Soul Song: A Dirk & Steele Novel
By Marjorie Liu
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Against her will, Kitala Bell can foresee the future. But only darkness and violence . . . and death. And now it is her own future that is in peril.
Her fate is in the hands of a prince of the sea. More than a man—impossibly beautiful and dangerous, with a voice that can seduce and hypnotize—M’cal’s song manipulates lives the way Kitala coaxes sweet music from the strings of her violin. Yet he is a prisoner, the captive of a malevolent mistress intent on using his powers to evil ends, and stretched to the very limits of his endurance. For Kitala, he is light and hope and fantasy, and survival for them both requires a bond more intimate and passionate than either has ever known. But it comes at a price, for their love threatens not only the lives they’ve always known . . . but the very essence of their souls.
Marjorie Liu
Marjorie Liu is the New York Times bestselling author of the Monstress series, illustrated by Sana Takeda. She also writes for Marvel Comics, including Black Widow, X-23, and Astonishing X-Men. Marjorie teaches comic book writing at MIT and divides her time between Boston, Massachusetts, and Tokyo, Japan.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Disclaimer: I received no compensation from the author or publisher for this honest review.Secretive heroine meets even more secretive mystery man. Sounds like a recipe for intrigue and sizzling byplay while watching the two dance around each other.It was nice to see some of the characters from other Dirk & Steele novels being used in this one. The blend of paranormal with reality is always a plus and adds spice to the Dirk & Steele universe.I like that both MCs were flawed but that didn't keep them from growing as characters throughout the story.Would I recommend this book? Yes, this is another good read from the Dirk & Steele series.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5It was worth the .50 cents I paid for it. It was cheesy, predictable, with a weak plot.- Yet I read the whole thing ? I really can't explain why. I was so miffed when the bad guys did the comic version of to tell the truth. They told their whole plot to the good guys, in the middle of the evil deed they were participating in at the time ??!?!??! I was totally twisted up at how the story jumped from one point to another abruptly, never going back to finish up several points. So why did I not give up on it ? I just had to see how it turned out. What a disappointment that was-dull. I could se the potential it was there is was just on the next page, just one more...not.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I must say this one was pretty great. I wish Dela had been more in it but this story was exciting and mystical!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5M'Cal is a merman enslaved by a witch to steal souls. Kitala is the daughter of musicians whose music creates magic and opens a world she would rather not know exists. Music is at the heart of this paranormal romance and the two main characters have to learn to interact with each other and their own abilities to stop an evil which threatens to enter their world.Up front, I will say I enjoyed this story, although at the beginning I was kind of worried that it would be all doom and violent events with gloomy minded characters. More towards the middle both the plot and the characters seemed to lighten up a little which made it more interesting to me. Mermen are not a widely used paranormal creature so it made it quite interesting. This story is part of Liu's Dirk and Steele series (of which I've read a couple I think, but cannot remember for sure) but stands well on its own.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Coming back together, a more cohesive threat narrative than the previous book (is it weird that ghostly grandma's and evil witches are easier to follow and believe than psychic corporations and criminal depravity?). The complexity of the white witch was an interesting twist, and M'chal's reception by his father's people was heartbreaking.
Loved Koni's quip to Rik, "Care to explain why you've never mentioned the existence of mermen? We've certainly gotten you drunk enough." - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Both leads are tortured with ghost from the past haunting them. Beautiful tender moments between to show how they gain strength from each other. The language is lyrical and descriptive. But it was more action then romance. They fall in love and things get in their way. This story wasn't for me, but the writting is beautiful.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5While this book was enjoyable, I didn't care for the characters as much as normal. I'm not sure why, since I have loved the previous and recent Dirk & Steele titles.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Sixth in the "Dirk & Steele" series, this book has only a tenuous connection to its predecessors. The characters (mostly Koni) only appear conveniently for rescues and disappear conveniently when the main characters have sex. The other Dirk & Steele folks' only purpose seems to be providing clothes for all the naked people.Villains and supporting characters also behave conveniently in this story, often with no fathomable motives, waffling between wanting to kill the main characters or just kidnapping and keeping them indefinitely. They hinder the main characters one minute and inexplicably join them in the next minute. The plot only finishes by virtue of the author forcing the pieces together, even if they don't match up.The main characters are interesting people: Kitala, a famous fiddle player who evokes magic in her music, and M'cal, a merman with the power of a siren's song. The story is full of action, but it's not fulfilling when it doesn't build logically.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kitala Bell plays her fiddle to packed houses across North America. Standing alone on stage before thousands, she captivates with her music, and it's enough. What leaves her shaking, nauseated, and reaching for a Xanax to keep the nightmares at bay, is Death. Not her own, but the bloody, phantasmal images she sees overlaying ordinary people around her: shootings, drownings, gaping knife wounds, and worse. And like poor Cassandra of Greek legend, her warnings dismissed and disregarded, she can do nothing to change the fates she sees. When conscience leads her to make just one more attempt, she's embroiled in a world of danger, intrigue, violence and magic she has no experience with and no training for. M'Cal is bound. Denied the beauty and freedom of his ocean home, forced to hunt the streets and steal souls for the witch he once loved, he's almost resigned himself to his slavery. But when he's ordered to steal the soul of one particular woman, he hesitates.Even with the superfluous addition of a few fairly graphic sex scenes, this book shines. M'Cal and Kit are strong, independent characters, and it's good to see the underlying plot (Dirk & Steele against the legions of darkness) move forward -- more dark forces, but also more potential allies. An excellent way to spend an afternoon.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Soul Song - Marjorie M. Liu (9/10)Paranormal Romance. Another great story from Liu, who can do really dark and nasty villains without going over the top and the story always triumphs over the villains. Hard to explain, but they have grim components without being at all grim books (but not light and fluffy either) which not many authors can do.