merirobie 's review for:

Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
5.0
challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Every so often you find a book that you needed to be in the world, and it lives completely up to what you didn't know you were looking for. This one of those books for me. Sumptuous, poetic, rich with imagined detail and magic realism, this world feels so true you believe in it, and like any world, you want to live in it and you fear it at the same time.