2.5

As always. I loved it. I love the story, I love the writing, I simply love this Author.

Es war wirklich eine sehr interessante Geschichte. Das englische Hörbuch war super vertont. Ich hab ab 60% ein wenig übersprungen, aber nur weil ich unbedingt wissen wollte, wie es ausgeht :)

¤ 3,5

<blockquote><b><i>"Come throw your heart into the waves Your soul is lost, and still it saves"</i></b></blockquote> I expected more out of this book, mainly because I love Kiera's writing and The Selection series. You can see that this was her debut book, because it's not as polished as The Selection and her writing style is there, but still raw. She improved a lot. I found super interesting this idea that The Ocean is this ancient, living being that feeds on humans that drown in the sea, and that her sirens are girls who drowned and she gave them a new life as her 'daughters'. This mother-daughter relationship with the sirens and the Ocean was intriguing and I think one of the reasons Kiera failed to actually make the Ocean as the villain it was supposed to be - she felt almost human, full of emotions and like a real mother, protective and lovable to her 'daughter's, although stern and angry sometimes, demonstrating this love in some harsh and sometimes hurtful ways. This book to me was more a Little Mermaid retelling than a brand new story - the parallels were too evident, but it was more dramatic and way more focused on the romance aspect for my liking. I mean, every few pages or so, the only thing Kahlen, our female protagonist, did was get herself locked in her room, crying or thinking about Aiklin. She was selfish and impulsive (even though this was descrived as being Elizabeth's trait), and hurtful to her sisters, and I was glad when Elizabeth called her out on her bullshit - this made me not connect with her properly or sympathize with her situation. I enjoyed Padma's story and subplot more than I did Kahlen. I also wished we got to see more on Miaka and Elizabeth's background the way we saw of Padma, Ainslin and Kahlen. As for the romance, I couldn't quite feel the chemistry between the couple or feel Ainklin's appeal. That's one of the reasons why I couldn't enjoy this book as much. It had it's great things, and I enjoyed most of the read, but I don't think it's a book I want to re-read.