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Review: The Siren by Tiffany Reisz

08/23/2012

I received an ARC of The Siren (The Original Sinners) from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. Knowing that Tiffany Reisz was a well known BDSM erotic author, I grabbed it. I knew her books were considered dark. I also knew there was a Dominatrix. That was all I knew. I was actually a little frightened to read it. I am a romance girl who loves HEA and male Doms, and from the little I read, I had a feeling this wouldn’t be in that category. But I felt I’d be doing this blog a disservice by not reading such a popular series.

I’m so glad I did. Make no mistake, this is not considered a romance book. There is no HEA. It is an erotic novel, and there is sex, but not the kind of sex that makes you want to have it yourself. It pervades the whole book, yet is glossed over in many ways. This book is different, almost exotic. It was written so well that despite the dark subject matter, you couldn’t help but go along on this seductive, emotional ride. Though the subject matter and story line were on the darker side, there was a lot of humor in the book which kept it from being too dark for me. *Warning: there is some brutal S & M and lots of religious undertones, and some other taboos that may be disturbing for some Catholics and conservatives.

What really made me really enjoy this book was the main character, Nora. I fell in love with her the minute she was introduced. She had a great sense of humor, was snarky, amazingly smart and an incorrigible tease.  Nora is a successful, bestselling BDSM erotic romance writer with new publisher for her new novel.  She is willing to do whatever it takes to make this book her best. Not only is Nora an author, she is a switch. What is a switch you ask? A switch is a person that can go from being a sub to a Dom and back again. Nora is currently one of the most well known Dominatrix’s in New York City. But she spent years being a collared slave to her one true love since childhood, Søren, who she left, but can’t seem to really stay away from, despite (or because of) his brutal beatings.

Nora’s description of her book-inside-the-book is also a description of this novel: “It’s kind of a love story. Not my usual boy-meets-girl, boy-beats-girl story. My two characters love each other but they don’t belong together. The whole book is them-against their will-breaking up.”

Zach is a hard-assed editor known as the “London Fog”. Perpetually cranky and guilty since his wife and love of his life left him, Zach moves to the States and has 6 weeks left in the New York office of Royal House Publishing before he moves to California and heads the office there. Zach is an uptight (but hot) Brit who at first refuses to even think of editing a trashy romance novel. After some convincing from his boss, he meets with Nora. And Nora is a force. Zach is intrigued by her to say the least, (he is also scared of her) and begrudgingly admits to her talent as a writer, and the fact that this book, with a lot of work, may very well be a great one. But he, and only he, holds the fate of her novel in his hands, and agrees to work with her for the next 6 weeks. The sexual tension between them is incredible.

Then there is Wesley. Sweet, gorgeous, wonderful, innocent 19 year old student, Wesley, lives with Nora and works as her intern. He is also her best friend. Nora is 33, and proclaims Wesley is her 16 year old lover for “street cred”. In reality, despite the fact that they both want each other, their relationship has been completely hands-off. Wesley is a good, normal Christian, a virgin, and Nora knows she shouldn’t sully it up with her BDSM background, which is all she has ever known. Wesley is completely in love with Nora, and she loves him as well, but isn’t truly capable of vanilla love, and she is so afraid of losing him, the light in her darkness.

I can’t describe this book without bringing up Søren again. Søren became Nora’s Dom when she was only 15, but didn’t take her virginity until she was 20.  Though she left him five years before, Søren still controls Nora in many ways. He loves her and only her and is just biding his time before he gets her back. Søren is brutal. Scary-brutal. But he also shows a tender side. Gorgeous and commanding, he can’t help but command a room, and Nora will love him forever; but had to leave him to find herself. Yet Nora can’t help but be drawn back. Over and over.

Nora and her three men. The whole book–all about contrasts. The brutal Søren and the sweet innocent Wesley. Nora’s past as a sub and present as a Dominatrix. Her Domme act at the club and her home life with Wesley. Her relationship with her editor, Zach, is he in charge, or is Nora? Zach’s estranged, sweet wife and Nora’s fiery, wild personality.  Søren’s utter brutality and his tenderness. In fact, Søren himself is the biggest contradiction in the world (you have to read to see why. SHOCKER!).

I wondered throughout the book, who do I want Nora with? Zach? Yes. Wesley? Yes (but at the same time, no). Søren? No. But can she ever really love anyone else?

Likes: 

  • The writing style. It was amazingly well written. The mood was set from page one.
  • Nora. I loved her fiery personality.
  • The contrasts throughout the story.
  • The dark storyline that never felt dark because I liked all the characters.

Dislikes:

  • I felt a bit of a disconnect. More like I was watching instead of participating. I think that is the author’s intent though.
  • While this was erotic throughout, there wasn’t really a lot of sex. In fact, much of the actual sex was glossed over, but the violence was not.

Rating: 4.5 stars 4 for Heat

Wow. Just…….wow. This book has my brain on overdrive to the point that I don’t even know what I just wrote. I want to jump in and read the next short story in the series immediately. Yet I’m almost scared. Tiffany Reisz has no problems tackling all taboos. If you are easily offended, this is not the book for you. But if you go in with an open mind, it can be amazing. Can I say I LOVED it? I’m still not sure. But I am engrossed by it, enthralled, and unable to walk away.

The series has a load of “prequels” to this book. According to the author, they are still meant to read AFTER the Siren. Please see the reading order here: The Original Sinners by Tiffany Reisz Reading Order

Purchase The Siren: Amazon || BN.com || iBooks

 

 

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  1. Peggy says

    09/07/2012 at 11:16 am

    Holy shit….This is by far one of the darker things I’ve ever read. While it is not my usual read, it was still an amazing read. Another great read I found thanks to your suggestions!

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  2. Brooke says

    09/27/2012 at 2:48 am

    This was one of my fav books I have read this year. I loved it. I loved Nora and couldn’t wait to get my hands on the next book!
    Which, YAY!!! I got today !!! I’m off to reimmerse myself in Nora’s life.

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  3. Kelly says

    03/05/2013 at 10:53 am

    This has got to be one of my favorite series I have read in a long time. It is very dark and dramatic which I really miss when reading traditional romance novels. It is definatelly not for the faint of heart and traditional romance reader. Her writing is very intelligent with hints of whimsy, mystery and of course extrememe sex. Her broad development of the characters and their backstories are what seem to grab your attention. I was amazed to find out that this book was written almost 10 years ago. I truly hope she continues either with this series or will start another series with the depth of characters she has shown in this one. You can also go to her website and read free stories related to the books in this series. It helps even further develop the back stories gets you even further emersed in these people. Very well done.

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