This book was marketed as a book for fans of Jandy Nelson's I'll Give You the Sun, and I adored that book so I was drawn to this book originally. I liked the idea of a teenage Siren as I hadn't read many books placed within that world, so I was interested. But then I was left kind of wanting more. The story didn't develop as quickly or in the way I particularly was thinking it could. I found Chris a little boring, when Lorelai could use her powers to charm whoever, she picked...Chris. Overall, I didn't hate this book and I'm not mad that I read it as the writing was great and although I found the plot slow, it was easy to follow.

Sadly, this is one of my DNF pile. I tried so hard to give this a chance but to no avail.

I started reading this book and it didn't catch my attention for a bit but sadly I ended up DNF this book. Sorry for the late review.

This book caught me by surprise in the best way possible.

Fans of magical realism and Germanic folklore are likely to fall in love with this story. Lorelei has few details of her family's sudden move to California from Germany.. Her mother is distant, her father is passive, her twin older brothers are wrapped up in their own world, and her Oma--who holds the family together--has told her never to sing in public. The trouble is, she has a song that is begging to be sung. As it turns out, her gift/curse is that people will do whatever she wants if she sings to them. With little help from her family, she must learn the limits of her power, and she discovers that sometimes what you think you desperately want is not worth the cost. This is a lovely story about a young woman learning about herself, the ties that bind a family, the cost of secrets, and the beauty of friendship. This is a story that will appeal to a niche readership--especially fans of Anna Banks' "Of Poseidon" trilogy and Elizabeth Fama's gorgeous story "Monstrous Beauty."

I didn't like A Song to Take the World Apart all that much, but I won't deny the uniqueness of it. And it's this uniqueness that is this story's strong suit, in my opinion. But even so, for me, it fell a little flat.

I just don't know what my thoughts are about Lorelei. Do I like her, don't I like her? I'm really not sure, even now that a couple of days have passed since I finished this book. I do have to say I liked her romance with Chris to a certain point.

Most of the story was rather vague and it dragged quite a bit, which is a huge part of why I had a hard time connecting with it. It's deep, though. And I did like the magical realism part of the story. It's still an element in books that I love to bits and pieces. And the way the author described music was also beautiful.

All in all, I'm a little disappointed by this book because it has everything in the story that I should've loved � magical realism, beautiful writing, the mystery surrounding Lorelei's family. But in the end it just wasn't enough for me.

Lorelei’s grandmother has always warned her never to sing. There is a dark power behind Lorelei’s voice. When she meets Chris, however, Lorelei cannot help but sing, and soon, their relationship grows as she becomes a singer with his band.

Lorelei thinks she is strong enough to keep the power of her voice at bay, but soon she finds her power is too strong and reckless to control. Can Lorelei undo her siren’s curse before its too late?

A perfect balance of fantasy and reality!

Deep and emotional, this beautiful novel was thought provoking and character driven. This book dealt with emotions in a raw and gripping way, drawing me in while reading and holding me there for the duration of the story.