The Siren
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- Author：Katherine St. John
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Reviews
Delaney
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i…。cried？？？？
Pamela
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3。75
Asmaa
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Are you in the mood for a thrill ride of a book with complex characters？ If so， The Siren by Katherine St。 John might be the book you need。The Siren is about the making of a movie set in a Caribbean island。 Cole is a megastar who is starring and financing a film that his son wrote and is directing。 Cole hires his ex-wife Stella who really needs a hit to resuscitate her career。 There is also the producer Taylor， Stella’s assistant Felicity and the costar Madison。All of the characters have secrets Are you in the mood for a thrill ride of a book with complex characters？ If so， The Siren by Katherine St。 John might be the book you need。The Siren is about the making of a movie set in a Caribbean island。 Cole is a megastar who is starring and financing a film that his son wrote and is directing。 Cole hires his ex-wife Stella who really needs a hit to resuscitate her career。 There is also the producer Taylor， Stella’s assistant Felicity and the costar Madison。All of the characters have secrets that will affect everyone。 It wa written very well@and the past scenes did not take away from the present day story at all。 The book is engrossing and keeps you guessing。 Your idea of who the villain is changes as you read。 Also the character interactions are very intriguing as well。 This is a great thriller that would be a perfect summer read。Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for a gifted copy。 。。。more
Bianca
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All the stars for The Siren by Katherine St。 John！ Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and Macmillan Audio for the gifted copies！ Can we talk about this cover？！ Stunning！ It's one of my favorites of the year so far！ I think I enjoyed The Siren one even more than her debut last Summer， The Lion's Den， and that one was fantastic！ I read this as a buddy read and had a great time discussing it; we were lucky to have the author join us as well！I love Katherine St。 John's writing style and how she c All the stars for The Siren by Katherine St。 John！ Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and Macmillan Audio for the gifted copies！ Can we talk about this cover？！ Stunning！ It's one of my favorites of the year so far！ I think I enjoyed The Siren one even more than her debut last Summer， The Lion's Den， and that one was fantastic！ I read this as a buddy read and had a great time discussing it; we were lucky to have the author join us as well！I love Katherine St。 John's writing style and how she completely transports you to these tropical destinations。 The Siren is told from the point of view of three separate and very different women。 They all have one common factor， a strong dislike of Hollywood legend Cole Powers。 Brought together to make a film on a Caribbean Island， the stakes are high， the drama is plenty， and it's filled with mystery！ It's the perfect read for this summer！As usual， I did a mix of listening and reading， and the narrators were terrific！ I liked that they had separate narrators for each of the three women， so the voices were distinct to each character。 Christine Lakin， who voiced Taylor's chapters， has quickly become one of my favorite narrators after listening to The Royal We series last summer！I can't wait to see where Katherine St。 John takes us next and what new characters we'll get to meet！ She's become a must-read author for me！Who are some of your must-read authors？！ 。。。more
Regan
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I enjoyed Katherine St。 John’s debut， LION’S DEN so much as soon as I saw her latest release， THE SIREN I had to read it。 I dove in as soon as it arrived and had a hard time putting it down。 After two late nights and ignoring phone calls I finished it because while I had to know how it ended， I didn’t want to miss one delicious word。 Told from the points of view of the three main female characters—Stella， Felicity and Taylor—the story takes you into their pasts。 Interspersed are Instagram， blog I enjoyed Katherine St。 John’s debut， LION’S DEN so much as soon as I saw her latest release， THE SIREN I had to read it。 I dove in as soon as it arrived and had a hard time putting it down。 After two late nights and ignoring phone calls I finished it because while I had to know how it ended， I didn’t want to miss one delicious word。 Told from the points of view of the three main female characters—Stella， Felicity and Taylor—the story takes you into their pasts。 Interspersed are Instagram， blog and news item posts mainly about Stella。 St。 John creates characters that you find yourself involved with。 Each character is unique—there is no confusing one with another。 I hurt for Felicity when her past was revealed and then for Stella。 I disliked Madison from her first appearance and got to dislike her more and more as the story went on。 She had no redeemable qualities and I would have liked to have seen a worse ending for her。 The island setting is perfect for the story。 Not quite a “closed room” mystery but close enough when one character as well as the pending hurricane create their own closed room。 While the conflicts in the story are mainly character driven with changing loyalties both between them and the reader， the atmosphere created by the hurricane adds a whole other dimension。 The only part I didn’t care for， which is why this is a 4-1/2 rather than 5 heart review is I’m not a fan of first person present tense。 To me it reads like a non-English speaking grammar school student’s first attempt at an essay。 It just pulls me out of a story。 Fortunately this story only has a few chapters with that voice and I was able to get the gist of that character’s role by skimming。 。。。more
