Night after night, Evan walked along the desolate beach, grieving over the loss of his son, drowned in an accident more than a year before. Then o...
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Aug 20, 2011
William
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3 AND 1/2 STARS
Although John Everson's debut novel, "Covenant", is his best book, "Siren", is a close second. Everson has always been a solid writer and probably among the top 25 in the horror genre. But this new book has certainly reaffirmed his talent, moving him up a notch or two. If this were a movie, the sales pitch would be "Splash" meets "Fatal Attraction", only a lot darker, with a lot more sex. It is well written and has a refreshingl More...
Although John Everson's debut novel, "Covenant", is his best book, "Siren", is a close second. Everson has always been a solid writer and probably among the top 25 in the horror genre. But this new book has certainly reaffirmed his talent, moving him up a notch or two. If this were a movie, the sales pitch would be "Splash" meets "Fatal Attraction", only a lot darker, with a lot more sex. It is well written and has a refreshingl More...
Aug 17, 2010
Melissa
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John Everson gives center stage to an ancient and deadly sea goddess in his latest novel Siren. In this haunting tome Everson explores the psychology of fear and seduction in the old port town of Delilah, California. Although a Midwesterner like myself, Everson is able to bring this seaside town to life evoking the sounds, smells, and tastes of the ocean to luminous effect. In Delilah, salt hangs “in the air like a fog” and “the taste of the ocean is warm and alive in her throat.” In his acknowl
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Feb 05, 2012
Adam
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Siren was my first Everson read and it was fun enough for an easy three-star rating. My biggest problem with the book was the constant sex scenes. I seriously lost
count after a while because, whether in the frequent flashbacks to the 1800s or in the present, the siren was getting it on with various victims. This is interesting
for, maybe, two scenes, and after that it just feels like Everson was really trying to shock his readers or stretch his novel. I felt like both we More...
count after a while because, whether in the frequent flashbacks to the 1800s or in the present, the siren was getting it on with various victims. This is interesting
for, maybe, two scenes, and after that it just feels like Everson was really trying to shock his readers or stretch his novel. I felt like both we More...
Aug 29, 2010
Jamey
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After reading John's last Leisure release "The 13th", purchasing this one was a no brainer. I don't want to give too much away, but its about a guy named Evan and his wife Sarah and the grief they're dealing with after losing a son. Sarah deals with the pain by trying to drink it away with alcohol, while Evan wanders the beach re-living what happened to their son. He soon meets Ligeia (the siren) and an ill-fated relationship begins. Again, I don't want to give too much away, but I'll
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Jan 11, 2012
Charlene
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This is the first novel by John Everson that I've read. I will be reading more!
Evan and his wife Sarah have lost their 12 year old son in a drowning incident. The stress of the loss of their only child results in their relationship drifting apart...Sarah likes to drown herself in alcohol and Evan likes to torture himself by walking up and down the beach every night. The very same beach at which his son drowned.
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Evan and his wife Sarah have lost their 12 year old son in a drowning incident. The stress of the loss of their only child results in their relationship drifting apart...Sarah likes to drown herself in alcohol and Evan likes to torture himself by walking up and down the beach every night. The very same beach at which his son drowned.
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Nov 15, 2010
Rhiannon
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Sep 14, 2011
Keith
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In the study of fiction, we talk about "the willing suspension of disbelief." It, along with imagination, is what the reader brings to the novel. It helps produce the trance we enter as we read, allows us to SEE the story rather than just READ it. Unfortunately, around the 75% mark, Everson took Siren in a direction that broke me out of my willing suspension of disbelief; he took it in a direction I couldn't follow. Consequently, the final quarter of the book was difficult to complete.
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Dec 14, 2011
Ingrid
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Jun 14, 2011
DJMikeG
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This was my first book by Everson, and I really, really wanted to like it. The opening section of the book, maybe the first 50 or 60 pages had my expectations sky high. It was beautifully written and poetic. Then it sort of... falls apart. The narrative becomes kind of, well, clunky. There isn't a whole lot of suspense, as the Siren's actions are predictably described over and over again. Whenever a character meets the Siren, she is described at length using almost the exact same language
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Sep 20, 2010
Scott
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Originally Posted at Dread Central:
John Everson has a strange fascination with the water and tragedy. His books Covenant and Sacrifice are a testament to the fact that whenever people get near a big open area of water, someone dies, and it's never pretty. This time around, death floats with an old sailor's myth, the Siren, and the result is a book that's one part gruesome, one part tragedy, and one part erotic thriller.
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John Everson has a strange fascination with the water and tragedy. His books Covenant and Sacrifice are a testament to the fact that whenever people get near a big open area of water, someone dies, and it's never pretty. This time around, death floats with an old sailor's myth, the Siren, and the result is a book that's one part gruesome, one part tragedy, and one part erotic thriller.
Siren's lead character, Evan, lost his son to the oce More...
Nov 24, 2011
A. R.
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I really got caught up in this one, although I didn't care for the ending. I hadn't heard a tale about a siren since high school! I think Everson did it about as fine as anyone could, a haunting tale that drags you deeper and deeper into the belly of the beast.
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Oct 14, 2010
Shawna
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Surprised me - actually sympathized with the main character, who definitely isn't behaving in a way I'd normally feel any sympathy whatsoever for.
Nov 23, 2011
Daniel
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A really great book. I have started a blog and will try to do some major work and reviews on it and about this book throughout the rest of this week and weekend
Nov 05, 2010
George
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Picked this up as a $3 NOOKBook from Barnes and Noble. Well written and entertaining, will definitely check out more from this author.
Dec 01, 2010
Cody
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Read on my nook. Meh. It wasn't bad, but I've certainly read better b-grade pulp horror novels.
Sep 28, 2011
Dimmy-jimmy
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THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT READ EXCEPT FOR THE ENDING,IT WAS TERRIBLE,I WONDERED WHY I READ IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Dec 22, 2011
George
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Another well-written supernatural thriller from Everson. His characters are true to life and always a good sense of place. The premise for this one was also exciting. A nice twist to the creature at hand.
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