The Thing About Books: Storm Siren by Mary Weber

Whoa! It's been a long while since Caitlyn and I have done this. I wasn't exactly sure if we should continue doing this but we decided we would just do it if we had time or at least once a month. Anyway for any new readers, The Thing About Books is a book discussion feature where Caitlyn and I just discuss/fangirl over books. This week we talked about STORM SIREN by Mary Weber! 

BUT THERE ARE SPOILERS FROM THE BOOK. Please please please note this! Don't read this until you've read the book and want to know our thoughts on the book!! 

Storm Siren by Mary Weber

Release Date: August 19th, 2014
Publisher: Thomas Nelson / HarperCollins

Goodreads Summary:

“I raise my chin as the buyers stare. Yes. Look. You don’t want me. Because, eventually, accidentally, I will destroy you.”

In a world at war, a slave girl’s lethal curse could become one kingdom’s weapon of salvation. If the curse—and the girl—can be controlled.

As a slave in the war-weary kingdom of Faelen, seventeen-year-old Nym isn’t merely devoid of rights, her Elemental kind are only born male and always killed at birth — meaning, she shouldn’t even exist.

Standing on the auction block beneath smoke-drenched mountains, Nym faces her fifteenth sell. But when her hood is removed and her storm-summoning killing curse revealed, Nym is snatched up by a court advisor and given a choice: be trained as the weapon Faelen needs to win the war, or be killed.

Choosing the former, Nym is unleashed into a world of politics, bizarre parties, and rumors of an evil more sinister than she’s being prepared to fight . . . not to mention the handsome trainer whose dark secrets lie behind a mysterious ability to calm every lightning strike she summons.

But what if she doesn’t want to be the weapon they’ve all been waiting for?

Set in a beautifully eclectic world of suspicion, super abilities, and monsters, Storm Siren is a story of power. And whoever controls that power will win

~Storm Siren~

Caitlyn Crowe 

We haven't done this in a while but I think Storm Siren is a great book to start with!

Taherah Abbas

It is! I really liked that it was ish different from all the other fantasy books with her training in secret from the palace

Does that make sense?

Caitlyn Crowe

Yeah, usually in YA she'd be put to training in the palace not a secret military training on some bitchy ladies' estate

Taherah Abbas

HA basically. Her ability is pretty awesome too

Caitlyn Crowe

OMG YES they are like the best frickin powers

Taherah Abbas

It was great seeing her learn to be able to control her powers and I love that she has her limits and honestly feels the guilt for anything she's caused

Caitlyn Crowe

It's weird but I love how broken she is and how she really thinks she's a monster.

Taherah Abbas

Same, it really built her personality. Plus it was funny seeing how Eogan's touch could calm her down :P

Caitlyn Crowe

yeeeeeeeeessss and how the bitchy terrible owner lady was super gross and jealous about it

Taherah Abbas

*snickers* Righttttt?! But I would never want to be Nym. So much stress and emotions that I could 

never deal with

Caitlyn Crowe

But she's so badass too. She has all these emotional problems but she still goes on despite that. It's really amazing.

Taherah Abbas

It really is. She's handled being a slave as best as she could with her past 15 owners. She has soe wounds but she heals and recovers as best as she could

Caitlyn Crowe

I love her tributes. I mean its terrible that its self mutilation but I think its amazing

Taherah Abbas

I would have preferred her to do something else but I do get why she did it and I feel for her.

Caitlyn Crowe

I love her confrontation with Eogan after she does it for the little slave girl. How he was so mad at her for mutilating herself but then she gets mad back at him and points out its exactly what he did it was so...powerful

Taherah Abbas

Speaking of Eogan....did you think he was the twin brother/prince?

Caitlyn Crowe

I suspected towards the end of the middle but at first I didn't. At all. I think its super awesome though. Like it just adds so much to the story. And made it suuuuuuuper interesting

Taherah Abbas

It diddddd! I didn't really think he would be the twin but I figured he had a story dealing with that.

AND WAIT AT THE END, HE DIED RIGHT?!

