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Siren #3
Черни води
Година след смъртта на сестра й и събитията, превърнали я в сирена, тайната на Ванеса Сандс е разкрита. Саймън е узнал истинската й самоличност и е научил за особените й способности. Цената, която Ванеса плаща, е доста висока – любимият й не вярва, че e достатъчно силен, за да бъде с нея. И това не е всичко, защото сирените от Уинтър Харбър са решени веднъж завинаги да я привлекат на своя страна.
Докато Ванеса отчаяно се опитва да си върне любовта и нормалния живот, тя чувства как става все по-слаба и по-слаба... независимо колко често плува или колко солена вода пие. Тя няма идея как ще оцелее като сирена, нито иска да научи истината за новооткритата си самоличност. Прекалено ужасяващо е. Защото, за да остане жива, Ванеса трябва да се подчини на нуждата на сирената в нея, независимо кого ранява. Дали ще устои? Ще успее ли да върне Саймън в живота си, щом сама разбира, че е чудовище, което ще му причини единствено болка? Отговорите ще научите, ако се потопите в „Черни води”, дългоочаквания завършек на трилогията „Сирена”.
Смразяващ и романтичен, романът разглежда въпросите за човешката същност, древни колкото морето. Авторката Триша Рейбърн вплита в сюжета мистерия и романтика, интриги и напрежение, за да поднесе подобаващия финал на историята, която заплени въображението на читатели по цял свят.
Докато Ванеса отчаяно се опитва да си върне любовта и нормалния живот, тя чувства как става все по-слаба и по-слаба... независимо колко често плува или колко солена вода пие. Тя няма идея как ще оцелее като сирена, нито иска да научи истината за новооткритата си самоличност. Прекалено ужасяващо е. Защото, за да остане жива, Ванеса трябва да се подчини на нуждата на сирената в нея, независимо кого ранява. Дали ще устои? Ще успее ли да върне Саймън в живота си, щом сама разбира, че е чудовище, което ще му причини единствено болка? Отговорите ще научите, ако се потопите в „Черни води”, дългоочаквания завършек на трилогията „Сирена”.
Смразяващ и романтичен, романът разглежда въпросите за човешката същност, древни колкото морето. Авторката Триша Рейбърн вплита в сюжета мистерия и романтика, интриги и напрежение, за да поднесе подобаващия финал на историята, която заплени въображението на читатели по цял свят.
360 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2012
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Tricia Rayburn
19 books398 followersTricia Rayburn lives on eastern Long island with her fiancé and crazy shih tzu. She tries to eat vegetables instead of candy but, in her weaker moments, loves Reese's Pieces. The Melting of Maggie Bean is her first novel.
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May 3, 2015
Note: I read this book only for the sake of getting this trilogy over with, not because I like it or something like that.
1.5 stars, the 0.5 star is given merely because I don't find this book offensive (but those who take the Siren myth seriously might be offended by the Sirens in the story), still I am not going to recommend Dark Water nor its author to anyone.
What you should expect when you open this book: paper-thinned and angst-filled romance between a love sicked girl and her handsome love interest, half-baked and 'barely there' plot, flat characters who you aren't going to give a shit about, a villain who is 'coming out of nowhere' and is only placed in the story to create (nonexistent) tension and threats, said villain coming up with a highly predicable wicked scheme,and last but not least, a silly ending.
So don't bother yourself with this book.
1.5 stars, the 0.5 star is given merely because I don't find this book offensive (but those who take the Siren myth seriously might be offended by the Sirens in the story), still I am not going to recommend Dark Water nor its author to anyone.
What you should expect when you open this book: paper-thinned and angst-filled romance between a love sicked girl and her handsome love interest, half-baked and 'barely there' plot, flat characters who you aren't going to give a shit about, a villain who is 'coming out of nowhere' and is only placed in the story to create (nonexistent) tension and threats, said villain coming up with a highly predicable wicked scheme,and last but not least, a silly ending.
