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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
3,5/5
com uma escrita fluída, característica marcante da kiera cass, a sereia foi uma leitura surpreendente pra mim. apesar do instalove, a sereia possui relações muito interessantes entre as protagonistas, inclusive o ser místico que é a Água, e que se tornaram minhas partes favoritas de ler. eu amava a interação e a irmandade das sereias e todo o relacionamento complexo com a Água, muito mais do que o romance principal do livro. a protagonista também foi uma surpresa agradável, e a saúde mental dela também foi um tópico que achei interessante, mas assim como a falta de sensibilidade pra falar de pessoas mudas, faltou bastante. no fim das contas, a sereia foi a leitura que sempre esperei que fosse, e um pouquinho mais, mesmo que tenha achado o fim corrido e bagunçado, a ponto que outras partes foram arrastadas, foi uma leitura que eu precisava pra me desligar das coisas e mergulhar no mundo das sereias da kiera cass.
com uma escrita fluída, característica marcante da kiera cass, a sereia foi uma leitura surpreendente pra mim. apesar do instalove, a sereia possui relações muito interessantes entre as protagonistas, inclusive o ser místico que é a Água, e que se tornaram minhas partes favoritas de ler. eu amava a interação e a irmandade das sereias e todo o relacionamento complexo com a Água, muito mais do que o romance principal do livro. a protagonista também foi uma surpresa agradável, e a saúde mental dela também foi um tópico que achei interessante, mas assim como a falta de sensibilidade pra falar de pessoas mudas, faltou bastante. no fim das contas, a sereia foi a leitura que sempre esperei que fosse, e um pouquinho mais, mesmo que tenha achado o fim corrido e bagunçado, a ponto que outras partes foram arrastadas, foi uma leitura que eu precisava pra me desligar das coisas e mergulhar no mundo das sereias da kiera cass.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Uma história bonita, bem escrita e que me pôs de lágrima ao canto do olho no fim. Não estava com grandes expectativas mas acabei a leitura satisfeita.
Title: The Siren
Author: Kiera Cass
Originalsprog: Engelsk, 2016
Udgivelsesår: 2017
Sideantal: 371
Forlag: Tellerup
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This is my personal review without spoilers of the actual plot.
I thought about quitting on this book at least a dozen times. Maybe my hopes were too high after reading her series The Selection, but I’m so glad I continued with this, because it turned out to be amazing. What threw me off at first was the main character. She doesn’t act her age, which spoils the mood. Speaking of the main character, I did like her all considered. She was very natural.
What Kiera Cass has, it’s a taste of writing characters with personality. They are so well though off. In addition, the environment they interact with is very realistic. It’s nice that she merges what clearly is a Fantasy YA story with realism. She makes us believe in fairytales.
If you’ve read the Selection series, or are familiar with it, the writing is just as easy and just as detailed. It’s a nice treat to be able to read at whatever pace you may fancy. Nothing worse than having trouble pronouncing a word or even understanding some. This book is a very good place to start if you’re new at reading or if you have problems keeping your concentration up.
I don’t have much to say; it’s a good book, I had fun reading it once I found it interesting.
This book receives three out of five
Author: Kiera Cass
Originalsprog: Engelsk, 2016
Udgivelsesår: 2017
Sideantal: 371
Forlag: Tellerup
❋❋❋❋❋
This is my personal review without spoilers of the actual plot.
I thought about quitting on this book at least a dozen times. Maybe my hopes were too high after reading her series The Selection, but I’m so glad I continued with this, because it turned out to be amazing. What threw me off at first was the main character. She doesn’t act her age, which spoils the mood. Speaking of the main character, I did like her all considered. She was very natural.
What Kiera Cass has, it’s a taste of writing characters with personality. They are so well though off. In addition, the environment they interact with is very realistic. It’s nice that she merges what clearly is a Fantasy YA story with realism. She makes us believe in fairytales.
If you’ve read the Selection series, or are familiar with it, the writing is just as easy and just as detailed. It’s a nice treat to be able to read at whatever pace you may fancy. Nothing worse than having trouble pronouncing a word or even understanding some. This book is a very good place to start if you’re new at reading or if you have problems keeping your concentration up.
I don’t have much to say; it’s a good book, I had fun reading it once I found it interesting.
This book receives three out of five
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
"Siren" war mein erstes Buch von Kiera Cass. Über ihre Selection-Reihe habe ich sehr viel Gutes gehört, während sich bei diesem Buch die Geister scheiden. Von daher war ich sehr gespannt, wie "Siren" mir gefallen würde - und im Großen und Ganzen kann ich das Buch positiv bewerten.
