![]() It is forbidden, for She does not take wives or mothers into Her services, because their loyalty will not solely lie with Her. But then she meets a young man, someone who sees through her mythological physical beauty to who she is deep inside. Every singing brings her closer and closer to a darkness that she can't shake. ![]() She can only remember a few snippets of her life before the deal she struck with the Ocean, so she feels empty and guilt-ridden. Unlike her sisters who have not been sirens as long, Kahlen struggles with these duties until her century long service to the Ocean is completed. Every six months or so, the Ocean calls to them and She bids them to sing, luring a ship or boat astray and enthralling the occupants to enter the water to their death, "feeding" the Ocean so that the rest of humanity can be protected (sacrifice the few for the many). She and her sisters, or fellow sirens, are forbidden to speak and must not reveal what they are. ![]() We follow Kahlen, a young woman who becomes a siren at the beck and call of the Ocean. It is tale of loss, sacrifice, doubt and depression, ultimate love, and mythology. ![]() I've even had several discussions with a book friend about it, unable to remove it from my mind enough to focus on another read. ![]() I read it weekend before last, finished it in a day or two, and have had my thoughts stewing. I have been unable to stop thinking about this novel. ![]()
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