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A review by ifollowedthatrabbit
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
5.0
This book is amazing! I'm not very much into YA, with a few exceptions (The Hunger Games and Divergent), but that doesn't mean I won't choose a book because of its genre. I'm so happy that I requested it. It's quite original and so deep. It's not your average sirens story, it's so much more than that. I'll try to give you a brief summary.
Tavia is a siren, but only her parents and sister know it, because been a siren means only bad things. Since many years there have been only black women sirens, therefore they're always to blame. Being a woman is hard, being a black woman is harder, and being a black woman siren is even worse.
Effie is Tavia's sister. She was adopted years ago. She's also supernatural, but she doesn't know what exactly she is. There are more supernatural, such as elokos, gargoyles and sprites. Effie fears she's an sprite.
Tavia and Effie must face their fears and be outstandingly brave in order to do so. That's the only way to demonstrate society how wrong they have been. How remarkably wrong they have been acting.
As you can see, the plot is really deep. There's so much meaning in Effie's journey to discover what she really is and the way Tavia starts to leave her fears (but mostly her father's fears) behind. One must be brave to demonstrate people that their prejudices are absolutely wrong. And it starts by accepting who you are and using your voice.
I absolutely loved this book!
Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tom Doherty Associates for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. And thanks to [a:Bethany C. Morrow|14685233|Bethany C. Morrow|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1511337313p2/14685233.jpg] for this awesome book.
Tavia is a siren, but only her parents and sister know it, because been a siren means only bad things. Since many years there have been only black women sirens, therefore they're always to blame. Being a woman is hard, being a black woman is harder, and being a black woman siren is even worse.
Effie is Tavia's sister. She was adopted years ago. She's also supernatural, but she doesn't know what exactly she is. There are more supernatural, such as elokos, gargoyles and sprites. Effie fears she's an sprite.
Tavia and Effie must face their fears and be outstandingly brave in order to do so. That's the only way to demonstrate society how wrong they have been. How remarkably wrong they have been acting.
As you can see, the plot is really deep. There's so much meaning in Effie's journey to discover what she really is and the way Tavia starts to leave her fears (but mostly her father's fears) behind. One must be brave to demonstrate people that their prejudices are absolutely wrong. And it starts by accepting who you are and using your voice.
I absolutely loved this book!
Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tom Doherty Associates for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. And thanks to [a:Bethany C. Morrow|14685233|Bethany C. Morrow|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1511337313p2/14685233.jpg] for this awesome book.