So don't bother yourself with this book.
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March 14, 2012I know the book isnt out yet, but i still want to write a review anyway.
love the siren series by tricia rayburn.
I love Parker from book 2 and i hoped venessa would end up him but NO... Of course she would end up with SIMON ... Not that he is horrid or something i just like parker more....
I am i the only one that feels this way :( ????
I am SO looking forward to this book buy PLEASE make it come out sooner :) thanks
love the siren series by tricia rayburn.
I love Parker from book 2 and i hoped venessa would end up him but NO... Of course she would end up with SIMON ... Not that he is horrid or something i just like parker more....
I am i the only one that feels this way :( ????
I am SO looking forward to this book buy PLEASE make it come out sooner :) thanks
July 26, 2012
There are times when the series completionist in me has to read a book even though nothing good can come of it. This is one of those times. I'm not exaggerating - not much anyway. Dark Water's not as bad as Undercurrent, ok few books are as bad as Undercurrent, but it is really really dull. In fact, it's probably one of the more pointless sequels I've ever read.
I mean, not much goes on for most of this book. Vanessa, well she broke up with Simon in Undercurrent in a really bizarre twist of events, and she spends the first half of this book annoying me with how angsty and needy she is. At least she tries to, because even her pinning’s so dull I'm more bored than annoyed. I felt somewhat of the same way in Siren because in every single one of these books Rayburn really stretches out the killer siren plot in favor of following Vanessa around as she does mundane everyday things, but at least there the death of Vanessa's sister Justine is a huge hint of something unnatural going on, but in this book there's really nothing - just Vanessa wallowing around town. I just kept waiting and waiting and waiting for something substantial to happen - anything.
And I guess eventually some things do happen, Vanessa gets weird vibes from new girl Natalie and more and more lethargic. I'm surprised the pace of this book hasn't put me to sleep yet. Then she tries to patch things up with Simon and the whole thing's so transparently devoid of development it wouldn't even have made a good novella. It's more like ok, that's enough angst, let's move on to the happy ending, don't mind Simon's attitude towards sirens or Vanessa's self doubts, there's really no need for character development to get in the way. I should've just read chapter thirteen, that would've been a good short story that could've saved me the trouble of reading the rest of this book, all I'd really need is a bit of imagination to fill in the blanks of what happens beforehand, there, done.
Luckily - more like unluckily, at this point, I'm halfway through the book and finally get a whiff of the killer siren plot at last. Oh, except the identity of the killer siren's oh so obvious. And the whole thing just feels like it's recycled from the first book. Is there really anything new here? Or a point beyond the typical vague scheme for world domination? And I'm not sure what Colin's role in the whole thing is, it's not really explained that well. Plus once again, Rayburn skips over the climax, going straight to the end where I'm told how Vanessa wins by way of like three or four sentences. Why am I reading this book again?
I guess Dark Water has a nice cover. There’s that. But the plot has about as much substance as a short story, stretched over three hundred sixty eight painful pages.
I mean, not much goes on for most of this book. Vanessa, well she broke up with Simon in Undercurrent in a really bizarre twist of events, and she spends the first half of this book annoying me with how angsty and needy she is. At least she tries to, because even her pinning’s so dull I'm more bored than annoyed. I felt somewhat of the same way in Siren because in every single one of these books Rayburn really stretches out the killer siren plot in favor of following Vanessa around as she does mundane everyday things, but at least there the death of Vanessa's sister Justine is a huge hint of something unnatural going on, but in this book there's really nothing - just Vanessa wallowing around town. I just kept waiting and waiting and waiting for something substantial to happen - anything.
