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A review by amandadevoursbooks
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Sometimes, I have to write a review to know how to rate it. Siren Queen is one of these books. Luli Wei is a Chinese American. She's the daughter of an immigrant and a second generation Chinese American. She loves the magic of movies, and she is determined to become a star. Almost no cost is too high.
This book reads like a memoir. Luli is looking back on her life telling stories about her path and career. Like most lives, it meanders. There's no clear beginning, middle, and end. It's vignettes around Luli's relationships: romantic, platonic, and business.
The language is gorgeous. The blending of magic and metaphor disorienting. It feels dream like. I found myself immersed.
I loved Luli, Greta, and the rest of the characters. The studio's slime ballz are monsters and monsterous humans.
In the author's note, Vo thanked the editors for helping her make a story out of three novellas in a trenchcoat pretending to be a book. At times, this felt true.
Overall, I liked the book. I wished the movie magic and themes of immortality carried through book 2 better than they did.
This book reads like a memoir. Luli is looking back on her life telling stories about her path and career. Like most lives, it meanders. There's no clear beginning, middle, and end. It's vignettes around Luli's relationships: romantic, platonic, and business.
The language is gorgeous. The blending of magic and metaphor disorienting. It feels dream like. I found myself immersed.
I loved Luli, Greta, and the rest of the characters. The studio's slime ballz are monsters and monsterous humans.
In the author's note, Vo thanked the editors for helping her make a story out of three novellas in a trenchcoat pretending to be a book. At times, this felt true.
Overall, I liked the book. I wished the movie magic and themes of immortality carried through book 2 better than they did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia