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In spite of the deep and often dark themes in Song to the Siren, the writing style is light and easy to read. The storytelling is intimate and personal in spite of the long span of time it covers. We get to know the characters of Sam, Reed, and Pete quite well, as they face good times, bad times, and the disturbing secrets of growing up. It reminded me of The Babadook in that both involve a darkness stemming from grief, except the horror in Sam and Reed's story doesn't really come from the wrong sources like so many "horror" stories do these days-- not blood nor gore nor sexual titillation, and that's sadly extremely rare these days. Lien and Cooper make you genuinely care about the people that the scary things happen to. Song to the Siren is a dark romance that's creepy and suspenseful only in all the most fulfilling style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;">–Rakesh Malik, WinterLight Studios