And I guess eventually some things do happen, Vanessa gets weird vibes from new girl Natalie and more and more lethargic. I'm surprised the pace of this book hasn't put me to sleep yet. Then she tries to patch things up with Simon and the whole thing's so transparently devoid of development it wouldn't even have made a good novella. It's more like ok, that's enough angst, let's move on to the happy ending, don't mind Simon's attitude towards sirens or Vanessa's self doubts, there's really no need for character development to get in the way. I should've just read chapter thirteen, that would've been a good short story that could've saved me the trouble of reading the rest of this book, all I'd really need is a bit of imagination to fill in the blanks of what happens beforehand, there, done.
Luckily - more like unluckily, at this point, I'm halfway through the book and finally get a whiff of the killer siren plot at last. Oh, except the identity of the killer siren's oh so obvious. And the whole thing just feels like it's recycled from the first book. Is there really anything new here? Or a point beyond the typical vague scheme for world domination? And I'm not sure what Colin's role in the whole thing is, it's not really explained that well. Plus once again, Rayburn skips over the climax, going straight to the end where I'm told how Vanessa wins by way of like three or four sentences. Why am I reading this book again?
I guess Dark Water has a nice cover. There’s that. But the plot has about as much substance as a short story, stretched over three hundred sixty eight painful pages.
September 9, 2022
Le dernier roman de la série sirène. Encore une fois, ça m’aura pris les 100 premières pages pour embarquer dans l’histoire. J’ai lu les trois livres à plusieurs mois d’écart. Je ne le conseille pas, car j’avais oublié beaucoup de détails important de l’histoire. Dans ce troisième tome, on voit comment la transformation de Vanessa va affecter son quotidien dans l’avenir. Finalement, j’ai trouvé que l’action arrivait trop rapidement et que c’était plutôt prévisible.
Bien heureuse d’avoir terminé la trilogie.
Marie—
Bien heureuse d’avoir terminé la trilogie.
Marie—
October 7, 2012
I had enjoyed the first two books in the series much more than this one. But I didn't absolutely love them. I had a problem with the writing style, and the way Rayburn liked to just skip the action parts and replay them later in their mind. It made it difficult to move from one scene to another, and you never get the full details.
I didn't particularly like the ending to the book either. It left too many things unresolved, and it didn't make it seem like there would be another book after it. It also left so many questions unanswered and me unsatisfied.
I didn't care for the plot turn in Vanessa much too. It was like the author was just trying to throw another obstacle in her life and her relationships. Plus, Vanessa didn't even seem much stronger than Paige, sometimes even weaker. I understand the reason why she was weak, but it didn't make much sense.
So overall, this book was nice, but that's just it. Nice. Nothing special about it.
I didn't particularly like the ending to the book either. It left too many things unresolved, and it didn't make it seem like there would be another book after it. It also left so many questions unanswered and me unsatisfied.
I didn't care for the plot turn in Vanessa much too. It was like the author was just trying to throw another obstacle in her life and her relationships. Plus, Vanessa didn't even seem much stronger than Paige, sometimes even weaker. I understand the reason why she was weak, but it didn't make much sense.
So overall, this book was nice, but that's just it. Nice. Nothing special about it.
September 24, 2012
I liked the first two books of this series, but for some reason I couldn't get into this book. The pacing of the book was extremely slow and all the action happened in the end. The "bad guy" was obvious from the beginning. The majority of the book consisted of Vanessa pining after Simon and hanging out at the restaurant she works at. This book was just okay.
March 31, 2016
I'm going to be honest, I wasn't looking forward to this book and I don't know why. Turns out, I really enjoyed this book, and the characters. Some of the plot was a bit predictable but that's about it.
February 9, 2016
Great trilogy! I love how the characters developed during it, especially Vanessa! The writing is magical and really brings you into the story. Great way to tell the mythology of ancient sirens.
Love it and recommend it to everyone!
Love it and recommend it to everyone!
March 19, 2020
Харесва ми поредицата, но можеше да е една-две идеи по-мистична и не толкова драматична и романтична.... определено препоръчвам...
June 1, 2018
A strong ending and I've had fun with this series but it will not stick with me forever.