Regina
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Last year I breezed through a beach read trilogy set on a Caribbean island by a very popular author， which left me thinking， “EH， that was just not good。” I had that experience on my mind quite a bit while reading Katherine St。 John’s sophomore novel， The Siren。 You see， The Siren is what I wanted those books to be。 A juicy plot， with compelling characters， in an exotic locale， that’s well written。 Three women （an actress， a producer and an assistant） arrive on a movie set with very different mo Last year I breezed through a beach read trilogy set on a Caribbean island by a very popular author， which left me thinking， “EH， that was just not good。” I had that experience on my mind quite a bit while reading Katherine St。 John’s sophomore novel， The Siren。 You see， The Siren is what I wanted those books to be。 A juicy plot， with compelling characters， in an exotic locale， that’s well written。 Three women （an actress， a producer and an assistant） arrive on a movie set with very different motives， and readers come to realize there’s a true villain in their midst。 If you’re headed to the beach， the pool， or even just your favorite chair by the AC unit this summer， listen up。 The Siren is calling out to join you。 I received a gifted hardback copy from Grand Central Publishing to review。 The Siren is now available。 Blog: https://www。confettibookshelf。com/IG: @confettibookshelf 。。。more
Julia
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I don’t know how to rate this。
Joy
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The Siren is a great thriller！ The story takes place on an island in the Caribbean where the cast and crew are filming a Hollywood movie， The Siren。 The movie stars Cole Power and is being directed by his son。 Cole hires his ex-wife Stella as his co-star and brings in Taylor as a producer。 Felicity comes along as Stella’s assistant。 The story is told through multiple POVs by Taylor， Stella， and Felicity。 I enjoyed knowing secrets from each woman and trying to figure out how they would be reveale The Siren is a great thriller！ The story takes place on an island in the Caribbean where the cast and crew are filming a Hollywood movie， The Siren。 The movie stars Cole Power and is being directed by his son。 Cole hires his ex-wife Stella as his co-star and brings in Taylor as a producer。 Felicity comes along as Stella’s assistant。 The story is told through multiple POVs by Taylor， Stella， and Felicity。 I enjoyed knowing secrets from each woman and trying to figure out how they would be revealed。 The Siren had twists and turns and kept me trying to figure out how it would all come together。 This is a wonderful beach or vacation read！ I buddy read this with @lovearctually。 I joined the author Zoom chat late， but I enjoyed discussing with Katherine St。 John。Thank you to @GrandCentralPub for a free copy of The Siren。 All thoughts expressed are my own。CW: substance abuse， sexual assault， miscarriage 。。。more
Gloria
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Oh this novel is deceptive。 Fortunately I read a great review by a trusted source and took a chance。 The title and the book cover suggest chick-lit， but this is suspense all the way。A former child star， previously married to Hollywood's hottest guy， is struggling to make ends meet when he asks her to join the cast of an independent film on an island。 Thus begins a reunion of sorts， one fraught with sex， money， deception， lies， drugs， really bad weather， and mostly implied violence。 The author ha Oh this novel is deceptive。 Fortunately I read a great review by a trusted source and took a chance。 The title and the book cover suggest chick-lit， but this is suspense all the way。A former child star， previously married to Hollywood's hottest guy， is struggling to make ends meet when he asks her to join the cast of an independent film on an island。 Thus begins a reunion of sorts， one fraught with sex， money， deception， lies， drugs， really bad weather， and mostly implied violence。 The author has worked in Hollywood in various roles and clearly brings that influence to her writing。 The clues emerge slowly and build to a crescendo when a hurricane descends upon the crew。 Every person is connected in some sly way to another。 This is very contemporary; one actress is Instagramming constantly and is hands-down the most irritating character。 There are Me Too moments， and a variety of ways that violence is expressed toward women。Amidst the dark stuff， there is budding romance and a beloved dog and lots of insights about filming。 Perhaps could have arrived at the conclusion a tad sooner， but overall this works very well。 Great page turner。 。。。more
