Author: Kiera Cass
Published: 28 Jan 2016
Series: -
Rating: 3 stars
Synopsis:
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Selection series comes this sweeping standalone fantasy romance. A girl with a secret. The boy of her dreams. An ocean between them.
Throughout the ages, the Ocean has occasionally rescued young women from drowning. To repay their debt, these young women must serve for 100 years as Sirens, remaining young and beautiful and using their deadly voices to lure strangers into watery graves. To keep their true nature secret, Sirens must never speak to humans, and must be careful never to stay in the same place for too long. But once her century of service is over, each Siren gets a chance to start over – a chance to live the mortal life that was almost stolen from her.
Kahlen became a Siren after her family died in a terrible shipwreck, decades ago. And though a single word from her can kill, she can’t resist spending her days on land, watching ordinary people and longing for the day when she will be able to speak and laugh and live freely among them again.
Kahlen is resigned to finishing her sentence in solitude…until she meets Akinli. Handsome, caring, and kind, Akinli is everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. And though she can’t talk to him, they soon forge a connection neither of them can deny… and Kahlen doesn’t want to.
Falling in love with a human breaks all of the Ocean’s rules, and if the Ocean discovers Kahlen’s feelings, she’ll be forced to leave Akinli for good. But for the first time in a lifetime of following the rules, Kahlen is determined to follow her heart.
Kahlen: You provide the oven and utensils, and I'll bring all the ingredients?
Akinli: I will also bring my stomach, because cake > actual food
I liked the beginning section as we got to see her back story and how she meets the other girls in what is now going to be her new family.
Akinli was probably my favourite character as he was so sweet and caring. My second favourite was Aisling because she was somehow able to keep a secret from The Ocean for all her 100 years of service, plus she sounded like she would be a good friend.
The date that Kahlen and Akinli have together where they bake a cake in his dorm was quite cute and it sort of makes me want to have one too. But it's probably cuter in theory than in practice.
The dresses described in the book that The Ocean makes the girls sound beautiful. I definitely want one of those.
I liked the twist where both Akinli and Kahlen get sick and the reasons behind it though as I hadn't thought about that before.
It would have been nice to hear more about the siren world, but I did still like the book.
There's always room for love, even if it's as small as a crack in a door
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