December 18, 2022
Po przeczytaniu drugiego tomu wiedziałam, że serii “Syrena” nie da się uratować. Dla mnie autorka za mocno pogubiła się w swoich pomysłach, które ewidentnie ją przerosły. Jednak postanowiłam przeczytać finalny tom.
Od wydarzeń z poprzedniej części minął rok. Vanessa wraca do Winter Harbor. Do miejsca, gdzie zaczęło się wiele nieszczęść w jej życiu. Każde miejsce w miasteczku przypomina jej o byłym chłopaki Simonie, którego wciąż kocha. Nie wie jednak czy powinni się do siebie zbliżać, kiedy ona jest syreną mogącą zadać mu ból. Syrenia natura Vanessy, wciąż się w niej odzywa, a ona nigdy jej nie powstrzyma…
W tym tomi wyjaśnia się wiele tajemnic, ale nim do tego dochodzi to kolejny raz musimy przedostać się przez wiele stron rozmyślań Vanessy na temat jej miłości do Simona, wypicia hektolitrów słonej wody oraz ciągłych kąpieli w oceanie. Nie ma w tej części - podobnie jak w poprzednich - wartkiej akcji i nagłych zwrotów, co mnie zaczynało już nudzić. Obstawiałam, że autorka pod koniec książki znowu w kilka stron zakończy najważniejsze wydarzenia.
Vanessa przedstawia nam swój świat szczegółowo, co pozwala nam ją lepiej poznać. Ja jednak nie rozumiałam pewnych jej wyborów oraz zachowań. Na nastolatkę spadło w ostatnich miesiącach wiele: śmierć siostry, odkrycie swojej prawdziwej natury, pogodzenie się z tajemnicami rodziców, zakończenie związku z ukochanym. Nie jest jej lekko, ale kompletnie nie wzruszały mnie jej problemy. Miałam wrażenie, że sama autorka pisząc, nie była nimi poruszona.
Autorka nie utrzymała równego poziomu serii. Bohaterowie z każdym tomem robili się bardziej nijacy, bezbarwni. Czytanie książki z takimi postaciami wcale nie było czymś ciekawym. Naprawdę uważam, że seria miała ogromny potencjał. Można z tego było zrobić coś dużego, co przekonało do siebie nie tylko nastolatków, ale również dorosłych czytelników, bo styl autorki podpasowałby obu grupom. Tricia Rayburn nie podołała swoim pomysłom. Były dla niej za ciężkie i nie umiała ich dobrze wykorzystać. Naprawdę szkoda.
Od wydarzeń z poprzedniej części minął rok. Vanessa wraca do Winter Harbor. Do miejsca, gdzie zaczęło się wiele nieszczęść w jej życiu. Każde miejsce w miasteczku przypomina jej o byłym chłopaki Simonie, którego wciąż kocha. Nie wie jednak czy powinni się do siebie zbliżać, kiedy ona jest syreną mogącą zadać mu ból. Syrenia natura Vanessy, wciąż się w niej odzywa, a ona nigdy jej nie powstrzyma…
W tym tomi wyjaśnia się wiele tajemnic, ale nim do tego dochodzi to kolejny raz musimy przedostać się przez wiele stron rozmyślań Vanessy na temat jej miłości do Simona, wypicia hektolitrów słonej wody oraz ciągłych kąpieli w oceanie. Nie ma w tej części - podobnie jak w poprzednich - wartkiej akcji i nagłych zwrotów, co mnie zaczynało już nudzić. Obstawiałam, że autorka pod koniec książki znowu w kilka stron zakończy najważniejsze wydarzenia.
Vanessa przedstawia nam swój świat szczegółowo, co pozwala nam ją lepiej poznać. Ja jednak nie rozumiałam pewnych jej wyborów oraz zachowań. Na nastolatkę spadło w ostatnich miesiącach wiele: śmierć siostry, odkrycie swojej prawdziwej natury, pogodzenie się z tajemnicami rodziców, zakończenie związku z ukochanym. Nie jest jej lekko, ale kompletnie nie wzruszały mnie jej problemy. Miałam wrażenie, że sama autorka pisząc, nie była nimi poruszona.
