Siren Book Review
In The Siren the main character Kahlen is on a cruise
ship with her family and soon the ship begins sinking, Kahlen is given a tough
choice: will she let her family die and live 100 years with the ocean without
being able to use her voice and being the cause of the death of many others?
Kahlen makes the tough decision and chooses to live with the ocean. Eventually,
Kahlen meets a boy (Akinli) and struggles with communicating to him because her
voice has been “taken” by the ocean. Once her voice is heard she struggles to
save Akinli from going to the ocean, which she does although it adds more years
onto her sentence to the ocean. Kahlen is banned from seeing Akinli and soon they
both begin to get very sick, forcing the ocean to release Kahlen to Akinli.
Once they hear each other’s voices, they miraculously begin to feel better and
can live a happy life together.
Kiera Cass, the author of this novel
did an amazing job conveying the plot of this story. I think this book will
appeal to anyone 11 or older, mostly girls. It is a very interesting book and I
couldn’t put the book down. Kiera Cass does a great job in how the events of
the story play out. She builds excitement and tension very well in her word
choice and writing style. I would definitely recommend this book to teens, high
schoolers and maybe even adults who enjoy reading fiction and also anyone who
likes romantic books. This title is definitely worth having in the library.
This is by far one of my favorite books and I will recommend this book to all
of my friends and family. Anna
L.; Teen Reviewer