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Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
4.0
Magical realism, folklore and Hollywood. . . put them in a jar and shake them loose. This wasn't a mix I was missing but after Siren Queen, I want more. I like monsters.
Luli Wei, desperate and determined, she wants to be a star! She walks a balance of staying true to who she is (does she even know?) and who they want her to be. Refusing to play the part of maid, no accents and definitely no fainting. . . what is left is to play is the monster, and well, Luli does that really well.
It's a battle, a constant shift between the powers and magic and the absolute chaos of it. Trading hair for years of your life seems to be the norm in this wild ride. (Listing anything else might give it away). The life that Luli fights for comes at a cost, it's a barter, if you want something you have to be willing to give something up in return.
Explosive in the sensual experience, allowing two very different women to come into Luli's life at different points raising the risks of being who she is. She follows her heart each time relishing in the connections. Daring it to be wrong in all the right ways. Taking on monster in many forms.
The writing was beautiful, I read along while listening. Audiobooks are sort of new to me. I tend to get distracted easily. However, I've been reading along at times and others so focused there was no way to be distracted. Wonderful narrating job on this one!
Thank you so much to @tordotcom and @macmillan.audio and Nghi Vo for the advanced gifted copies for review!
Luli Wei, desperate and determined, she wants to be a star! She walks a balance of staying true to who she is (does she even know?) and who they want her to be. Refusing to play the part of maid, no accents and definitely no fainting. . . what is left is to play is the monster, and well, Luli does that really well.
It's a battle, a constant shift between the powers and magic and the absolute chaos of it. Trading hair for years of your life seems to be the norm in this wild ride. (Listing anything else might give it away). The life that Luli fights for comes at a cost, it's a barter, if you want something you have to be willing to give something up in return.
Explosive in the sensual experience, allowing two very different women to come into Luli's life at different points raising the risks of being who she is. She follows her heart each time relishing in the connections. Daring it to be wrong in all the right ways. Taking on monster in many forms.
The writing was beautiful, I read along while listening. Audiobooks are sort of new to me. I tend to get distracted easily. However, I've been reading along at times and others so focused there was no way to be distracted. Wonderful narrating job on this one!
Thank you so much to @tordotcom and @macmillan.audio and Nghi Vo for the advanced gifted copies for review!