Autorka nie utrzymała równego poziomu serii. Bohaterowie z każdym tomem robili się bardziej nijacy, bezbarwni. Czytanie książki z takimi postaciami wcale nie było czymś ciekawym. Naprawdę uważam, że seria miała ogromny potencjał. Można z tego było zrobić coś dużego, co przekonało do siebie nie tylko nastolatków, ale również dorosłych czytelników, bo styl autorki podpasowałby obu grupom. Tricia Rayburn nie podołała swoim pomysłom. Były dla niej za ciężkie i nie umiała ich dobrze wykorzystać. Naprawdę szkoda.
January 19, 2019
Jest to ostatni tom trylogii "Syreny".
Musze przyznać, że od całej serii spodziewam się czegoś więcej. Pierwszy tom był w porządku, choć trochę brakowało mi syren. Drugi tom wydawał mi się pisany troszkę na siłę, natomiast ta część była dla mnie najgorsza spośród wszystkich.
Zacznijmy od tego, że przez całą trylogię syreny nie grają pierwszych skrzypiec (no może ewentualnie w 1 części). Po prostu pojawiają się one sporadycznie i to nie tak jak je sobie można wyobrażać- są bez ogonów, choć nadal wabią mężczyzn swoim śpiewem.
Tak naprawdę nie wiem o czym jest ta książka. Bohaterowie z poprzedniej części (np. Parker, którego polubiłam) w ogóle się nie pojawiali, co tylko szkodziło tej powieści. Miałam wrażenie, że każda część opowiada zupełnie inną historię z tymi samymi bohaterami.
Największa wada tej pozycji, która pojawiała się już w poprzednich tomach to to, że autorka kończy dany rozdział, a w kolejnym jesteśmy już parę dni po wydarzeniach z poprzedniego rozdziału. To było naprawdę irytujące, ponieważ większość akcji zostaje pominięta.
Skoro mowa już o akcji. Niby ciągle się coś działo, ale miałam wrażenie, że przez 3/4 książki nic się nie wydarzyło. Zakończenie, choć muszę przyznać zaskakujące, nie wbiło mnie w fotel ani nie sprawiło, że czytałam je z otwartą buzią.
Książka pisana jest prostym i zrozumiałym językiem, dzięki czemu szybko się ją czyta. Mimo kilku wad, jest to ciekawa pozycja, jednak nie każdemu może się ona spodobać.
Musze przyznać, że od całej serii spodziewam się czegoś więcej. Pierwszy tom był w porządku, choć trochę brakowało mi syren. Drugi tom wydawał mi się pisany troszkę na siłę, natomiast ta część była dla mnie najgorsza spośród wszystkich.
Zacznijmy od tego, że przez całą trylogię syreny nie grają pierwszych skrzypiec (no może ewentualnie w 1 części). Po prostu pojawiają się one sporadycznie i to nie tak jak je sobie można wyobrażać- są bez ogonów, choć nadal wabią mężczyzn swoim śpiewem.
Tak naprawdę nie wiem o czym jest ta książka. Bohaterowie z poprzedniej części (np. Parker, którego polubiłam) w ogóle się nie pojawiali, co tylko szkodziło tej powieści. Miałam wrażenie, że każda część opowiada zupełnie inną historię z tymi samymi bohaterami.
Największa wada tej pozycji, która pojawiała się już w poprzednich tomach to to, że autorka kończy dany rozdział, a w kolejnym jesteśmy już parę dni po wydarzeniach z poprzedniego rozdziału. To było naprawdę irytujące, ponieważ większość akcji zostaje pominięta.
