12 February 2016

Review #341: The Sirens by Kiera Cass



My rating: 2 of 5 stars



“There’s always room for love. Even if it’s as small as a crack in the door.”

----Kiera Cass



Kiera Cass, the New York Times bestselling author, has penned a heart-breaking tale of love in the huge vast blue ocean, in her book, The Sirens that narrates the story of a young siren who lives in the depths of the ocean and has a beautiful voice but longs to have a life of her own instead of serving the ocean, unfortunately against the rules of the ocean. But when she falls for a human, things become so difficult for her to survive her solitude anymore.





Synopsis:

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.



Kahlen is a siren who after her family's death becomes a Siren and started living in the Ocean. By the rules of Ocean, she gets to live for 100 years in order to serve the ocean to feed its hunger by luring humans with her beautiful voice. But Kahlen is not happy with her life, she longs for a happy life with the love of her life like a human being, she is very lonely and years for companionship. Her wish comes true when she meets and falls for a human boy named Akinli.

Well, another disappointing read by Kiera Cass, although this book released before The Selection series. Okay, let's not totally negative rant about the book, there are some positive points too!
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There are hardly any, except for the concept, which is about Sirens! Sounds fascinating from the blurb, but the book is not at all fascinating or anything closer to that!

What went wrong:
The romance projected between Kahlen and Akinli is not that emotional or heart-felt, instead they both for one another too soon and also there is no passion among them to move the readers deeply from their hearts.
Once again, the main character is not strong or brave to project her as an epitome among young girls. Moreover, the dialogues are very boring and uninteresting. Her selfish attitude annoyed me till the very last page of the book.
The pacing of the book is very slow and does not even pick up speed even half way through the story.

Well on a positive note, the writing style of the author is eloquent and the details about each scene is laid down with intricacy thus letting the readers feel like it is happening right in front of their eyes. The world building is simply perfect and my heart simply syncopated with the immortal mermaids and their grief.
The supporting characters are quite well-developed, even the hero, Akinli himself, is a sweet and kind nature man whose demeanor is simple and kept down to earth.
In short, if you are a huge Kiera Cass fan, do pick up a copy of this book.
Otherwise, you can turn a blind eye to this novel!

Verdict: The author's bewitching take on the life of Sirens is perfect, so read it if you want to explore the universe under the Ocean.

Courtesy: Once again my hard-earned electronic money!
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Author Info:
I am a graduate of Radford University with a B.S. in History. I grew up in South Carolina and currently live in Christiansburg, Virginia with my electrical engineer hubby, car-obsessed son, and princess-loving daughter. I'm a #1 New York Times bestseller, woohoo! I'm also a valued customer at my local cupcake shop.
Things I hate:
When people fail to use turn signals, flying, salads.
Things I love:
Office supplies, boy bands, desserts.
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1 comment:

  1. Aditi, your reviews are always interesting. I have to admit to having a slight fandom for Keira Cass because her Selection series was moderately entertaining enough to stick with. Sirens sounds right up my street - from the blurb anyway. I am surprised KC hadn't learned from 'The Selection' that a dystopian tale dressed up as romance is mainly a romance. Sirens sounds like a great concept, but if it is not fully realised this is a great shame. Cover is awesome once again. I hope your next read will be better! Your 'courtesy' (i.e. hard earned cash!) made me smile!

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