Jamele （BookswithJams）
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I only recently read The Lion’s Den but absolutely loved it， so I was ecstatic to receive a copy of The Siren。 I listened to this via audiobook and it is absolutely fantastic， but I was glad I had this copy to follow along with。Cole Power is a megastar headed to the Caribbean Island of St。 Genesius to film the low-budget movie The Siren， and the leading lady is his ex-wife Stella Rivers （whom Cole brought on specifically for the role）。 She is a bit of a mess these days and needs this film to get I only recently read The Lion’s Den but absolutely loved it， so I was ecstatic to receive a copy of The Siren。 I listened to this via audiobook and it is absolutely fantastic， but I was glad I had this copy to follow along with。Cole Power is a megastar headed to the Caribbean Island of St。 Genesius to film the low-budget movie The Siren， and the leading lady is his ex-wife Stella Rivers （whom Cole brought on specifically for the role）。 She is a bit of a mess these days and needs this film to get her career back on track after several public breakdowns。 She has brought a mysterious new assistant， Felicity， to help with that， but it seems Felicity may have her own agenda。 Taylor is a fledgling producer who really needs this film to help rebuild some credibility after her last job didn’t end well。 These three women each clearly have a motive for being on this island， and there is a hurricane brewing offshore。 With chaos brewing， everything comes to light and this makes for one intense drama-filled novel。I really enjoyed this one， and loved the format of the novel itself。 It is told from the POV’s of Taylor， Stella， and Felicity， with breaks in between of news headlines reporting on what is going on re: filming of The Siren。 I loved the behind the scenes info about the movies just as much as I did the drama， which there was plenty of。 This also flashes into the past of a couple of the women， giving insight into their backstories and how it relates to present day。 As it all builds along with the hurricane， it makes for one great ending that I haven’t been able to stop thinking about。St。 John is now an auto-buy author for me after reading and loving both of her books。 Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for the free copy to review。 。。。more
Phyllis Krall
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This book transports you to a beautiful Caribbean island， where a movie is being filmed called The Siren。 Cole Power is the mega star who has the main part in the movie along with his ex wife， Stella Rivers She is hoping to revitalize her career which has been on a downward spiral。 Cole’s son Jackson is the director for the movie and hopes to strengthen his relationship with his father。 Taylor Wasserman is the producer， hoping to bring her career back to what it used to be。 Stella also brings he This book transports you to a beautiful Caribbean island， where a movie is being filmed called The Siren。 Cole Power is the mega star who has the main part in the movie along with his ex wife， Stella Rivers She is hoping to revitalize her career which has been on a downward spiral。 Cole’s son Jackson is the director for the movie and hopes to strengthen his relationship with his father。 Taylor Wasserman is the producer， hoping to bring her career back to what it used to be。 Stella also brings her beautiful assistant Felicity with her ， who is seeking revenge on one of the cast members。 Everyone has dark secrets from their past which are revealed through the narrations of Stella， Taylor， and Felicity。 A hurricane threatens the island causing mayhem amongst the cast。 Cole reveals his true self andtorments Stella ， Felicity and Taylor。 He becomes dangerous as the hurricane rages and almost destroys the island 。 There is unbelievable suspense as the three woman fight for their lives as they try to stop Cole。I could not put this book down and was shocked by the unforgettable ending。 Don’t miss this one！ 。。。more
Addie H。
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3。5 stars。 The atmosphere of The Siren is everything I love in a mystery: a group of people somehow related to each other in an isolated setting。 In this case， it's a Caribbean island during hurricane season。 St。 John did a great job building this environment， and the first 30% sets up the narrative well。 Then there's a lag between like 40-80%。 The pacing in this middle section drags， and probably could have used some tightening of the narrative。 Nothing *really* happens， and then the end comes 3。5 stars。 The atmosphere of The Siren is everything I love in a mystery: a group of people somehow related to each other in an isolated setting。 In this case， it's a Caribbean island during hurricane season。 St。 John did a great job building this environment， and the first 30% sets up the narrative well。 Then there's a lag between like 40-80%。 The pacing in this middle section drags， and probably could have used some tightening of the narrative。 Nothing *really* happens， and then the end comes to a rush quickly。 That said， I enjoyed listening to the audiobook。 The main characters aren't that developed， but they are enjoyable enough as main characters。 This book is like the definition of beach read。 It would be great to read alongside a summery cocktail next to the ocean/a pool。 And I liked it enough that I will check out St。 John's first book！ 。。。more
