The Siren by Kiera Cass - Restarting February 8th 2018

[Sarah Elizabeth]

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series comes this sweeping standalone fantasy romance. A girl with a secret. The boy of her dreams. An ocean between them.

Throughout the ages, the Ocean has occasionally rescued young women from drowning. To repay their debt, these young women must serve for 100 years as Sirens, remaining young and beautiful and using their deadly voices to lure strangers into watery graves. To keep their true nature secret, Sirens must never speak to humans, and must be careful never to stay in the same place for too long. But once her century of service is over, each Siren gets a chance to start over – a chance to live the mortal life that was almost stolen from her.

Kahlen became a Siren after her family died in a terrible shipwreck, decades ago. And though a single word from her can kill, she can’t resist spending her days on land, watching ordinary people and longing for the day when she will be able to speak and laugh and live freely among them again.

Kahlen is resigned to finishing her sentence in solitude…until she meets Akinli. Handsome, caring, and kind, Akinli is everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. And though she can’t talk to him, they soon forge a connection neither of them can deny… and Kahlen doesn’t want to.

Falling in love with a human breaks all of the Ocean’s rules, and if the Ocean discovers Kahlen’s feelings, she’ll be forced to leave Akinli for good. But for the first time in a lifetime of following the rules, Kahlen is determined to follow her heart.

[Scarlet]

Hey,

This book seems really interesting. I've read the Selection series, and loved it! I would definitely love to read another book by Kiera Cass, her novels are just amazing. I'll add this book to my shelf. I won't be able to read this right now as I have a lot going on, but its surely at the top section of my TBR list. Thanks for the suggestion.

Talking about Kiera Cass, do you know when the fifth book in the selection series is coming out? I've been wanting to read that ever since I finished the fourth book. :P

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I think it comes out in May ☺

[Abi]

Starting now. :)

[Abi]

On chapter 3. Don't think it's going to be as good as the selection, but it's decent so far.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Just finished chapter 5 and it's okay, nothing amazing so far though.

[Scarlet]

oh :(

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Not as good as the selection ☹

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Just finished chapter 5 and it's okay, nothing amazing so far though."

Yeah, im about halfway now, and it's nothing amazing but it's not bad either. There's been a few parts that have dragged a bit.

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Not as good as the selection ☹"

Nope. :(

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 19 (view spoiler)[ what did she really expect? that the sea would say 'okay, you have him!' - so not going to happen! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 28 (view spoiler)[ ah! finally we get something interesting! (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Starting this book... hope it's as good as the other ones...

[[deleted user]]

Just finished ch. 5. I'm actually enjoying this story.. I am soo liking Akinli.. He sounds so cute!!

[[deleted user]]

Ch. 12. I am so happy Aisling got to experience so much. I'm glad that she was able to keep to her humanity.

[[deleted user]]

Pg 193 "We were stars. We were music. We were time." Wow this girl is deep. Waiting almost a century..

[[deleted user]]

Just finished. As always Keira is amazing. I loved the way it turned out towards the end.. I felt so sad for the Ocean for what she must do 1 for thousands. It was so romantic and cute.

[Berit☀️✨]

I want to read this, I need to figure out where I can put it in the challenge :-)

[Berit☀️✨]

OK, I'm going to read this now, fingers crossed it's good!

[Berit☀️✨]

I would completely fail at this not being able to talk thing
Chapter 5(view spoiler)[ cute first date, baking a cake
Texting definitely helps out with this not being able to communicate thing. And 80 years is a long time not to talk (hide spoiler)]

[Berit☀️✨]

Also the ocean being a character is an interesting idea, although a little odd at times.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Berit wrote: "."

(view spoiler)[ 80 years is a really long time not to be able to speak! That not-speaking thing reminded me of the film the little mermaid though where she'd had her voice taken away ☺ (hide spoiler)]

[Berit☀️✨]

Chapter 15(view spoiler)[ OK that singing and the crew ship going down, was brutal!
Then she just shows up randomly and Maine, I think the guy would be freaking out a bit more, I'm not really sure about this book, I like the characters (hide spoiler)]

[Berit☀️✨]

Wow! The ocean is a selfish B****!!!

[Berit☀️✨]

Finish this in the middle of the night, not my favorite, but very interesting, still don't like the ocean!

[Allison]

I just started this book so I hope you guys don't mind me joining in.

At chapter 6 now: (view spoiler)[This book is sort of confusing me. It's not the plot, I'm just confused I how I feel about it. All of the things are interesting enough I just can't figure out whether I'm enjoying it or not. I like it so far, but I feel like I might not like it in the end. I do like Akinli and how he's taking the whole can't talk thing, but I'm not sure how I feel about the other girls pressuring Kahlen and I don't know if I like the ocean. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Berit wrote: "Finish this in the middle of the night, not my favorite, but very interesting, still don't like the ocean!"