Kahlen ist eine Protagonistin, die ich zwiespältig betrachte. Auf der einen Seite war sie mir sehr sympathisch und ich mochte, wie sie versuchte, mit ihrer tödlichen Pflicht als Sirene, ihrer Menschlichkeit und später ihren aufkeimenden Gefühlen für Akinli umzugehen und alles auszubalancieren, auf der anderen Seite war sie mir stellenweise zu unentschlossen und fast schon weinerlich. Ich kann ihre Gefühle sehr gut verstehen; ich bin mir sehr sicher, dass ich mit dem Leben als Sirene nicht klar käme und es mich belasten würde, nicht bei dem Jungen sein zu können, in den ich mich verliebt habe, von daher weiß ich nicht, wie sie sich anders hätte verhalten können, nur ihre permanent negativen Gedanken haben mich ein wenig genervt.
Die 'Beziehung' zu Akinli war gut dargestellt. Die Gefühle haben sich zwar sehr schnell entwickelt, aber für mich war es trotzdem glaubwürdig und er ist ein sehr sympathischer Charakter, von dem ich gerne mehr gesehen hätte, und der Konflikt am Ende hätte ebenfalls etwas ausführlicher beschrieben werden können. Davon abgesehen fand ich die Geschichte schön und teilweise auch tragisch.
Besonders ungewöhnlich war die Darstellung der See, die eigenständig handeln und empfinden kann. Ihre Motive sind zwischenzeitlich suspekt und Sie wirkt durchaus böse und grausam, aber trotzdem ist Sie mir überraschend schnell ans Herz gewachsen und für mich war Sie der interessanteste 'Charakter'. Auch die Mythologie von Sirenen (und die Hintergrundgeschichten der Figuren) waren packend und mir hat gefallen, dass nicht nur romantische, sondern familiäre und freundschaftliche Liebe eine große Rolle gespielt haben.
FAZIT
"Siren" bekommt von mir 3,5/5 Sternen. Es ist eine schöne, teils leichte, teils tragische Geschichte und dass die Protagonistin mich nicht vollkommen überzeugen konnte, wird von anderen, interessanten Charakteren ausgeglichen.
Kahlen ist eine Protagonistin, die ich zwiespältig betrachte. Auf der einen Seite war sie mir sehr sympathisch und ich mochte, wie sie versuchte, mit ihrer tödlichen Pflicht als Sirene, ihrer Menschlichkeit und später ihren aufkeimenden Gefühlen für Akinli umzugehen und alles auszubalancieren, auf der anderen Seite war sie mir stellenweise zu unentschlossen und fast schon weinerlich. Ich kann ihre Gefühle sehr gut verstehen; ich bin mir sehr sicher, dass ich mit dem Leben als Sirene nicht klar käme und es mich belasten würde, nicht bei dem Jungen sein zu können, in den ich mich verliebt habe, von daher weiß ich nicht, wie sie sich anders hätte verhalten können, nur ihre permanent negativen Gedanken haben mich ein wenig genervt.
Die 'Beziehung' zu Akinli war gut dargestellt. Die Gefühle haben sich zwar sehr schnell entwickelt, aber für mich war es trotzdem glaubwürdig und er ist ein sehr sympathischer Charakter, von dem ich gerne mehr gesehen hätte, und der Konflikt am Ende hätte ebenfalls etwas ausführlicher beschrieben werden können. Davon abgesehen fand ich die Geschichte schön und teilweise auch tragisch.
Besonders ungewöhnlich war die Darstellung der See, die eigenständig handeln und empfinden kann. Ihre Motive sind zwischenzeitlich suspekt und Sie wirkt durchaus böse und grausam, aber trotzdem ist Sie mir überraschend schnell ans Herz gewachsen und für mich war Sie der interessanteste 'Charakter'. Auch die Mythologie von Sirenen (und die Hintergrundgeschichten der Figuren) waren packend und mir hat gefallen, dass nicht nur romantische, sondern familiäre und freundschaftliche Liebe eine große Rolle gespielt haben.
FAZIT
"Siren" bekommt von mir 3,5/5 Sternen. Es ist eine schöne, teils leichte, teils tragische Geschichte und dass die Protagonistin mich nicht vollkommen überzeugen konnte, wird von anderen, interessanten Charakteren ausgeglichen.
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Easy read that warmed my heart.
3.5 stars to this book.
3 stars goes to the romance between Akinli and Khalen. The half star goes to the rest of the novel, and the 1.5 stars that the book did not receive go to the strangeness that I felt while reading the book.
Kiera Cass is one of my favorite authors. I met her just last week and she's just as amazing as her writing is. I loved her writing in this book, because always her writing style and talent will be something I adore. I wanted to rate this 5 out of 5 stars like her Selection series but I couldn't let my bias of her favorite series interfere with my review on this book. And now that I've met her, I felt that an honest opinion is what she deserved, along with my honest review. I had to pretend that she's never wrote the Selection series for me to rate it 3.5 stars. It was hard. It was not as great as I had hoped unfortunately. The story development didn't seem thought out enough, and I didn't like how quick things happened even though I know there is only so much that can be done in a span of 327 pages. But still, it was a quick, cute read, and it also made me a bit emotional at one point, I'm not even going to lie.