tolovetoread
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This book would be a perfect beach read but instead - was a good pool read while we enjoyed some beautiful weather。☀️Not sure if I would consider The Siren a thriller but it is a guilty pleasure as you read about the lives of celebrities and what they have done or will do to secure their fame。 This book takes place on a Caribbean island as the cast and crew gather to make a movie。 The nasty leading man， the washed up leading lady and an assistant who is there for a personal vendetta。 Sex， lies a This book would be a perfect beach read but instead - was a good pool read while we enjoyed some beautiful weather。☀️Not sure if I would consider The Siren a thriller but it is a guilty pleasure as you read about the lives of celebrities and what they have done or will do to secure their fame。 This book takes place on a Caribbean island as the cast and crew gather to make a movie。 The nasty leading man， the washed up leading lady and an assistant who is there for a personal vendetta。 Sex， lies and videotape - that’s the vibe。 Told in alternating points of view - exposing their sordid pasts and the terrible choices they made to keep their fame and fortune。😳 This book took me some time to read。 I was interested and wanted to watch as all the truth was exposed。 Was it great？ Not really。 That said， as all these lives converge on this Caribbean island - I couldn’t help but be entertained。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Mary
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The book was great at some parts and just dragged out at others I felt。 At times I was just very bored and felt it didn’t need to be 400 plus pages this one。 The concept was good but at times I got a little jumbled because the characters kept jumping back and forth so much。
Melinda
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I feel like I listened to a completely different book than other people are talking about。 The characters were completely flat and not fleshed out in any way and I was incredibly bored。 The narration of the book played deeply into that with heavy 'oh naive little ol me' accents when narrating that kind of character。 It was so cloying I had to DNF。 I feel like the bones were here but not enough for me to keep going。 I feel like I listened to a completely different book than other people are talking about。 The characters were completely flat and not fleshed out in any way and I was incredibly bored。 The narration of the book played deeply into that with heavy 'oh naive little ol me' accents when narrating that kind of character。 It was so cloying I had to DNF。 I feel like the bones were here but not enough for me to keep going。 。。。more
Liz | thebohobookblogger
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This book was brilliant！ So worthy of 5 stars。 The characters were so well developed and I could not stop reading it。 I was completely hooked within the first 50 pages。 It was the perfect summer thriller。 I cannot recommend it enough。 There are mentions of rape and substance abuse so if your not comfortable reading about that， this isn’t the book for you。 But so so so good。
Maria
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I was so excited about this book， but I think I was expecting something different from what it actually was。 I need the thrill in my thrillers to come relatively early in the book and， up to where I read， there really isn't anything happening， let alone anything exciting。 If the blurb pulls you in and you don't mind slow burns， then this might still be for you， but I just like my thrillers more fast-paced。 I was so excited about this book， but I think I was expecting something different from what it actually was。 I need the thrill in my thrillers to come relatively early in the book and， up to where I read， there really isn't anything happening， let alone anything exciting。 If the blurb pulls you in and you don't mind slow burns， then this might still be for you， but I just like my thrillers more fast-paced。 。。。more
Carissa
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dnf at 50%I really thought this was going to be interesting with the blurb I had read。 Sadly the story was dragging。
Melissa
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I haven’t read The Lion’s Den， the first book by Katherine St。 John， but you can bet I immediately put it in my Amazon shopping cart after finishing this book！I had no expectations going into The Siren， and after I started reading， I fell in love。 I’m a big fan of those beachy reads full of celebrity scandal and gossip。 Little did I know， this novel was going to take a dark， twisted turn！ I was captivated and seriously could not put this down。 I had to know what happened！ Don’t let the （beautifu I haven’t read The Lion’s Den， the first book by Katherine St。 John， but you can bet I immediately put it in my Amazon shopping cart after finishing this book！I had no expectations going into The Siren， and after I started reading， I fell in love。 I’m a big fan of those beachy reads full of celebrity scandal and gossip。 Little did I know， this novel was going to take a dark， twisted turn！ I was captivated and seriously could not put this down。 I had to know what happened！ Don’t let the （beautiful） cover fool you， this book is the perfect beach read/thriller！ 。。。more