Skoro mowa już o akcji. Niby ciągle się coś działo, ale miałam wrażenie, że przez 3/4 książki nic się nie wydarzyło. Zakończenie, choć muszę przyznać zaskakujące, nie wbiło mnie w fotel ani nie sprawiło, że czytałam je z otwartą buzią.
Książka pisana jest prostym i zrozumiałym językiem, dzięki czemu szybko się ją czyta. Mimo kilku wad, jest to ciekawa pozycja, jednak nie każdemu może się ona spodobać.
September 17, 2020
Da ging jetzt aber einiges schief...
- der/die Böse ist viel zu offensichtlich
- Vanessa ist von einer ziemlcih coolen Figur zu einem heimlichtuerischen, alles verschweigenden Etwas auf Ego-Trip geworden. Sie sollte wirklich lernen den Leuten um sie herum zu vertrauen... nicht nur belügt sie ihre Eltern, und Simon (und das war ja in erster Linie der Grund warum er sie verlassen hatte), sie redet auch weder mit Betty noch Charlotte, die ihr helfen könnten.
- Vanessa leidet fast das ganze Buch über, und es ist einfach so offensichtlich, dass sie nur ein Wort sagen müsste, und ihr würde alles erklärt werden.
- die Geschichte zieht sich... dafür, dass die Sirenen bislang in jedem Teil unabhängig von Männer sein wollte, und nicht unterdrückt werden wollen etc..., fokussiert sich das Buch auffällig viel auf Vanessas (dysfunktionale) Beziehung
- ich habe das Gefühl, dass das Problem an sich nicht gelöst wurde... Vanessa kämpft mit ihrem Dasein aber am Ende scheint sie sich fürs Abwarten und Nichtstun zu entscheiden
Fazit: ich werde das Gefühl nicht los, das Buch möchte eine Geschichte mit starken weiblichen (Haupt)figuren erzählen, aber stattdessen stehen erst recht Männer und Geheimnisse im Vordergrund...
- der/die Böse ist viel zu offensichtlich
- Vanessa ist von einer ziemlcih coolen Figur zu einem heimlichtuerischen, alles verschweigenden Etwas auf Ego-Trip geworden. Sie sollte wirklich lernen den Leuten um sie herum zu vertrauen... nicht nur belügt sie ihre Eltern, und Simon (und das war ja in erster Linie der Grund warum er sie verlassen hatte), sie redet auch weder mit Betty noch Charlotte, die ihr helfen könnten.
- Vanessa leidet fast das ganze Buch über, und es ist einfach so offensichtlich, dass sie nur ein Wort sagen müsste, und ihr würde alles erklärt werden.
- die Geschichte zieht sich... dafür, dass die Sirenen bislang in jedem Teil unabhängig von Männer sein wollte, und nicht unterdrückt werden wollen etc..., fokussiert sich das Buch auffällig viel auf Vanessas (dysfunktionale) Beziehung
- ich habe das Gefühl, dass das Problem an sich nicht gelöst wurde... Vanessa kämpft mit ihrem Dasein aber am Ende scheint sie sich fürs Abwarten und Nichtstun zu entscheiden
Fazit: ich werde das Gefühl nicht los, das Buch möchte eine Geschichte mit starken weiblichen (Haupt)figuren erzählen, aber stattdessen stehen erst recht Männer und Geheimnisse im Vordergrund...
