Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan-Tor/Forge, and Nghi Vo for the advanced copy of Siren Queen in exchange for my honest review.
This book is completely and totally outside of my normal genre, and I think that ultimately could be the reason it just didn't really work for me. The writing is wonderful and there was quite a bit of symbolism, but I almost felt like I was back in high school English class--where I almost felt like I was too dense to fully comprehend what was happening.
I didn't really connect with any of the characters and there were so many times throughout the book I genuinely had no clue what was going on. The magical element was just kind of sprinkled in and not really explained in a way that allowed it to flow smoothly for me.
Suffice to say, this one just wasn't for me, but this author is clearly very talented and I think Siren Queen will be widely loved among other readers.
This book is completely and totally outside of my normal genre, and I think that ultimately could be the reason it just didn't really work for me. The writing is wonderful and there was quite a bit of symbolism, but I almost felt like I was back in high school English class--where I almost felt like I was too dense to fully comprehend what was happening.
I didn't really connect with any of the characters and there were so many times throughout the book I genuinely had no clue what was going on. The magical element was just kind of sprinkled in and not really explained in a way that allowed it to flow smoothly for me.
Suffice to say, this one just wasn't for me, but this author is clearly very talented and I think Siren Queen will be widely loved among other readers.