Liz Hein
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The Lions Den was my perfect summer read last year， so I was very excited for @kath sophomore novel。 The Siren， too， was the perfect kickoff for summer reading。 It has everything I think of when I think of a beach read: rich people behaving badly， a tropical location， and a fast moving plot。 All this mixed with Hollywood glamour and a revenge plot！ The tabloid articles interspersed between chapters made this even more juicy and enjoyable。 I definitely recommend throwing this into a beach bag thi The Lions Den was my perfect summer read last year， so I was very excited for @kath sophomore novel。 The Siren， too， was the perfect kickoff for summer reading。 It has everything I think of when I think of a beach read: rich people behaving badly， a tropical location， and a fast moving plot。 All this mixed with Hollywood glamour and a revenge plot！ The tabloid articles interspersed between chapters made this even more juicy and enjoyable。 I definitely recommend throwing this into a beach bag this summer when you need a palate cleanser from the heavy literary fiction I’m usually talking about 😂 。。。more
Hailey Goodwin
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✨Review✨The Siren by Katherine St。 John•The Siren was slow to start and a tad confusing with the multitude of characters， but once I hit Part II things began to straighten out and I was hooked。 There were twists that kept me intrigued and kept coming throughout the entire novel。 With only 100 pages left there was still so much going on up that I wasn't sure KSJ would be able to wrap it all up neatly， but she absolutely did。 To say I was really impressed with how KSJ created this movie that not o ✨Review✨The Siren by Katherine St。 John•The Siren was slow to start and a tad confusing with the multitude of characters， but once I hit Part II things began to straighten out and I was hooked。 There were twists that kept me intrigued and kept coming throughout the entire novel。 With only 100 pages left there was still so much going on up that I wasn't sure KSJ would be able to wrap it all up neatly， but she absolutely did。 To say I was really impressed with how KSJ created this movie that not only was going on throughout the book， but also in my head， is an understatement。 I don't typically read thrillers or books with a lot of suspense， but I'll definitely be picking up another KSJ book in the future。 I also really appreciated how KSJ created a suspenseful novel with minimal gruesome scenes。I split my time with this novel between reading a physical copy and listening to the audio version through my library。 In the very beginning the audio was hard to listen to because I was still trying to determine how the characters were connected。 However， once I got my characters straightened out， I really enjoyed listening to the book as each of the narrators did a fantastic job。 Their pacing was perfect， their voices really complemented fit the characters， and complemented the various scenes。 Thank you， Grand Central Pub， NetGalley， and Katherine St。 John for the opportunity to read and review this novel。 •Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️（4）/5 。。。more
Nikolett
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This was everything I needed in a beach read。 I was drawn in from the beginning。 It was a quick read filled with mystery， drama， and the need to just get to the end for the answers。 I love this new author and really liked her Lion’s Den book as well。 I can’t wait to read more by her！
Maret
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Good summer read with Hollywood drama， scandals， secrets， complex characters and a scenic tropical setting。A film cast and crew arrive at the Caribbean island to shoot a movie called 'The Siren'。 A superstar Cole Powers and his ex-wife， Stella Rivers play the main characters in the movie directed by Cole's son， Jackson。 The story switches between three women; Stella， who was once a popular actress is hoping to regain her popularity in this movie， but is currently known as being unstable due to h Good summer read with Hollywood drama， scandals， secrets， complex characters and a scenic tropical setting。A film cast and crew arrive at the Caribbean island to shoot a movie called 'The Siren'。 A superstar Cole Powers and his ex-wife， Stella Rivers play the main characters in the movie directed by Cole's son， Jackson。 The story switches between three women; Stella， who was once a popular actress is hoping to regain her popularity in this movie， but is currently known as being unstable due to her drug and alcohol addiction; Taylor， a young producer that wants to turn her career around after her last scandalous affair; and Felicity， Stella's assistant， who is seeking both the truth and revenge for her mother's death。This book was a total surprise for me。 Once you are familiar with all the characters， the story mysteriously flows into a different direction to reveal even more secrets。 I couldn't wait to find out about the motives behind Felicity's mother’s death and how finding the truth will influence her relationship with Jackson， who probably knows the truth about the night Felicity’s mother died。Beautifully written book with intriguing pace and a thrilling plot。 It utilizes unreliable narrators where no one is like what they appear to be。 It's a good escapee to the world of beautiful scenery and the glamorous yet complicated lives of Hollywood stars。I was a lucky Giveaway winner of this book on the Goodreads。 Thank you to the author and the Grand Central Publishing for sending me this amazing book。 。。。more