June 6, 2025
by far the worst in the series. absolutely nothing happens, the second is much better, with the boston atmosphere and mystery elements. but this time its all atmosphere and mystery but shitty. there's no plot, it never culminates in anything, her chronic illness keeps getting worse yet the way she gets better is by doing the thing all the sirens told her to do from the beginning: finally kill someone. like her getting weaker, having to drink so much salt water and barely surviving on land, I thought at the end of the last book she and Charlotte would move up to montreal together then live in the sea. but no she just goes to an ivy league school she's not good enough for and keeps living her boring life until she has to kill the next person (but they never really mention that). honestly I'm jealous, I wanna go to college.
the only takeaway I have is falling asleep and waking up groggily on my 10 hr bus from mackay to cairns on my solo travelling gap year in australia. it was so boring I could actaully follow along despite feeling like shit.
good times but this book felt like a dream. the second was better <3
the only takeaway I have is falling asleep and waking up groggily on my 10 hr bus from mackay to cairns on my solo travelling gap year in australia. it was so boring I could actaully follow along despite feeling like shit.
good times but this book felt like a dream. the second was better <3
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June 25, 2017
I haven't actually read it but I am sure it's going to be perfect because I had read the 2nd book and it was really my favourite book. I wanted to read it so badly but it's not available in the libraries from where I live so can anyone tell me where to read it for free without buying the book? Thank you!
June 11, 2017
Not as bad as the second one (although I'm not sure that is even possible), but still pretty weak and it felt really unnecessary. I've said it already, and I'll say it again - the series should have ended as a stand alone.
June 2, 2019
I really actually don't have much to say about this one. I liked it well enough but tbh, it didn't stand out to me as much as the first two. So really I'm more or less entirely neutral on this book. Nothing awful and painful to read, but nothing super exciting for me either.
July 23, 2020
Ein guter und klassischer Dritter Teil einer Trilogie. Die Geschichte ist wieder spannend und flüssig geschrieben, aber unspektakulärer als die beiden ersten Teile. Das Ende wirkte dann doch etwas abrupt, als ob die Autoren fertig werden wollte. Aber ansonsten rundum gut und ein passendes Ende.
February 3, 2022
This final bookin the trilogy was a bit confusing at first. The middle part was kind of all over the place and slow. I wasn't entirely sure what the book was about for a minute. But the ending was a decent conclusion and I still enjoy the trilogy as a whole!
May 21, 2025
it was a great conclusion to the trilogy but I felt like the ending just ended, rushed for no reason. several chapters could have been omitted and the ending could have been given justice. still a fan of the series.
April 12, 2018
Great conclusion to the series. I thought this book had the most excitement! Takes you for a turn you didn't expect coming.
July 16, 2019
1.5
What happened to this series ? I really liked the first book, I couldn't stop reading. This one I had to force myself to keep reading !
What happened to this series ? I really liked the first book, I couldn't stop reading. This one I had to force myself to keep reading !
April 7, 2020
It seems as if the story was written just for the sake of it. The plot and the way it has been written is very disappointing.
February 1, 2021
Well. I jumped in at book 3 and had no idea what was going on. It wasnt bad but it was...Different? I might try to find the first two. Might not. Idk.
February 24, 2021
Poxa o final foi bem corrido! Esperva mais do final da trilogia...
February 4, 2023
*2.4*
September 16, 2021
Un très bon livre qui allie en douceur la quête de soi, le romantisme, le pardon et le mensonge. Contrairement aux 2 premiers tomes de la série, cette partie contenait beaucoup plus d’actions, chose que j’ai adoré! J’ai aimé le côté policier, intrigue qui était plus mis de l’avant que dans les 2 premiers livres. Peu de longueur étant donné que c’est la fin de la trilogie, on a assouvie ma curiosité( enfin!🤪) et j’ai adoré la fin, qui m’as surprise du tout au tout!
March 19, 2013
This review was originally published at Fluttering Butterflies
I seriously adore the Siren series, and I was absolutely thrilled and excited to read the third and final book in the series, Abyss by Tricia Rayburn. At times throughout reading this series I have become a bit confused, sometimes about sirens and sometimes by events that happened in previous books, but what really stands out for me when I'm reading these books are Vanessa as a character and also her relationship with Simon.
Especially considering what happens in the second book of the series, I was really keen to read Abyss and get reacquainted with Vanessa and Simon. Slight spoilers ahead if you haven't yet read the first two books, Siren and Pulse.
