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The Sirens by Emilia Hart
2.5
adventurous dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Though the premise for this book was clever, the execution just killed me. The narrative is very heavy handed and the result was a plot that lacked any intrigue. I was able to predict the entire plot (including anything considered a twist/turn) by about 15% into my read. Honestly, I should have DNF'd, but I was really hoping that my guesses were wrong and there was something that would blow me out of the water. No such luck.

The writing itself is decent and I did like Hart's first novel, Weyward, so the fact that I struggled so much with liking this one was incredibly disappointing.