“With my face still cupped in Akinli’s hand, he kissed me. Elizabeth says she has “shared plenty of.“Elizabeth could regularly go to a stranger’s apartment, be as intimate as two people could be.” Elizabeth goes to bars to find men where she is “quietly luring boys to bed.” She goes home with the men.For readers who don’t mind spending an entire book reflecting on one character’s internal struggle, The Siren will be an enjoyable read.

The Siren is like Romeo and Juliet without the fight scenes. However, The Siren lacks the action of the Selection series. Similar to Cass’s Selection series, The Siren is an easy-to-read story that follows one girl’s struggle. In the end, the Ocean is much like a possessive, overbearing mother who only thinks of her own needs.

Having the Ocean as a character adds interest, but unfortunately, the possessiveness of the Ocean makes the sirens go to great lengths to hide their deeds from her. However, it is clear that the sirens care for each other and will go to any lengths to help each other. Not only is the sea world underdeveloped, but so are Kahlen’s sister sirens. Although their romance drives the story, there is not enough interaction and chemistry between the two to keep readers emotionally interested in the outcome of their tragic love story.Īlthough the siren’s world is interesting, most of the time the girls live on land, blending in with ordinary humans. Akinli appears so infrequently that the readers will be left wondering why Kahlen is head over heels in love with him. After one date, Kahlen is so in love with Akinli that she cannot live without him. Much of the conflict in the story comes from the internal struggle of the sweet, submissive siren. The story is told from Kahlen’s point of view. Will she risk everything to be with the boy of her dreams? Or will the Ocean kill their love forever? But then she meets Akinli and falls hopelessly in love. In twenty years, Kahlen will be a regular human girl. Kahlen loves her sisters but is looking forward to being released from her siren duties. Kahlen mourns for the strangers that she causes to die, but she is obedient to the Ocean who spared her life. Kahlen and the other sirens use their beauty and deadly voice to lure humans to their deaths. The Ocean itself saves Kahlen and demands that she serve as a siren for 100 years. In a panic, Kahlen calls out-she doesn’t want to die. Kahlen and her parents are on a luxury ship when suddenly the passengers begin jumping overboard and the ship sinks.

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