Reading Mom。me
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Wild， crazy and addictive this book was all of that and more。 There was so much going on in this book I did find the beginning a bit confusing but once I had everyone sorted out I couldn’t stop listening。 Some of this book is way past the realm of believability but I just went with it and enjoyed the ride it took me on！ The book ended in the best way possible And I’m just glad everyone got what they deserved。 A fun thriller beach read for sureThank you Hachette Audio for my ALC
Libriamo3116
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In the summer heat， St。 Genesius is a little island owned by a big Hollywood star， Cole Power。 He's giving his ex-wife the chance to make a comeback after early success was squandered and lost to booze， drugs， and controversy。 With her assistant Felicity in tow， Stella Rivers arrives on the island， ready to make magic with her ex-husband and find redemption that's eluded her for so long。 Also working on the film is Taylor， who is excited to work on a film with such big star power， because it cou In the summer heat， St。 Genesius is a little island owned by a big Hollywood star， Cole Power。 He's giving his ex-wife the chance to make a comeback after early success was squandered and lost to booze， drugs， and controversy。 With her assistant Felicity in tow， Stella Rivers arrives on the island， ready to make magic with her ex-husband and find redemption that's eluded her for so long。 Also working on the film is Taylor， who is excited to work on a film with such big star power， because it could also be just what her career needs。 As filming of The Siren gets underway， it's not singing women the crew has to worry about， but a dangerous storm brewing offshore。 At least， that's the obvious threat， but on a small island with no way out， ulterior motives may come to light， and long-held feelings may lure the unsuspecting to their doom。They say that revenge is a dish best served cold， but what about if it simmers in the summer sun on a beach as a hurricane looms in the distance？ Stella， Felicity， and Taylor all have reason to be upset with the men in their past， and it was intriguing hearing from each of them as their stories unravel throughout filming The Siren， and as the filming becomes derailed。 I really appreciated that， while these characters began as archetypical， easy-to-understand people， they grew into more complex， interesting women as history and feelings burst through their professional， Hollywood veneers。 Even though I was able to see where the journey ended ahead of time， I still enjoyed the ride， and thought that the story was well-executed。 The Siren is a hot beach read full of drama， intrigue， and revenge， and is sure to please readers who enjoy well-spun tales of thrilling revenge。 Thank you Grand Central Publishing for the gifted copy of this book。 。。。more
Jennifer
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True Rating 3。5 rounded upStella Rivers is an out of work middle age actress who has suffered through breakdowns and addiction issues。 She is all but broke and needs a hit movie asap to hopefully get her Hollywood star shining bright again。。。。。so when her ex-husband， Cole Power， has her cast opposite him as the lead female in The Siren she jumps at the chance。 Stella's new assistant Felicity packs their bags and they are off to film on location in the Caribbean。 The story is told by three disti True Rating 3。5 rounded upStella Rivers is an out of work middle age actress who has suffered through breakdowns and addiction issues。 She is all but broke and needs a hit movie asap to hopefully get her Hollywood star shining bright again。。。。。so when her ex-husband， Cole Power， has her cast opposite him as the lead female in The Siren she jumps at the chance。 Stella's new assistant Felicity packs their bags and they are off to film on location in the Caribbean。 The story is told by three distinct female POVs and multiple timelines: Stella， her assistant Felicity that no one seems to know much about， and Taylor， a producer in charge of ensuring things run smoothly whilst attempting to recover from a scandal of her own。 Cole and three women all have different motives for wanting to be involved with this potential blockbuster movie - some more devious than others。 When a hurricane shuts down production things start to spiral out of control quickly。 Secrets will come to light， a murder will be solved and a villain will be made to pay。 The book started off a little slow。 The thriller aspects didn't come until the end and I tend to prefer my thrillers to be fast paced from the get go。 Some of the twists were a little predictable， but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book。 I liked the female empowerment/comradery angle。 If you like Hollywood scandals and stories that feel like they could have been ripped straight from the tabloids then this is a Summer read you won't want to miss。 。。。more
