Siren Queen - My world of books

Hardcover, 282 pages

Published Jan. 1, 2022 by Tordotcom.

ISBN:: 978-1-250-78883-2

(1 review)

It was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic. "No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers." Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill-but she doesn't care. She'd rather play a monster than a maid. But in Luli's world, the worst monsters in Hollywood are not the ones on screen. The studios want to own everything from her face to her name to the women she loves, and they run on a system of bargains made in blood and ancient magic, powered by the endless sacrifice of unlucky starlets like her. For those who do survive to earn their fame, success comes with a steep price. Luli is willing to do whatever it takes--even if …

It was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic. "No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers." Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill-but she doesn't care. She'd rather play a monster than a maid. But in Luli's world, the worst monsters in Hollywood are not the ones on screen. The studios want to own everything from her face to her name to the women she loves, and they run on a system of bargains made in blood and ancient magic, powered by the endless sacrifice of unlucky starlets like her. For those who do survive to earn their fame, success comes with a steep price. Luli is willing to do whatever it takes--even if that means becoming the monster herself. Siren Queen offers up an enthralling exploration of an outsider achieving stardom on her own terms, in a fantastical Hollywood where the monsters are real and the magic of the silver screen illuminates every page

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Taylor Drew reviewed Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

Full of fires

5 stars

Nghi Vo never fails to impress me with how the magic weaves effortlessly between her words. I loved her retelling of The Great Gatsby narrated by Natalie Naudus and I loved this just as much with the same narrator--I can definitely understand how this book led into that one in terms of setting Even though they're very much their own stories.

I loved the passion, the grace, the betrayals and lies, and most of all, I loved the fires. Excellent book. I can't wait to read another one of her books again soon.