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Well no. We’re still doing all the great things you’ve come to love about FresYes. However, this is the 2nd book review from Emma. She’s in 7th grade and a voracious reader. We loved it and thought it just needed to be shared and hope you do too! Have a reader in your home? We’d love to share their book review too.
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Hello! It’s me again! So, this month, I’m reviewing a book by one of my favorite authors, Kiera Cass. Cass is the bestselling author of The Selection series, which I am just emotionally invested in, as the last book in that series comes out May 3rd. But now, Cass has stepped away from that world, and has written a standalone book, The Siren. Originally, The Siren was Cass’s first book, and she self-published it in 2009. But after The Selection series took the reading world by storm, she went back and completely rewrote The Siren. Now, Cass has gotten a firm grip on her writing, and The Siren is a refreshing step away from the world of The Selection.
The Siren is what we readers call a Chick-Lit. It’s a light, pretty story with just a twist of suspense. Right before I had read this book, I finished City Of Glass, the third book in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. That book was just a seriously heavy and slightly dark book. So you can imagine what it felt like to read a book that didn’t include about 100 character deaths. If you can’t, it kind of felt like this.
Anyways…..
In The Siren, Kahlen’s family is dead. They sunk in a shipwreck. Kahlen should have joined them. But instead, the Ocean (I know, in this book the ocean is a person, stay with me) has saved her, in return, Kahlen must serve the Ocean for 100 years. There are some perks though. For the next 100 years, Kahlen can’t get sick, get hurt, or age. But, there’s always a catch. She can’t speak to humans, like, at all. Her Siren voice is deadly to humans.
Then, Kahlen meets a boy named Akinli at a college in Miami. Humans are naturally attracted to a siren’s beauty, but Akinli seems to look past it. Slowly, Kahlen realizes she likes this boy. But sirens can’t have relationships with humans. So in fear, Kahlen packs her bags and drags her sisters to a new town. On the first sinking we get to read, disaster strikes and Kahlen ends up in Port Clyde, Akinli’s hometown. The whole next day Akinli unknowingly shows her what it’s like to be human. Then Kahlen makes a deadly mistake. Through negotiations and her unwavering fearful love for the Ocean, she intends to make things right. But not all is well. An unknown plight is slowly killing Kahlen, and quickly killing Akinli. But Kahlen can’t bear the thought of being the reason for Akinli’s death. So, she asks for her early freedom. But the Ocean has become obsessed with keeping Kahlen as her servant. Kahlen and her sisters must reach through and find the human side of the Ocean, before it’s too late.
The heartbreaking thing about this book is the ending. It just pulled at my heartstrings a little too hard. But I deal with that with about every other book I read anyway. The Siren is definitely a book about self-growth, but also love. It teaches us that love is an indefinite thing, you can never love too much, and you can never run out of love.
Well that’s it for now. I hope you pick up The Siren by Kiera Cass because it is a must read for February! BYYEEEEEE!!!!!
-ECtheBOOKLION
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