Sarah Porter (1)
Author of Vassa in the Night
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This was a devastating continuation of Luce's story. I liked the contrast between Luce's problems with her whole race about to be exterminated and her having to save them somehow and the very mundane boyfriend troubles she has. And then the not-so-mundane boyfriend troubles she has!
I admit I wanted to smack Dorian several times. Luce I gave some leeway to, when she showed naivete or immature judgment, because she IS only fourteen and had a very isolating upbringing.
We learn more about the history of mermaids in this book, and some more about the siren's curse - not seen as a curse by the mermaids!
I read this book in one sitting and am eagerly awaiting the third one, Twice Lost, which comes out in July.… (more)
I admit I wanted to smack Dorian several times. Luce I gave some leeway to, when she showed naivete or immature judgment, because she IS only fourteen and had a very isolating upbringing.
We learn more about the history of mermaids in this book, and some more about the siren's curse - not seen as a curse by the mermaids!
I read this book in one sitting and am eagerly awaiting the third one, Twice Lost, which comes out in July.… (more)
This was a wonderful conclusion to the Lost Voices trilogy. Luce finds her power as a leader and a person, and she accomplishes great things - and she teaches the other mermaids to accomplish great things. The villains were extremely villainous, and came to a well-deserved end, and the love story was bittersweet with its only-possible ending.
These books are well-written, emotional, and fascinating. It's such an original idea about mermaids, and the story definitely does it justice.
These books are well-written, emotional, and fascinating. It's such an original idea about mermaids, and the story definitely does it justice.
I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Sorry guys this is gonna be a no from me... DNF'd at ~8%.
Perhaps I should have given this book more of a chance, but it's been a couple of weeks since I started it and I have no desire to go back. Not only did I find it pretty cringe-y, but there were some problematic elements as well.
The story - what I read of it - involves two foster siblings: Josh and Ksenia. Both are upset because Ksenia is about to turn 18, and her foster parents are planning to force her to move out. Josh and Ksenia have such a strong bond that the idea of being separated has them thinking of making risky decisions.
One night, while having a "last hurrah" of sorts, Ksenia and Josh run into a group of ~mysterious~ and ~beautiful~ people having a party. Surprise surprise, they're all fairies. I guess that Josh and Ksenia are glamoured? Because everything gets really confusing (and sexual???), and when Ksenia wakes up from her daze, Josh is missing.
Not only did I have kind of a hard time following what went on with the fairies, but the dialogue was just really cheesy and cringe-worthy.
"Pure images"?? I'm not even sure what that is supposed to mean. I had a difficult time keeping track of which fairies were which, and found their physical descriptions to be hard to follow.
Another major turn-off for me in this first part of the book I read, was a questionable sexual encounter Ksenia has with one of the fairies. During the party, one of them basically forces her up against a tree to distract her from what's happening to Josh, and she says -
"It should have been thrilling, but I wasn't sure how I felt about it."
...then later: "I was getting dizzy, and I tried to push him off."
I just thought to myself - OK, if this is gonna be a book that both glamorizes and idolizes these fairies, but also lets scenes like this occur, where there is clearly NOT consent going on... then no thanks.
The one thing that seemed initially interesting and possibly promising was the both Josh and Ksenia seemed to be queer and gender non-conforming. A scene early in the book describes Josh as usually dressing feminine, and Ksenia preferring to dress masculine - Ksenia remarks how often they are mistaken for the opposite sex, and how they enjoy it. I would have like to see this play out, but everything else about the story was just such a turn-off...
I may give this another try in the future, but for right now there are just other things I would prefer to read.… (more)
Sorry guys this is gonna be a no from me... DNF'd at ~8%.
Perhaps I should have given this book more of a chance, but it's been a couple of weeks since I started it and I have no desire to go back. Not only did I find it pretty cringe-y, but there were some problematic elements as well.
The story - what I read of it - involves two foster siblings: Josh and Ksenia. Both are upset because Ksenia is about to turn 18, and her foster parents are planning to force her to move out. Josh and Ksenia have such a strong bond that the idea of being separated has them thinking of making risky decisions.
One night, while having a "last hurrah" of sorts, Ksenia and Josh run into a group of ~mysterious~ and ~beautiful~ people having a party. Surprise surprise, they're all fairies. I guess that Josh and Ksenia are glamoured? Because everything gets really confusing (and sexual???), and when Ksenia wakes up from her daze, Josh is missing.
Not only did I have kind of a hard time following what went on with the fairies, but the dialogue was just really cheesy and cringe-worthy.
"For half a moment I thought they must be models, dancers, on break between takes of a music video, because they had the glitz and seduction of pure images."
"Pure images"?? I'm not even sure what that is supposed to mean. I had a difficult time keeping track of which fairies were which, and found their physical descriptions to be hard to follow.
Another major turn-off for me in this first part of the book I read, was a questionable sexual encounter Ksenia has with one of the fairies. During the party, one of them basically forces her up against a tree to distract her from what's happening to Josh, and she says -
"It should have been thrilling, but I wasn't sure how I felt about it."
...then later: "I was getting dizzy, and I tried to push him off."
I just thought to myself - OK, if this is gonna be a book that both glamorizes and idolizes these fairies, but also lets scenes like this occur, where there is clearly NOT consent going on... then no thanks.
The one thing that seemed initially interesting and possibly promising was the both Josh and Ksenia seemed to be queer and gender non-conforming. A scene early in the book describes Josh as usually dressing feminine, and Ksenia preferring to dress masculine - Ksenia remarks how often they are mistaken for the opposite sex, and how they enjoy it. I would have like to see this play out, but everything else about the story was just such a turn-off...
I may give this another try in the future, but for right now there are just other things I would prefer to read.… (more)
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All in all, I liked it and I look forward to the sequels.