Horn Book Review
In books three and four of this paranormal romance series, sisters Harper and Gemma must find a way to break the sirens' curse before the creatures destroy everything. While the characters don't have much dimension, multiple viewpoints and a focus on nonromantic relationships give these Greek mythologyinspired stories some depth. Elegy, the final book, ties things up nicely and will satisfy fans. [Review covers these Watersong titles: Elegy and Tidal.] (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
It's a race against the clock for 16-year-old Gemma in the third installment of the Watersong series. Still desperate to stave off her thirst for a beating heart (preferably one belonging to a hot teenage boy) and to protect the ones she loves from the wrath of her evil siren sisters, Gemma must figure out how to break the siren curse before Penn finds a more suitable and willing replacement and kills Gemma herself. If only it were as exciting as that all sounds. The aptly titled novel ebbs and flows between present and a mythical past in a failed attempt to anchor the story and the characters in a history that may or may not be destined to repeat itself. While Penn is still deliciously evil, and her love-hate relationship with Daniel remains one of the best parts of the series, most of the characters feel two-dimensional at best. Others, including Lexi and Alex, who are absent for the bulk of the novel, feel like afterthoughts. As for the plotlines, far too little time is spent on Penn's search for a replacement siren and too much time spent digging around in the sirens' past. The result is that the urgency of Gemma's situation is given good lip service, but readers will be hard-pressed to actually feel it. There are plenty of other (and far better) fish in the sea. (Paranormal romance. 14 up)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
In the third book in Hocking's Watersong series (Wake and Lullaby, both 2012), Gemma is fighting desperately against her siren instincts, which compel her to feed on human blood at least once a month. She has alienated Alex, the love of her life, in order to protect him, and she risks doing the same with other friends and her family to save them from either her or her siren sisters' violence and destruction. The only one seemingly immune to the sirens' seductive charms is Harper's boyfriend, Daniel. Together, he and Harper agree to protect Gemma and her father at all costs, a price that siren Penn is determined to extract from Daniel, with unpredictable consequences. Simultaneously, Gemma begins her search for the scroll that will allow her to destroy the siren curse and, in turn, the sirens themselves. Once again, Hocking's paranormal suspense storytelling, which blends myth with contemporary teenage life, will draw readers under its spell only to leave them hanging until the next installment. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Hocking has sold more than a million copies of her self-published titles. The publisher is pulling out all the stops for this new series, with promotions that include a national TV ad campaign.--Bradburn, Frances Copyright 2010 Booklist