Des quelques livres mettant en scène des sirènes ces derniers jours, celui ci est mon préféré. J'ai trouvé les personnages assez réalistes, ainsi que le partie pris sur les sirènes, tiré directement de la mythologie grecque, un peu comme Percy Jackson, ou comment ils existent toujours dans le monde actuel Après, Ca reste assez classique pour du YA, faut pas non plus rêver, mais je trouve le tout assez sympathique. I love reading new twists on old tales, whether that be fairy tales, mythology, classic novels, etc. Unfortunately, many of those new stories fall short. I'm not sure if the writers rely too much on the source material to pull the story along, or what, but I've read some disappointing ones, even by seasoned and favorite authors.This is not one of those poorly-executed attempts.I bought this book today and devoured it within a few hours. Couldn't put it down. I love that the major characters are Sirens--they have dealings with some of the major Greek mythology players, but the story isn't about the majors. We get to read about the "little guys," so to speak. Char's handling of her new "job" and how she juggles it with friends, not-boyfriends, her waitressing job and her slightly overbearing father is entertaining and engrossing.The romance builds steadily, but at no point did I want to roll my eyes at Char's obsession (because there wasn't one), and I never wanted to flat-out kick the boys involved. (These are big pluses, because I can't say the same for every YA I've read.) What can I say? I loved the boy plenty right along with her. Her friends were interesting, but they didn't take over the story. Her mentor didn't info-dump the whole of the explanation/backstory, but her holding of information was believable and not annoying.I'm only left with one question: when's the sequel going to be out?
What do You think about Lure (2000)?
I loved this book. I cant wait to read the next book.
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