Summer Reads: The Siren | Friday Five
Hi everyone!
I’m back today with a book review of a book that is PERFECT for the beach! What is a better book to read by the ocean than a book about the ocean! And sirens!
For today’s review, since it’s Friday, I thought I would share 5 of my favorite aspects of this book with you all! Hope you like it! If you’ve read this book, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below. Also, I really liked this book and the subject (mermaids/sirens etc) so if any of you guys have a recommendation for other books like this to check out, I’d love to know!
Happy Friday & Happy Reading!
~Nadette
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Book: The Siren
Author: Kiera Cass
My Goodreads Rating: 4 Stars
Synposis (via Goodreads): From Kiera Cass, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series, comes a captivating stand-alone fantasy romance.
Kahlen is a Siren, bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is human—a kind, handsome boy who’s everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Falling in love puts them both in danger . . . but Kahlen can’t bear to stay away. Will she risk everything to follow her heart?
The Siren was previously self-published; this brand-new edition has been completely rewritten and redesigned.
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My 5 Favorite Things About This Book:
THE COVER! Oh my goodness, look at this cover! It is absolutely stunning. Everything about it is just so beautiful. I love the contrast of a long flowy gown standing on the beach. The colors in this cover are perfect. Kiera Cass books have are some of my FAVORITE covers ever. I love the fancy dresses and the fonts used in the titles. It is all amazing. Whoever her cover designer is is fantastic!
The feeling of sisterhood among the sirens. I loved that in this book, all of the sirens have such a strong devotion to one another. They become each others’ family when they all don’t have any family left. The sisters were there for each other and each brought their own unique thing to the group. I really liked that Cass highlighted this idea. It is interesting, because after reading The Selection series, there is competition among all those girls and the focus is more on the love story, but in The Siren, there really is a strong idea of sisterhood and friendship.
The Ocean. Wow, I thought the way Cass wrote the Ocean’s voice and personality was so interesting. I have never read a book before where the ocean was a character. It was surprising, but in a very great way. The Ocean had a very strong presence in the book, but also was shown to have some limitations and weaknesses. I liked how the word Ocean was capitalized throughout the whole book and all the Ocean’s lines were in itallics. It really set the ocean apart as being another being compared to the other characters. I think the Ocean can be interpretted as representing many different things in life. I think the way Cass wrote this piece of the story was great because people can interpret it differently based on their own personal beliefs in life.
Akinli and his kind heart. I think what I loved most about this character was his kind heart. It really came through throughout the whole book. I don’t want to give any key things away for those of you who haven’t read it, but Akinli had been through a lot, but he still had the most outgoing and positive attidude. I love the way he finds a way to communicate with Kahlen. It is so sweet to see how he is so interested in who she is as a person, while other guys simply are drawn to her beauty as a Siren. The way he always made her laugh and was just an all-around nice guy made me smile.
The ending. Overall, the story ended much better than I would have thought possible for a character in Kahlen’s situation. I was happy that the ending, though somewhat sad, was also a happy ending. There were so many emotions I felt while reading the ending of this book. But overall, I was happy with how Cass chose to conclude this story.
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Favorite quotes:
“You are Kahlen. He is Akinli.”
“Simply being alive was not enough to be called living.”
“Books were a safe place, a world apart from my own.”
Happy Reading & Happy Summer!
~Nadette
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