SPOILERS BELOW
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First off, I want to start with the things that I didn't necessary like about the book.
In the beginning, Khaleen is with her family on a ship( or boat or something ), and all of the passengers are lured into the water by Sirens. Khaleen begs to live, even when she doesn't know what her new definition of "living" is going to be. This was my first turn off of the book; if I were her, and I just saw my parents practically drown themselves, I wouldn't want to drown either, but there's just something odd about the fact that WHEN she begged to live, the emotional loss of her family didn't even seem to steer or affect her at all and I'm not sure if that's because the power of the Sirens prevented her or something but it felt a bit unrealistic. Yeah yeah, it's a fiction novel but still. I think outside the box.
Next, I was EXTREMELY turned off by the fact that the Ocean SPOKE. Literally, the ocean spoke to the girls and to Khalen. And I couldn't help but cringe when the Ocean told Khalen that She "loved her". Maybe this wouldn't have bothered me if it were a children's novel but...it made me feel a bit uncomfortable I guess?
Third, I for some reason did not, in anyway, like the character Padma. I disliked her so much that while typing this I had to go back and check if that was even her name. There was just something about her that made me feel unsympathetic when the reader was supposed to be sympathetic.
Now let me talk about the positive stuff, because really, the outweighed my negatives.
My favorite thing about this book is, in one one...AKINLI.
Oh my gosh, Akinli was barely even in the book. He probably had about..thirty pages of screen time and I loved him the most. He was sweet and funny and when he got that picture of Khalen and he was like "you're pretty" I squealed. He was so very sweet and he sounded so very cute and I so very much loved him.
My other favorite thing about this of course was Khalen. Just like America, Kiera always seems to make it, at least in my case, where her main character related to the reader. It was so easy to connect to her and that made the experience of reading this so much more enjoyable and what caused me to read the last two hundred pages in one sitting.
Overall, I wish I could've given this book five stars, but I didn't love it as much as I'd hoped. But it was still enjoyable
3 stars goes to the romance between Akinli and Khalen. The half star goes to the rest of the novel, and the 1.5 stars that the book did not receive go to the strangeness that I felt while reading the book.
Kiera Cass is one of my favorite authors. I met her just last week and she's just as amazing as her writing is. I loved her writing in this book, because always her writing style and talent will be something I adore. I wanted to rate this 5 out of 5 stars like her Selection series but I couldn't let my bias of her favorite series interfere with my review on this book. And now that I've met her, I felt that an honest opinion is what she deserved, along with my honest review. I had to pretend that she's never wrote the Selection series for me to rate it 3.5 stars. It was hard. It was not as great as I had hoped unfortunately. The story development didn't seem thought out enough, and I didn't like how quick things happened even though I know there is only so much that can be done in a span of 327 pages. But still, it was a quick, cute read, and it also made me a bit emotional at one point, I'm not even going to lie.
SPOILERS BELOW
•
•
•
First off, I want to start with the things that I didn't necessary like about the book.
In the beginning, Khaleen is with her family on a ship( or boat or something ), and all of the passengers are lured into the water by Sirens. Khaleen begs to live, even when she doesn't know what her new definition of "living" is going to be. This was my first turn off of the book; if I were her, and I just saw my parents practically drown themselves, I wouldn't want to drown either, but there's just something odd about the fact that WHEN she begged to live, the emotional loss of her family didn't even seem to steer or affect her at all and I'm not sure if that's because the power of the Sirens prevented her or something but it felt a bit unrealistic. Yeah yeah, it's a fiction novel but still. I think outside the box.
Next, I was EXTREMELY turned off by the fact that the Ocean SPOKE. Literally, the ocean spoke to the girls and to Khalen. And I couldn't help but cringe when the Ocean told Khalen that She "loved her". Maybe this wouldn't have bothered me if it were a children's novel but...it made me feel a bit uncomfortable I guess?
Third, I for some reason did not, in anyway, like the character Padma. I disliked her so much that while typing this I had to go back and check if that was even her name. There was just something about her that made me feel unsympathetic when the reader was supposed to be sympathetic.
Now let me talk about the positive stuff, because really, the outweighed my negatives.
My favorite thing about this book is, in one one...AKINLI.
Oh my gosh, Akinli was barely even in the book. He probably had about..thirty pages of screen time and I loved him the most. He was sweet and funny and when he got that picture of Khalen and he was like "you're pretty" I squealed. He was so very sweet and he sounded so very cute and I so very much loved him.
My other favorite thing about this of course was Khalen. Just like America, Kiera always seems to make it, at least in my case, where her main character related to the reader. It was so easy to connect to her and that made the experience of reading this so much more enjoyable and what caused me to read the last two hundred pages in one sitting.
Overall, I wish I could've given this book five stars, but I didn't love it as much as I'd hoped. But it was still enjoyable
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was far different than I expected it to be. A great telling of the traditional siren story but modernized. I loved it.