Siren Song » (First Edition)

CAT ADAMS—C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp—is the author of the Tales of the Sazi, including Hunter’s Moon, Howling Moon, and the RT BookReviews Reviewers’ Choice Award nominee, Cold Moon Rising. Siren Song is the second in the Blood Singer series, which began with Blood Song. Adams lives in Denver, Colorado; Clamp lives in Texas.

Nothing if not resilient, Celia Graves is slowly adjusting to being a half-human, half-vampire Abomination. But her troubles are far from over. Her best friend’s murder is still unsolved, the cops are convinced she should be in jail, and her old lover, the magician Bruno DeLuca, has resurfaced in her life, saying he has something important to tell her.

The vampire attack that transformed Celia kicked her latent Siren abilities into high gear, and now she’s been summoned to the Sirens’ island to justify her existence—and possibly fight for her life—in front of the Siren Queen. Celia isn’t sure she’ll survive to make the trip. The demon she defeated in Blood Song hasn’t exactly gone quietly—he’s left Celia suffering from a powerful curse.

Publishers Weekly

Still recovering from the attack that left her neither vampire nor human in June 2010's Blood Song, professional bodyguard Celia Graves must also cope with the discovery of her siren heritage, which comes with unexplored powers, a family she knows nothing about, and yet another set of enemies. Even as she fights in court for the right to be free, insisting that she won't become a mindless killer like other vampires, she has to dive headfirst into siren politics, outwit a demon bent on revenge, and unravel a plot against the king of Rusland. When even the protagonist admits she's been reduced to reacting to a constant stream of troubles, there may be a little too much going on, but Adams deftly juggles the various story threads, maintaining a good balance of action, character development, mystery, and magic. (Oct.)