Review of The Siren by Kiera Cass
Kahlen is a siren. She belongs to the Ocean and sings for Her when She needs to feed in exchange for being saved from drowning. Kahlen is bound for a hundred years, and eighty have passed since the Ocean saved her.
She and her sisters, the other sirens, live in big cities where they pretend to be mute because the sound of their voices cause people to drown themselves. One day, Kahlen meets a boy in a university library. He sees past the beauty and draw of the siren to the girl underneath.
They run into each other several times and he doesn't mind that she can't speak, although he can't understand sign language. They go on a single date before Kahlen realizes how impossible a relationship with him will be and sneaks away while he's busy in a crowd.
No matter where she lives in the world or how much time passes, Kahlen can't forget Akinli and how he made her feel. She belongs to the Ocean for twenty more years and can't have a lasting relationship. Yet she can't help feeling that meeting Akinli was destiny.
It isn't until she accidentally runs into him again that she realizes how deep the connection toAkinli goes.
The Siren drew me in. I read the book in two sittings and couldn't put it down.
Kahlen jumped off the page as did the other sirens. The concept of the Ocean the way Ms. Cass describes Her was fascinating, and she wrote it well.
However, Kahlen's relationship with Akinliwas not illustrated well enough for me to feel how drawn to him Kahlen was. I was told how much Kahlen loved him and needed him, but I didn't feel it. In the industry, they refer to this as showing vs. telling. Ms. Cass told me all about Kahlen and Akinli's relationship, but she didn't show me. She didn't make me feel it and experience it for myself.
What made the book interesting for me was the sirens and their companionship. Kahlen was a fascinating character, and I kept turning page after page because I couldn't wait to find out what happened to her next. It wasn't the love story that kept me captivated; it wasKahlen's story.
The rating would be higher if the love story hadbeen shown instead of told. Since Kahlen's story was so fascinating and captured me so well, I give it:
She and her sisters, the other sirens, live in big cities where they pretend to be mute because the sound of their voices cause people to drown themselves. One day, Kahlen meets a boy in a university library. He sees past the beauty and draw of the siren to the girl underneath.
They run into each other several times and he doesn't mind that she can't speak, although he can't understand sign language. They go on a single date before Kahlen realizes how impossible a relationship with him will be and sneaks away while he's busy in a crowd.
No matter where she lives in the world or how much time passes, Kahlen can't forget Akinli and how he made her feel. She belongs to the Ocean for twenty more years and can't have a lasting relationship. Yet she can't help feeling that meeting Akinli was destiny.
It isn't until she accidentally runs into him again that she realizes how deep the connection to
The Siren drew me in. I read the book in two sittings and couldn't put it down.
Kahlen jumped off the page as did the other sirens. The concept of the Ocean the way Ms. Cass describes Her was fascinating, and she wrote it well.
However, Kahlen's relationship with Akinli
What made the book interesting for me was the sirens and their companionship. Kahlen was a fascinating character, and I kept turning page after page because I couldn't wait to find out what happened to her next. It wasn't the love story that kept me captivated; it was
The rating would be higher if the love story had
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