The Siren
The Siren is a 2009 mythic fiction and fae fiction novel by Kiera Cass. Key subjects include love, forced labor, music and magic and Fairy Tales & Folklore.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 166 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions across 4 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list in 2016.
It runs to roughly 332 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Siren
"You must never do anything that might expose our secret. This means that, in general, you cannot form close bonds with humans. You can speak to us, and you can always commune with the Ocean, but you are deadly to humans. You are, essentially, a weapon. A very beautiful weapon. I won't lie to you, it can be a lonely existence, but once you are done, you get to live. All you have to give, for now, is obedience and time..." The same speech has been given hundreds of times to hundreds of beautiful girls who enter the sisterhood of sirens. Kahlen has lived by these rules for years now, patiently waiting for the life she can call her own. But when Akinli, a human, enters her world, she can't bring herself to live by the rules anymore. Suddenly the life she's been waiting for doesn't seem nearly as important as the one she's living now.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Young Adult Hardcover, 2016
Quick answers
Who wrote The Siren?
The Siren was written by Kiera Cass and first published in 2009.
What genre is The Siren?
It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction, Fae & Fairy Fiction and Mermaids & Sea Creatures.
How long is The Siren?
The median edition has 332 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Siren?
Readers who like it often enjoy Days of Blood and Starlight, The Darkest Part of the Forest and Shadow and Bone.
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