Description
Siren's Song
by Mary Weber
Publisher: Thomas Nelson / HarperCollins
Release Date: March 1st 2016
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Magic, Fiction, Paranormal
Synopsis:
Nym and Draewulf prepare to face off in a battle destined to destroy more lives than it saves.
With the loss of Tulla still fresh in mind, Rasha’s fate unknown, and Lord Myles taken over by the dark ability, Nym and the few Bron soldiers rush to warn Cashlin’s queen. Only to discover it may already be too late for the monarch and her eerie kingdom. As the Luminescents are sifting through Nym’s past memories and the queen is reading into her future, Nym is given a choice of how to defeat Draewulf, but the cost may be more than she can bear. And even then there are no guarantees.
With that reality burrowing into her bones—along with the guilt of the lives she will sacrifice—Nym returns to her homeland of Faelen to raise an army of peasants through promises of freedom. But when the few friends she has left, along with the world and citizens she loves, are staring down the face of a monster and his undead army, will Nym summon every element her blood is capable of controlling . . . or surrender to a different strength—one of sacrifice?
Because in the end, death may be more merciful for them all.
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Other books in the series:
Book #1: Storm Siren
Book #2: Siren's Fury
About the Author
Mary Weber is a ridiculously uncoordinated girl plotting to take over make-believe worlds through books, handstands, and imaginary throwing knives. In her spare time, she feeds unicorns, sings 80’s hairband songs to her three muggle children, and ogles her husband who looks strikingly like Wolverine. They live in California, which is perfect for stalking L.A. bands, Joss Whedon, and the ocean. Her debut YA fantasy novel, STORM SIREN and SIREN'S FURY are available now in bookstores and online, and SIREN'S SONG will be out March 2016 from TN HarperCollins.
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Five Favorite Quotes
Amidst this book of epic battles, inspiring
speeches, witty comments, and introspective words, how is one to choose
favorite quotes that don’t spoil the plot? I did my best to choose good, safe ones,
but I can’t guarantee they are completely spoiler-free. Read at your own risk
and know there are many more great words in Siren’s
Song. The first four I like because they make me laugh and the last one
because it is beautiful.
Eogan: “What
was that about?”
Nym: “Nothing.
I’m merely beginning to think it’s a Bron curse for the men to talk in hints so
as to keep the world confused.”
Two
Myles
laughs, then winks at the guard. “Don’t let her fool you, mate. She rather
enjoys a good round of letting the mentally unssstable run around with her.”
By which he means himself.
Three
“And what
are bolcranes like?” Kel asks after a good fifty terrameters.
“Deadly,”
Tannin mutters.
“How deadly?”
“They’ll eat
you in two bites.”
“Neat.” Kel’s
eyes are huge. “Will we see any?”
Oh the joy of little boys!
Four
I grin. I’d
buy her ignorance if she weren’t Luminescent, and the most powerful one, to
boot.
“Don’t you
dare.” She leans into me. “I still hate him.”
“Uh-huh.”
“I hate you.”
“Clearly. Which
is why you still can’t take your eyes off him,” I say with a chuckle.
Nym is, as usual, the narrator. But, I refuse to
tell which of her female companions she is chatting with or who about.
Five
“…there is a moment before every storm when
the entire world pauses. As if the atmosphere, in unison with the ocean tides,
the wind the sky’s watery teardrops, is forced to hold its breath. A bracing
against the violence it knows will come—the tempest that perhaps this time,
this moment, might actually shred the word’s soul.
I’ve been in
that moment in a physical storm so many times before.
I have been
that moment.
But today…
Today we are
the moment.
We are the
storm.
And I have
never been more proud of my people.
Nor more
afraid for them.”
Review
First off, I must warn that this review contains
major plot spoilers for books 1-2, Storm
Siren and Siren’s Fury. I highly
suggest completing those books before reading this review!
Eogan is alive and separated from Draewulf. Nym
has her powers back. But Draewulf still lives and plots to gain immortality by
devouring the five most powerful people in the Hidden Lands. To do so, he will
conquer each of the five nations, enslaving and murdering the peoples with his
wraith army. Eogan, Nym, and several others are the only ones who can possibly
stop Draewulf. And they are on his hit list. With his power growing ever
stronger, will they be able to conquer him and his army before he destroys
them?
This book…yikes! I would not want to be them. With
a monster breathing down their backs and terrible choices to make. Even if they
choose correctly, they may still lose the war. I am thrilled to be able to
witness their epic story!—safely, in my own home.
And it was epic. Elementals, Luminescents,
Terraforms, Mortifares, Medians, and those wacky combinations as in the case of
Lord Myles—all held great power. It reminded me strongly of the anime Bleach, where the characters’ swords
hold so much spiritual power they are able to create a canyon or topple a
skyscraper with a single slash. Except the characters in Siren’s Song didn’t need a blade to wield their power. All they
needed was themselves.
Too bad there are only a few of them left when the
showdown begins.
Siren’s Song
was dark. In addition to the pure, natural-born abilities there is also
dark magic. It is what created Draewulf, what Nym ingested and Myles stole,
what raises the dead to become zombie-like wraiths, what twisted Isobel to
become the heartless wretch she is. It is slowly driving Myles insane. Then,
there is the hopelessness of the characters that furthers the dark tone.
Draewulf’s army becomes more unstoppable as the story progresses. Even if the entire
nation of Faelen rose up to fight in the battle, the situation looks utterly
hopeless.
But hope is to be found within the Siren’s Song.
I enjoyed this book very much, in case you can’t
tell. Book two, Siren’s Fury, had me
doubting the conclusion to the series. I hated how dark the series had become
even as I longed to learn how it ended. But Siren’s
Song made everything worth it. I loved the sarcastic humor and the many
inspirational or introspective paragraphs. I loved Nym’s temper and her love
for Eogan, as crazy as they drive each other. I love Nym and Rasha’s friendship—like
two girly BFF’s. I loved nearly everything about the book and would recommend
it to fans of YA/NA fantasy.
Just…be prepared for anything.
I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley
in exchange for an honest review.
I didn't read the spoilery bits, but this reminded me I need to read Siren's Fury. I loved Storm Siren, so I need to catch up!
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