(view spoiler)[ i actually felt sorry for the ocean at the end. she was losing the only person who ever cared about her. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Allison wrote: "I just started this book so I hope you guys don't mind me joining in.

At chapter 6 now: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I was in two minds too. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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[ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥]

will join this buddy

chapter 6 (view spoiler)[she met the guy she first saw four months ago.. what a coincidence..

took me long to get used to the narration. Still it's not the way I like how it's written.. (hide spoiler)]

[ɑƨħŵɑɡ ♥Team Magnus Damora FOREVER♥]

chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ugh! this love story is so uninteresting.. and he does not know anything about her how could he fall in love this quickly??.. (hide spoiler)]

[Edit~A]

I'll join soon too, maybe tomorrow :)

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Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[I don't see the point in prolonging the story.. I did not think the woman who wrote the selection wrote this.. (hide spoiler)]

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Chapter 16 (view spoiler)[Aisling is bold.. that was a great speech (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 17 (view spoiler)[I'd be disappointed if she dies when she made it out (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 18 (view spoiler)[Akinli's POV.. good.. wished it was dual POV from the beginning (hide spoiler)]

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Ending (view spoiler)[not a great fan of this.. The end was cute but it just feels like a huge waste of time for me.. it's definitely not something special.. there were a few cute scenes but that's just it.. (hide spoiler)]

[Edit~A]

I'm starting now!

[Edit~A]

Chapter 1-5
(view spoiler)[ OMG finally he is here, or else I didn't know what I'll do, it was so boring and dragging. Hopefully with him in the picture it will go faster. I wanted to read this because of The Selection, but while that books was amazing this one is just bluh, well, for now. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Started - so I have a feeling I'm putting too much hope into this because of my love for The Selection series.

[[deleted user]]

I liked it. It's different nothing like the selection but it's still good

[[deleted user]]

End of 2 (view spoiler)[ Akinli seems nice. (hide spoiler)]

[Edit~A]

Chapter 6-10
(view spoiler)[Awww Aiklin is just so sweet!! I love his character!!! Kahlen's too. But this book is kind of slow :/ (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

End of ch 4 (view spoiler)[ I like that she talks to the sea and has the ability to. Talking with the sea relaxes her. A nice touch. (hide spoiler)]

[Edit~A]

Chapter 11-15
(view spoiler)[OMG the plot is good but it's a draaaaag :( I expected so much more from Kiera. Only 5 chapters left and I don't want to read them, I'd have even skipped but that's not an option -_- (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

End of 6 (view spoiler)[ that was a cute and cheesy chapter. It's nice to see her happy and getting out of the house. (hide spoiler)]

[Edit~A]

Chapter 16-Epilogue
(view spoiler)[ It was an ok book. Not really good, but not bad. I guess my expectations were to high after The Selection. But well, it is what it is. It was hard to read. It was a drag, kind of... But I loved sirens and Aikinli, Ben and Julie. And Ocean even Marlyn :) (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

End of 11 (view spoiler)[ I think it's harsh that they just leave her there after her 100 years are up. (hide spoiler)]

End of 16 (view spoiler)[ so I'm torn with this. I'm enjoying some but finding some to be boring. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

End of 19 (view spoiler)[ I hope some how they end up together. (hide spoiler)]

End of 21 (view spoiler)[ I'm glad she told Miaka. She needed to tell one of her sisters what was going on. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

done (view spoiler)[ interesting book. It's not the Selection. Thats forsure. But I still enjoyed the book.

It had its slow parts that I wanted to skip but in the end I was glad that I did not skip them.

I felt that the ending was rushed and should have been taken at a slower pace. I would have rather seen more with them together at the end.

I was happy that in the end that the ocean/water/her was able to change and let her go to him. (hide spoiler)]

I would like to know if they changed anything from her first book. This was written in 2009 and the Selection came a few years after. This is a reprint. So I would like to see what they first version was like and to see if there were any large changes.

[Brooke]

25%
(view spoiler)[ Okay this is interesting... I am slightly confused thou, is she in the last year of her sentence or just finish the first year?! I"m listening to the audio, and lets say the voice of the ocean does very much like a Siren! haha. (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

50%
(view spoiler)[ okay so is there a plot to this or nah. I like it, but i don't really see the main thing we are going for here. I am upset she had to move away from this book especially since they mention the other girl is basically a whore with the human men. (hide spoiler)]