From award-winning author Nghi Vo comes a dazzling new novel where immortality is just a casting call away.It was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic.“No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill—but she doesn’t care. She’d rather play a monster than a maid.But in Luli’s world, the worst monsters in Hollywood are not the ones on screen. The studios want to own everything from her face to her name to the women she loves, and they run on a system of bargains made in blood and ancient magic, powered by the endless sacrifice of unlucky starlets like her. For those who do survive to earn their fame, success comes with a steep price. Luli is willing to do whatever it takes—even if that means becoming the monster herself.'Siren Queen' offers up an enthralling exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page.©2022 Nghi Vo (P)2022 Macmillan Audio
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Siren Queen
von Nghi Vo
From award-winning author Nghi Vo comes a dazzling new novel where immortality is just a casting call away.It was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic.“No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill—but she doesn’t care. She’d rather play a monster than a maid.But in Luli’s world, the worst monsters in Hollywood are not the ones on screen. The studios want to own everything from her face to her name to the women she loves, and they run on a system of bargains made in blood and ancient magic, powered by the endless sacrifice of unlucky starlets like her. For those who do survive to earn their fame, success comes with a steep price. Luli is willing to do whatever it takes—even if that means becoming the monster herself.'Siren Queen' offers up an enthralling exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page.©2022 Nghi Vo (P)2022 Macmillan Audio
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Rezension von JuliaObwohl ich diesen Mix aus Horror-Fantasy und Hollywood-Glamour-Atmosphäre als Roman gern mochte, bleibt er mir nicht im Gedächtnis. Die Hauptfigur war mir zu distanziert-ironisch und auch zu eindimensional determiniert. Im Pacing irrte er zwischen langen Momenten und wilden Zeitsprüngen umher und ließ mich dann verwirrt zurück. Außerdem habe ich den Verdacht, dass der Roman Filme gar nicht liebt, sondern sie nur als Bühnenbild benutzt, um eine Geschichte über Freiheit zu erzählen. Ob mich das stört oder nicht, daran scheiden sich noch mein Geister.