealt with so easily that it felt rushed. Was it? Was there supposed to be a missing book in the middle where they hunted down

Theris

? Who knows, but it's not here now.
Again, entertaining, kept me engaged enough to read it in a day, but when the only moment I felt tense was when

a child got shot in the head

- in a pirate book! I'm not impressed.
It's a shame because I did enjoy all the individual tropes, this should have been an easy win. Just goes to show, tension serves a purpose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Rape, Sexism, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Torture, and Cannibalism

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

My feelings for this book are stronger than the first one. I loved the character development, both in terms of Alosa’s relationship to her father and her relationship to Riden. We got to see more of Riden’s motivations too. I really hated the miscommunication trope and feel like both Alosa and Riden were bad listeners and also bad communicators for the first half of the book. But eventually they started talking lol. This book was definitely more gruesome than the first one, and I gasped out loud multiple times. I’m glad with how it all turned out, and how the story wrapped up nicely. What an adventure of a story! So many twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

mtoll's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Misogyny and Abandonment

savidawntn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Child death, Sexism, Violence, and Cannibalism

redheadsuperpowers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

I think this was better than the first book. Still a rich plot, but less misogynists for the lead to deal with. Lots more found family moments and just a bit of romance to spice it up. 

In Daughter of the Siren Queen, we rejoin Alosa and her crew. They have returned to the keep of the Pirate King, and are prepping to sail to the island of the Sirens, when Alosa learns just what secrets her father the King has been keeping. Now it's a race against time, the elements and the kings fleet for Alosa and her crew. Luckily, Alosa still has a few tricks up her sleeve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Confinement, Alcohol, Torture, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

mlleelora's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Cannibalism, and Misogyny

Minor: Rape

extrafolklore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Cannibalism, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Sexism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

taryn_g's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Rape

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape