The plot was really intriguing as Vanessa found out more the strange weather, the people who died, the links between them. The characterisation definitely made all of them jump right out of the page. The characters are very well rounded with individual personalities, which you find with any novel, but there was something more to them in this book which I can't quite put my finger on, but made them seem more real. Knowing that was going to be what the story was about at it's very basic, I was, initially, more interested in Vanessa and Justine's relationship, and why she died. Now, although I enjoyed it, I'm feeling slightly underwhelmed.Įveryone knows the basic myth of sirens beautiful femme fatales that sing, attracting men to them in the sea and causing their death. I hadn't read any mermaid/siren novels before but had always wanted to, and I was intrigued by the plot. When I first picked up this novel, I was excited to read it. Will she find the courage to fave up to wha she really is - before Simon becomes the next victim? From blurb.

And only she may have the power to stop this. But time is running out as more men disappear, their bodies washed ashore grinning from ear-to-ear.Īs Vanessa delves deeper int Winter Harbour's murky past she discoers that nothing is what it seems. Looking for answers, Vanessa finds solace in Simon, Caleb's handsome brother. Until Justine is found dead near their holiday home and her boyfriend aleb goes missing.

Timid seventeen-year-old Vanessa Sands has always had her siser Justine to protect her. Siren by Tricia Rayburn (review copy) - Something deadly waits beneath the waves off Winter Harvour, and this summer, no one's safe.

Siren by tricia rayburn