The Siren
- 336
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Siren” pairs a girl whose voice kills with the human boy she falls for, in a star-crossed young-adult romance. Kiera Cass first published it herself and later rewrote it completely. Some readers feel the love story arrives almost at once and find little in the book that stays with them. Its natural readers are those drawn to sea myths and first-love stories.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Kahlen is a Siren—bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to their watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is human—a kind, handsome boy who’s everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Falling in love puts them both in danger… but will Kahlen risk everything to follow her heart? This star-crossed YA romance is sure to captivate readers who grew up loving The Little Mermaid or fans of Jennifer Donnelly’s Waterfire Saga. Originally self-published, The Siren has been completely rewritten for this edition. Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 136 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 48% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 9 | 7% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 5 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 6.7 | 122 | 90% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Siren for?
The Siren sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 336 pages — shorter than 81% of the ranked books in Young adult.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Young adult — with scores between 7.3 and 7.4, closest to this book.
