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A review by booksteastories
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
adventurous
emotional
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
5.0
I absolutely love the world this book is set in, I love the different types of magic and the casual way it is all handled. I love the various ways in which filmmaking blends with reality and the way everything has a price.
Nghi Vo writes in a way where she seems to reach into your chest and carve out a space for the story that she is telling, I cannot get enough of it. The format works brilliantly for the story.
The characters seem incredibly real and are so, so easy to like or take interest in. Luli grows while the story is taking place and every step of the way is consistent with what came before for her. It is refreshingly exhilarating to see someone so ruthlessly ambitious.
The romantic elements here made me ache -- Vo beautifully captures head spinning infatuation, the glow and the heartbreak of a relationship, as well as the sacrifice that comes with it.
Overall, this book is most definitely worth reading and I would recommend it to most everyone, but especially fans of The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo who want to be re-immersed in the film world in a new way.
Nghi Vo writes in a way where she seems to reach into your chest and carve out a space for the story that she is telling, I cannot get enough of it. The format works brilliantly for the story.
The characters seem incredibly real and are so, so easy to like or take interest in. Luli grows while the story is taking place and every step of the way is consistent with what came before for her. It is refreshingly exhilarating to see someone so ruthlessly ambitious.
The romantic elements here made me ache -- Vo beautifully captures head spinning infatuation, the glow and the heartbreak of a relationship, as well as the sacrifice that comes with it.
Overall, this book is most definitely worth reading and I would recommend it to most everyone, but especially fans of The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo who want to be re-immersed in the film world in a new way.