Review: Great new author
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2011
What a great introduction to this author! This was a quick and interesting read.Charlotte (Char) becomes a siren when she almost drowns, and her life inexplicably changes. She no longer has to eat but constantly craves salt water. She tries to live a normal life while strange things start occurring (like her sudden desire to sing and swim in the middle of the night), but her home life is a mess. Both her brother and father are still reeling from the recent loss of her mother, and the family is emotionally distant from each other in their grief.When she meets the siren who changed her, she also finds her purpose - guiding souls to the afterlife. But there's a catch - she no longer has a soul herself. Some other interesting things happen, but you will have to read this book to find out!Charlotte has a great support system in two very close friends who put up with her strangeness. She also suddenly has not one, but two, hotties in her life.The pacing of this story was excellent. While Charlotte was not immediately likable, she most definitely grew on me. I think her cynicism was a way of shielding herself from her mother's loss. Definitely recommended!