Summary:
"Now that Gemma Fisher has inherited Penn, Lexi, and Thea's curse-and all the strange new powers that come along with it-she has no choice but to run away with them. Devastated that she has to leave everyone she loves behind, she's still determined not to give in to the unspeakable hungers that plague her. Unfortunately, they're growing stronger every day, and she's not sure how much longer she can resist.
Harper won't give up on finding her sister Gemma, vowing to get her back no matter what the cost. The search draws her closer to too-gorgeous-for-his-own-good Daniel, and tests her fiercely guarded independence like never before. She's always been the strong one who everyone else depends on...Can she let herself depend on Daniel?
As Gemma and Harper plunge deeper into a magical world they barely understand, it becomes painfully clear that Gemma's old life may be lost forever. But can she still hold on to her humanity?"
My Thoughts:
I find all of Amanda Hocking's books to be incredibly quick reads. It could be the way they're written, or it could be because the stories usually draw you in, much like a siren song, and you have to finish reading them as quickly as possible. It is quite nice that not a long time passes between books, because if she were a one book per series per year author, it might get quite a bit frustrating.
I really love Daniel, and honestly I relate to how Harper feels about being the strong one and not really allowing herself to fall for someone or to let herself depend on someone else. It is difficult to admit that you are not strong enough to handle something on your own, but this whole situation with Gemma is one that cannot be resolved by working alone.
I have to admire that Gemma leaves home in order to save the people she cares about and then to see how hard she works to not turn into the same kind of monster as the other girls. It doesn't matter how absolutely hungry she is; Gemma wants to retain her humanity.
Seeing the strength of the sibling bond was great, and I also liked seeing how the relationship between Gemma and Alex strained with the separation but he was determined not to give up on her. Of course, my favorite relationship is that of Daniel and Harper, and hopefully there will be happy endings all around by the time the series is finished.
The mythology of the sirens is woven well into the story, and I don't know whether to hate Penn, Lexi, and Thea, or to feel sorry for them...maybe it's really a combination of the two. I realize the struggles they have with this curse, and how they have to do things a certain way, but they seem to take things too far a lot of the time. Perhaps living for so long and killing for so long has destroyed basically all of their humanity. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how the last two books play out.
There isn't too much longer until Tidal is released, but I'll have to wait a while before I can buy my copy since I have the paperback versions. Oh well, that's why we have libraries. Another 5/5 for Amanda Hocking.
I really love Daniel, and honestly I relate to how Harper feels about being the strong one and not really allowing herself to fall for someone or to let herself depend on someone else. It is difficult to admit that you are not strong enough to handle something on your own, but this whole situation with Gemma is one that cannot be resolved by working alone.
I have to admire that Gemma leaves home in order to save the people she cares about and then to see how hard she works to not turn into the same kind of monster as the other girls. It doesn't matter how absolutely hungry she is; Gemma wants to retain her humanity.
Seeing the strength of the sibling bond was great, and I also liked seeing how the relationship between Gemma and Alex strained with the separation but he was determined not to give up on her. Of course, my favorite relationship is that of Daniel and Harper, and hopefully there will be happy endings all around by the time the series is finished.
The mythology of the sirens is woven well into the story, and I don't know whether to hate Penn, Lexi, and Thea, or to feel sorry for them...maybe it's really a combination of the two. I realize the struggles they have with this curse, and how they have to do things a certain way, but they seem to take things too far a lot of the time. Perhaps living for so long and killing for so long has destroyed basically all of their humanity. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how the last two books play out.
There isn't too much longer until Tidal is released, but I'll have to wait a while before I can buy my copy since I have the paperback versions. Oh well, that's why we have libraries. Another 5/5 for Amanda Hocking.
Lullaby at Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lullaby-amanda-hocking/1111298381?ean=9781250005656
Lullaby at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lullaby-Watersong-Amanda-Hocking/dp/1250005655/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358823153&sr=1-1&keywords=Lullaby+Amanda+Hocking
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