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The Siren And The Sword (2009)

by Cecilia Tan(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1607770059 (ISBN13: 9781607770053)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Ravenous Romance

series

Magic University

review 1: I got a Galley of this book from Riverdale Avenue Books for review.I was drawn to this title because it was recommended for people who where looking for a more adult version of Harry Potter. This was nothing like an adult Harry Potter. This book was listed as New Adult and Sci Fi & Fantasy, but that is missing one very important marker, Erotica.I was so excited to start reading what they hailed the 'American Harry Potter' and on the second page I wanted to gouge my eyes out, and it just got worse from there. First off, the main character Kyle was suppose to go to his senior year of high school but because he's such a special snowflake he gets to skip his senior year and jump straight into the magical side of Harvard. From here he remains pretty damn clueless about ev... moreerything. "So… Magic people eat Spanish food?" "Magic people drink soda?" No, Kyle, they only drink the blood of innocent animals and potions with eye of newt.Now, at this school, he falls in love with the very first girl he meets. She is saving her virginity for 'esoteric studies' but they do date and get each other off, in vivid and horrifying detail. In fact, that is pretty much the first half of the book. The second half is where the plot gets involved, Alex, Kyle's best friend is attacked by the Siren that haunts the library and put into a coma. Which means clueless little Kyle is going to try to find the Siren.The end part where he may or may not find the siren was the only real part that I enjoyed. It was a surprise I didn't see coming but the ending was also horrific. ' Yes, you can now have sex with your girlfriend to save someone's life, but she's no longer your girlfriend because she found the man she dreamed of when she was a little girl. Oh and you have to make her come twice. ' Not to mention the detail to the sex scenes… Odd wording and too detailed about weird aspects of it. Not to mention it was like 75% of the book. Honestly I've read better erotica in fanfictions. This was just horrible. Needless to say I will not be continuing this series.
review 2: Ellen told me to read it, and I love Ellen. It's Harry Potter at college turned into an erotica meander. The writing fails to create memorable locations, characters, and only a few memorable actions. I found all the characters so nondescript that I had trouble remembering who anyone was, even just a page or two after their introduction. If the sexual content had been really well done, that would be something... I mean, maybe fun grown-up reading? But it didn't really grab me as the character motivations for the sex were usually vague and uninspiring. Plenty of sexiness, but not enough true passion.I kept reading, though. It was distracting, vaguely satisfying, and there were one or two aspects of the world-building that really worked.High marks for creativity and boldness. Low marks for traditional novel elements (character, especially). less

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