I found Songs from the deep hard to rate. It’s not quite 4 stars but almost. I loved the mystery aspect of the story but found a lot of the book was just really forgettable. Everything seems very flat to me.

Thank you Netgalley and Publishers for the advanced copy.

First of all, the story was very interesting. Such a fresh concept: solving crimes to prove the ‘monster’ (siren) innocence, it’s like a reverse Scooby Doo. Let’s get one thing straight: I love anything siren or mermaid. Maybe I’m not reading the right YA books but I always wish there was more mythical beasts and creatures highlighted- so this novel didn’t disappoint in that regard.

However, I did feel that Songs of the Deep fell flat in the wow factor. I had hoped for more siren action, but was left a bit disappointed The protagonist was OK. I have to say, I liked Jude a fair bit more than Moira. Though, sometimes they both seemed so…. Oblivious? Let’s just say I didn’t get very invested in them. The relationship wasn’t my favourite but by all means was not the worst I have ever read. Like other reviewers have said, Moira comes across a little bit cold, perhaps if she didn’t I would have liked the relationship aspect more.

All in all, I enjoyed how the mystery played out- and it kept me hooked reading and trying to figure it out. I would still recommend this to students if it was in my library, as I believe they might like it more than myself.

2.8/5

Excellent novel. If I’m not mistaken this is part of a series and maybe I should of read the other books first because I spent a majority of my time reading this confused.

However it was incredibly well written and an excellent read.