The Siren
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4.4 • 377 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
#1 New York Times bestseller
A sweeping stand-alone fantasy romance from Kiera Cass, author of the bestselling, beloved Selection series.
Kahlen is a Siren—bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to their watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is human—a kind, handsome boy who’s everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Falling in love puts them both in danger… but will Kahlen risk everything to follow her heart?
This star-crossed YA romance is sure to captivate readers who grew up loving The Little Mermaid or fans of Jennifer Donnelly’s Waterfire Saga.
Originally self-published, The Siren has been completely rewritten for this edition.
Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
Star-Crossed Romance: She has a voice that kills. He's a human who's everything she's ever wanted. To fall in love is to risk both their lives.Duty vs. Heart: Kahlen is bound to serve the Ocean for one hundred years, a service that demands obedience and death. But for Akinli, she's willing to defy her very nature.Found Family: Kahlen isn't alone in her strange immortality. She's part of a sisterhood of sirens, each with their own story, bound together by the sea.For Fans of Mermaid Stories: Perfect for readers who love mythological retellings and crave the sweeping, epic feel of tales like The Little Mermaid, but with a darker, more dangerous twist.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Faithful fans of the Selection series can dive into this Little Mermaid esque story, originally self-published in 2009, but revised for its rerelease. After a shipwreck kills Kahlen s parents, she is rescued from drowning by the sentient Ocean herself, but must serve for 100 years as a siren, using her beauty and otherworldly voice to lure humans to horrible deaths at sea. Kahlen detests her macabre work but finds some contentment with her siren sisters, until she unexpectedly falls in love with a guileless human, Akinli. Since sirens can t age, speak, or marry, their romance seems doomed. Kahlen and Akinli are playfully cute, but the chemistry is missing, and readers may question why Kahlen risks so much for a guy she barely knows. The siren world is fascinating if somewhat underdeveloped e.g. how do these girls have endless amounts of money to use in the human world? However, the sisterly bond between the sirens is touching, and Kahlen is sweet, if docile. Despite the story s weaknesses, Cass seeds it with enough intrigue to keep readers curious about how this hopeless love affair will play out. Ages 13 up.
Customer Reviews
okok
this was pretty good, but it was really sad how she didn’t get to see any of her siren friends anymore. definitely read though
Need a sequel!
I loved the book, and made me cry.🥲
I wish there was more ocean interaction, tho.
Beautiful and deeply sad
This story goes deep into your emotions as it paints a beautifully heart breaking story