Caitlyn Crowe

OMG I DONT KNOW AAHHHHGGGG ITS SO AMBIGUOUS BUT IM PRETTY SURE HE ISNT TOTALLY DEAD BUT THAT THE LONG EVIL WOLF GUY IS INSIDE HIM THE MORE DEAD HE WILL BECOME

Taherah Abbas

I ASSUMED HE WAS. BUT ITS A YA BOOK AND USUALLY THAT ENTAILS SOME EVIL THING HAPPENING TO HIS BODY

Caitlyn Crowe

SEE SO I HAVE TWO THEORIES. EITHER HE'S STILL IN THERE AND THE WHOLE NEXT BOOK WILL BE GETTING HIM BACK OR SHE'S GONNA GET CLOSER TO PRINCE GUY (AND THEN EOGAN MAAAAAAAY COME BACK)

Taherah Abbas

I kinda really like the prince...I originally thought he was the main guy character but I learnt otherwise. And isn't he with Rasha?

Rasha reminds me of Nehemia from Throne of Glass

Caitlyn Crowe

I thought so too but I forget who Rasha is and I'm pretty sure I don't like her

Taherah Abbas

She wasn't all the mentioned in this book but as of now, she's helped Nym sooo she's in my good 

books

Caitlyn Crowe

No, I don't think she's with the prince...but yeah, I do like her

Taherah Abbas

And I reaaaaaaaaally liked Colin

Caitlyn Crowe

Ok didn't his sister like betray them?

and I really did NOT like her

Taherah Abbas

Well no...I thought that Draewult took over her body and she died that way so that's why "she" betrayed them

Caitlyn Crowe

right, right. I remember that. But I still didn't like her, even from the start. I just felt like she should have been nicer to Nym

Taherah Abbas

That I agree with. But at the same time, I feel like I'm too used to soft, sweet girls (sometimes deceptive but still) as maids/servants so if anything it was a nice change to see a bit of variation

Caitlyn Crowe

I like that she was snarky and strong but I don't think she had to be such a hateful person. I really would have liked it better if she had been basically who she is just not as mean and terrible to Nym who honestly doesn't need more shit in her life

Taherah Abbas

I think she probably would have been like that if the Draewulf didn't take over

Caitlyn Crowe

But he didn't take her over till after she'd met Nym. I'm pretty sure it was after they went into town without Eogan's permission.

Taherah Abbas

I know but still. Its still a decent amount of time to actually befriend Nym. She didn't seem ALL bad so if they had more time together I think that she could have been a friend to her

Caitlyn Crowe

Mmm. But Colin was the coolest.

Taherah Abbas

Yesssss agreed. He definitely added to the humor and lightness to the story :D

Caitlyn Crowe

I loved their relationship. How he'd flirt with her and stuff.

Taherah Abbas

Yeah :) It was awesome seeing Eogan jealous

Caitlyn Crowe

HHHAAAA <33333 YEEEEESSSS YES I just love Eogan. He can't be dead.

Taherah Abbas

Hope. All we need is hope

Caitlyn Crowe

I mean...HE WAS JUST WARMING UP TO HER AND AMAZINGNESS WAS HAPPENING

Taherah Abbas

*sigh* But no he just had to be taken over and ugh alas this how books are and what makes me love themmmmm

Caitlyn Crowe

I knooooooow but I also hope in the next book that we get to know the prince better (or wait, isn't he the king?)

Taherah Abbas

Prince, king...same difference. And I would really like even if he just remains as friends with her

Caitlyn Crowe

Yeah, I think he's really cool and I think he'll want to keep her close because her powers are SO cool

Taherah Abbas

I also would like to know more about the world than what was given bc there wasn't as much details about it as I would have liked

Caitlyn Crowe

Yeah, and I wanted more on her backstory. Like how she managed to be still alive for so long.

Taherah Abbas

*nods* She vaguely went over her past and having more info would have been nice

Caitlyn Crowe

And like the nature of her power and how she got them. Like why and how they manifest in certain people.

Taherah Abbas

I feel like they ish went over that but I'm not entirely sure...

Caitlyn Crowe

Not really, it was just kinda like...she got them just because

Taherah Abbas

But like you know the story with the Elementals and such

Caitlyn Crowe

It had like the reason they were killed but not why they got their powers

Taherah Abbas

I thought it developed/were created in order to help win the previous battle

Caitlyn Crowe

....maybe I missed a part...

Taherah Abbas

Meh I'M NOT SURE THOUGH. So don't take my word for it, its just what I thought

Caitlyn Crowe

Well then...we clearly know this book

Taherah Abbas

...obviously....

Caitlyn Crowe

lol I VOTE 4.6 STARS

Taherah Abbas

4 STARS for meeeeee :)