Sirens, a tale of a disgraced detective, leads us much further into the underground world than most would want to go. In that respect, Knox created a fascinating tale. However, the characters weren’t very likable… in fact, my favorite character was the villain. That turned out to be misguided.
Characters
Despite some unique characters, I would only give Sirens three stars overall. It took awhile to capture my attention. With that being said, however, the characters were rather interesting.
One such character was Bug. Bug greatly appreciated colorful wigs, scaring people, and ruining lives. As a reader, we never knew what Bug might do next. It definitely kept the reader on their toes.
Detective Waits himself was… aggravating. He kept doing stupid things and then (foolishly) being surprised by the results. In addition, Waits seemingly was always lying about something. I just wanted to reach through the pages of the tale Knox wrote and smack some sense into him!
Development of Sirens by Knox
The plot, although well done, seemed a bit unfinished. Although there wasn’t a cliffhanger, more information would have been nice. Examples would create spoilers, so I will refrain, but I wanted to know what happened to specific characters instead of the simple (cop out) that they were never seen again.
If you enjoyed reading Sirens, then you might want to give Fifteen Lanes by S. J. Laidlaw a try. Although a different type of underground, Fifteen Lanes deals with the red light district in Mumbai, and the experience of two entirely different worlds in India.
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
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