In Abyss, Vanessa makes the decision to return to the Maine lakehouse where her sister died and try to get things back to normal in her life, with her family and to get over her break-up with Simon. Vanessa seems pretty comfortable with being a siren and she's determined to do what she can, by going for swims and drinking saltwater, in order to get by instead of going down other routes that have meant people dying around her and also that which damaged her lovelife. But with the appearance of Vanessa's birth mother and the news that Vanessa is in fact a much more powerful creature than just a siren means that Vanessa is facing even greater consequences than before. Especially when, again, people start to go missing.
In some ways, I felt like I could have done with less of the mystery aspects in Abyss, in which Vanessa and her friends are trying to determine why there are people going missing and dying in this small town. While that side of the story was fairly interesting, I felt like Abyss needed more closure from the series story arcs instead of closure in terms of this particular story being concluded. There's a lot going on in Vanessa's personal life - her feelings about her biological mother coming to stay and how that affects Vanessa's parents.
I loved the heartbreak and tension that comes with any interaction in Abyss between Vanessa and Simon as they both clearly are not over each other. But all the reasons why they broke up are still there as are all the limitations and dangers of Vanessa actually being a siren. While I did love seeing them make up and even go on normal dates as a couple, I do still worry about their future. I think many fans of the series will not be happy with the conclusion of Abyss. To me, it felt realistic, I liked that there are no magical answers to get around Vanessa's needs. But I do definitely wish that it could have been explored a bit more fully.
I loved getting to know Vanessa and Simon. I found sirens to be something that I enjoyed reading about and I thought this series was particularly interesting and gripping. I loved the mixture of murder, sirens and romance that came with these books, I was just hoping for a bit more towards the end.
I seriously adore the Siren series, and I was absolutely thrilled and excited to read the third and final book in the series, Abyss by Tricia Rayburn. At times throughout reading this series I have become a bit confused, sometimes about sirens and sometimes by events that happened in previous books, but what really stands out for me when I'm reading these books are Vanessa as a character and also her relationship with Simon.
Especially considering what happens in the second book of the series, I was really keen to read Abyss and get reacquainted with Vanessa and Simon. Slight spoilers ahead if you haven't yet read the first two books, Siren and Pulse.
In Abyss, Vanessa makes the decision to return to the Maine lakehouse where her sister died and try to get things back to normal in her life, with her family and to get over her break-up with Simon. Vanessa seems pretty comfortable with being a siren and she's determined to do what she can, by going for swims and drinking saltwater, in order to get by instead of going down other routes that have meant people dying around her and also that which damaged her lovelife. But with the appearance of Vanessa's birth mother and the news that Vanessa is in fact a much more powerful creature than just a siren means that Vanessa is facing even greater consequences than before. Especially when, again, people start to go missing.
In some ways, I felt like I could have done with less of the mystery aspects in Abyss, in which Vanessa and her friends are trying to determine why there are people going missing and dying in this small town. While that side of the story was fairly interesting, I felt like Abyss needed more closure from the series story arcs instead of closure in terms of this particular story being concluded. There's a lot going on in Vanessa's personal life - her feelings about her biological mother coming to stay and how that affects Vanessa's parents.
I loved the heartbreak and tension that comes with any interaction in Abyss between Vanessa and Simon as they both clearly are not over each other. But all the reasons why they broke up are still there as are all the limitations and dangers of Vanessa actually being a siren. While I did love seeing them make up and even go on normal dates as a couple, I do still worry about their future. I think many fans of the series will not be happy with the conclusion of Abyss. To me, it felt realistic, I liked that there are no magical answers to get around Vanessa's needs. But I do definitely wish that it could have been explored a bit more fully.
I loved getting to know Vanessa and Simon. I found sirens to be something that I enjoyed reading about and I thought this series was particularly interesting and gripping. I loved the mixture of murder, sirens and romance that came with these books, I was just hoping for a bit more towards the end.
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