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The Sirens
by Emilia Hart
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The cover art, the suggestion of sirens, and the mystery of the missing sister pulled me into this book immediately!
We are just dropped into it with Lucy waking up with her hands around a boys throat; we follow Lucy in her desperate fear to get away from everything that's happened at school and can only trust that her sister Jess will be able to shelter her, in spite of their distant relationship recently. We get multiple POV; mostly we follow Lucy and her modern day waiting game and Mary's who is trapped as a convict on a ship with her sister, bound for lands unknown (to her).
Its hard for me to review without spoilers. The first half of the book was great, I loved the build up, I loved the intensity of Lucy's emotions, turmoil, and eventual intrigue into her sister's life all while waiting and hoping Jess returns home soon. The explanation of WHERE Jess was for the missing time wasn't realistic or believable for me, it felt lack lustre compared to the rest of the story. Lucy was the best part of this story, and her journal through the truth of the town, what happened, the history she digs up for everything was the only part keeping me reading. Mary and Eliza's story comes to a good conclusion, their influence throughout was great.
Overall, great read. If you're thinking of reading it, Id recommend diving in (excuse the pun)!
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
We are just dropped into it with Lucy waking up with her hands around a boys throat; we follow Lucy in her desperate fear to get away from everything that's happened at school and can only trust that her sister Jess will be able to shelter her, in spite of their distant relationship recently. We get multiple POV; mostly we follow Lucy and her modern day waiting game and Mary's who is trapped as a convict on a ship with her sister, bound for lands unknown (to her).
Its hard for me to review without spoilers. The first half of the book was great, I loved the build up, I loved the intensity of Lucy's emotions, turmoil, and eventual intrigue into her sister's life all while waiting and hoping Jess returns home soon. The explanation of WHERE Jess was for the missing time wasn't realistic or believable for me, it felt lack lustre compared to the rest of the story. Lucy was the best part of this story, and her journal through the truth of the town, what happened, the history she digs up for everything was the only part keeping me reading. Mary and Eliza's story comes to a good conclusion, their influence throughout was great.
Overall, great read. If you're thinking of reading it, Id recommend diving in (excuse the pun)!
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Murder
Pedophillia; she was 17.