Julie Tuovi has created a magical world in her new book, The Sirens of Falkeld. Kade, a young man living on an island in Scotland, is pulled into a world he never expected to be a part of. Desperate to save a loved one, he goes to incredible lengths to find the ones who can save his grandfather, the maighdean mhara. The legends say, if you capture a maighdean mhara, you get a wish. Luckily, his grandfather told him just how to do it. But, when Kade sets out to catch one, he gets more than he bargained for.
She has dark eyes to match the sea. She’s not like the soulless creatures he’s heard stories about. Cora is different. She reminds him of someone he used to know. The way she tilts her head. The way her eyes see right through him. But it can’t be…
Then there’s the Admiral. The men call him the Terror of Tomberlyn. He’s heard of treasure off the coast of Falkeld Island. He doesn’t know the island very well. But his new captive, Kade, does. He’s lived of its coast all his life. The Admiral can’t let an opportunity like this slip him by. Kade will have no choice but to guide his captor where he wants to go.
From being captured by the navy, to almost drowning, to being saved by the legendary killers of men, Kade must uncover the secrets of these beings of legend before it’s too late for his grandfather.
If you like Scottish lore and fairy tale creatures come to life, you’ll love this new read from a very talented writer. A painter of words, Julie Tuovi will put you inside the heads of two characters who were destined to meet and help one another. With her stunning descriptions of the ocean and what it would be like to live underneath its surface, she takes her readers to a new world full of soul stealing and treasure hunting. Thrilling and heart-breaking, this story will keep you up late into the night, unable to put it down.

Reviewed by: Sarah Scarbrough ( )