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A review by charliauthor
Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This started out a little slow for me admittedly and took a while to really get into. However by the end i was successfully sucked into the emotive YAness of it all that had me wanting to continue just to find out whether two of the characters will kiss! Lol
Saoirse is a siren living in a world where this is basically illegal. She spends her days killing people for hire to sate her lust for the kill and struggles with the fact that she isnt sorry about this in the least. That is until she meets and falls for Hayes - crown prince with the egomaniac father you know the deal - and struggles with her growing feelings for him and her thirst for murder.
Their connection and Hayes’ sunshine to her grumpy was the most interesting part but a lot of this was overshadowed by the clumsy worldbuilding and overcomplexity. Coupled with fast pacing/easy time jumps and conclusions, it just felt odd. Not bad just…odd lol
A lot of repetition to enforce things we already know but what i did enjoy was that even though Saoirse was a bit of a bitch to everyone, her reasons and self flagellation came full circle and made me feel bad for her. By the end, her resistance to loving Hayes was super cute and i need more.
Another decent YA outing with no spice of any kind but a fairly original story with some twists that call for me to continue despite initial resistance. A bit like a siren’s song one might say 😉
Saoirse is a siren living in a world where this is basically illegal. She spends her days killing people for hire to sate her lust for the kill and struggles with the fact that she isnt sorry about this in the least. That is until she meets and falls for Hayes - crown prince with the egomaniac father you know the deal - and struggles with her growing feelings for him and her thirst for murder.
Their connection and Hayes’ sunshine to her grumpy was the most interesting part but a lot of this was overshadowed by the clumsy worldbuilding and overcomplexity. Coupled with fast pacing/easy time jumps and conclusions, it just felt odd. Not bad just…odd lol
A lot of repetition to enforce things we already know but what i did enjoy was that even though Saoirse was a bit of a bitch to everyone, her reasons and self flagellation came full circle and made me feel bad for her. By the end, her resistance to loving Hayes was super cute and i need more.
Another decent YA outing with no spice of any kind but a fairly original story with some twists that call for me to continue despite initial resistance. A bit like a siren’s song one might say 😉