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What ultimately kept me reading was a general appreciation for the complex world and interesting cast of characters.
And a mild curiosity over where the story would go next. I also really like Nona as a main character. It felt like we were on one big tangent with no purpose other than as filler content.
This last book has me feeling a slight Fifth Season Jemisin vibe and I really like where the overall story is developing. I think my profound interest in that is both why I want to continue reading, but also why I was so disappointed in the lack of expansion.
Series status: downgraded. Recommendations: I think there are a lot of cool elements to this series. It currently lands itself in the middle of my recommendation spectrum. I buddy read this with my Goodreads group and, while most agreed it lost momentum in the second half, I think they all liked it more than I did, so take my rating with a grain of salt.
Title: The Siren. The Overview: Love is a risk worth taking. Years ago, Kahlen was rescued from drowning by the Ocean. To repay her debt, she has served as a Siren ever since, using her voice to lure countless strangers to their deaths.
Kahlen is resigned to finishing her sentence in solitude…until she meets Akinli. Handsome, caring, and kind, Akinli is everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. But for the first time in a lifetime of following the rules, Kahlen is determined to follow her heart.
No one is more surprised than me how much I freaking loved this book. The book is less about the romance, where the main love interest is kept on the periphery for most of the book, and more about the relationship girl has with her sisters, mother ocean, and most importantly her heart. I can see how most readers misled by the romance-heavy nature of her previous series might have gotten bored with the plot as it drifted further and further from the love story.
As someone who is kind of sick of seeing the same recycled romance in YA, The Siren screamed to me something profoundly different and I enjoyed the shit out of it. I think this is one I might actually want to reread.
Valente The Summons Shadowlands, 0. My 1 Issue: pacing. A one storey side building with no windows. The slow burn of this novel might have bored a few people, but I reveled in every single moment. But she fell for none.
Certainly it deserves a spot in my collection coveted and limited space at the moment. Title: All Systems Red.
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