Amanda's review posted on Guilty Pleasures 
 I don't know what drew me to this story but I wanted something a little different to read and I got it in spades when I read The Siren by Tiffany Reisz. I don't know if I can adequately put into words what this book did to me because it was so beautifully written, haunting and compelling, I'm not even sure if I can give it a proper review. 
 This story is about love and loving, pain and acceptance. It isn't your typical HEA and with one hero and heroine. I'm not even sure if you would call it a romance novel but it did have BDSM elements that definitely gave the story an edgier feel to it yet it wasn't just about the sex scenes. What drew me into this story were the characters. Nora is just downright witty, realistic and tragic. Nora has a relationship with 3 different men in this story and the dynamics between her and Wesley, Zach and Soren is even harder to explain. She's a woman trying to make it on her own and is very many things with one of these men which make her one of those characters you love to cheer for and yell at with the men in her life. 
 Zach is her book editor and has secrets of his own that he is trying to work out. She is drawn to him but puts her working relationship with Zach editing her book before his seduction and teases him relentlessly. Wesley is her 19 year old live-in intern and loves her but she can never be what he wants her to be. His story made my heart break because there was never any chance that their love could be even though there was an innocent love between them. And then there is Soren. He is a dark figure in this book and I'm not sure if I hate him or love to hate him but he does play a big role in Nora's life even if he is a relationship she left in the past, they are still drawn to each other and he can't stay out of her present. 
 This story made me uncomfortable in places and emotional in others but kept me enthralled to continue reading it until the end. The Siren is truly a poignant story that definitely made me think and feel and it changed me. Not too many stories can do that these days and I'm so glad I read it. Not your typical story to recommend but that is what makes it a must read.