momssanity
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This one is actually a little difficult for me to review so let me start with some things I loved！ The Caribbean island setting was picturesque -I could visualize the pink sand and the beach cottages。 The characters were intricate， tangled up， and JUICY。 The amount of drama and deception in this novel is spot on！*Now for the hard part: There were a TON of trigger warnings for this one！ I will share them in the comments for anyone that is interested BUT -fair warning- it’s kind of a spoiler。 It’s This one is actually a little difficult for me to review so let me start with some things I loved！ The Caribbean island setting was picturesque -I could visualize the pink sand and the beach cottages。 The characters were intricate， tangled up， and JUICY。 The amount of drama and deception in this novel is spot on！*Now for the hard part: There were a TON of trigger warnings for this one！ I will share them in the comments for anyone that is interested BUT -fair warning- it’s kind of a spoiler。 It’s up to you！ The character introductions were long for me。。。like 100 pages and I still had a difficult time keeping everyone straight at times。 I know this is being called a “beach read” but IMO it’s a little heavy for that。 Again though， to each their own！TW: sexual assault/physical assault/rape/forced miscarriage/murder**Thanks to the publisher for a free copy in exchange for a review！ 。。。more
Bookoholiccafe
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I started reading The Siren by Katherine St。 John last night and I just finished it， I was up all night， this book was so good。The story is set in St。 Genesius， a Caribbean island where a major Hollywood film is being filmed。 The owner of the island Coler Powers is financing the movie and his son， Jackson is the writer and the director。 Then we get to know Stella， Jackson's mother， Cole’s ex-wife， who is also a part of this movie as she needs to regain her fame after some public accidents。 On to I started reading The Siren by Katherine St。 John last night and I just finished it， I was up all night， this book was so good。The story is set in St。 Genesius， a Caribbean island where a major Hollywood film is being filmed。 The owner of the island Coler Powers is financing the movie and his son， Jackson is the writer and the director。 Then we get to know Stella， Jackson's mother， Cole’s ex-wife， who is also a part of this movie as she needs to regain her fame after some public accidents。 On top of all these we get to know so many other characters in this story， Stella’s assistant， Felicity， Madison our young actress， and Taylor our film producer。The story was an incredibly unique one for me， the cast of characters is exceptional， they each have a remarkable past that just exudes intrigue and tension。 The story is being told from three different POVs that cause more tension moving from one character to another。 I think Katherine St。 John is a very talented storyteller。 I can’t wait to read more by this author。Many thanks to Grand Central Publishing for this gifted copy。 。。。more
Cassidee Lanstra
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The Siren was just so much fun to read， or rather， listen to。 Thanks to Hachette Audio for the gifted copy for an honest review！ I just loved it， I found myself doing more chores around the house just so I could listen to it more and I finished it in one day。We get three POVs: Stella， an aging and reclusive starlet。 Felicity， Stella’s assistant with a troubled and secret past。 Taylor， a production member with a messy reputation。 These three women work together in the cast of a movie shot by Stel The Siren was just so much fun to read， or rather， listen to。 Thanks to Hachette Audio for the gifted copy for an honest review！ I just loved it， I found myself doing more chores around the house just so I could listen to it more and I finished it in one day。We get three POVs: Stella， an aging and reclusive starlet。 Felicity， Stella’s assistant with a troubled and secret past。 Taylor， a production member with a messy reputation。 These three women work together in the cast of a movie shot by Stella’s ex-husband’s son。 Her ex-husband， Cole， is also involved in the movie。 Their relationship ended in a rocky way but nobody really knows what happened。 All of these women get intertwined in the drama that follows Cole and they have to figure out who they can trust。I can’t go into much more of the plot without giving things away but I loved to see how the puzzle pieces fit together for this。 Some of it wasn’t too hard to figure out but this book was more about the journey than the mystery。 The women characters endeared me to them so much and I was so nervous to see how things ended with them。 All the drama takes place as a hurricane is barreling towards the island， making for an even more dramatic setting。 There’s some heavy subject matter。 Trigger warnings ahead。 This includes date rape， heroin drug use， and forced miscarriage。 。。。more
Michelle
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