Thank you netgalley and Cas E. Crowe for the advanced copy.

Cas E. Crowe is a beautiful storyteller. She paints such a vivid and hauntingly beautiful picture you feel like you are living within its pages. This gothic fantasy is about a woman who evades a ship wreck only to be trapped on an island hunted by sirens. With a slow burn romance, spooky atmosphere and many twists and turns, this is a must read for the fall season! Dying for book two. The set up was AMAZING! Immediately adding all other books by this author to my TBR.

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5 stars!!!! I love this so much, I could not put it down! I was hooked every chapter!
Its gothic eerie atmosphere with sirens was so perfect. And the plot was plotting!
I loved the dark creepiness of the island but it wasn’t necessarily scary or much gore that you’d expect in a horror more of a dark fantasy but it was perfect. I can not wait for book 2!!

Gothic sea fiction at its finest! This book was seeping with imagery and atmosphere and I loved the island setting. It had it's claws in me from the first page and although it was slow paced at times it worked well for the story. I loved the gloom, the haunting, the pirates and sirens and all of the mystery! Archie and Ezra were both likable characters that worked well together to make the story more captivating. I cannot wait to see what happens in book 2!

Saw this book cover on NetGalley and was like ‘oh that’s gorgeous’, then I read the description and needed to read it. Yes, I judged a book by its cover. It got my attention and I’m glad it did because this book was amazing. I think this is one of the best books I have read in a while. It was impossible to put this book down. Just from the first chapter alone I was hooked. Beautifully written. This is a gothic fantasy with twists & turns. The whole plot & concept of this book was so good. Slow burn, worth it. Sirens NOT mermaids. I need book 2 immediately because this ending was perfect, but I’m hooked & need more.

Captivating first book. I loved the characters and the atmosphere of this world. The mystery, the sirens, the cursed island, the songs, and the tension between our two main leads... I look forward to reading the next book after what happened at the ending.

Threnody by Cas E. Crowe — ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I was waiting until we got a little closer to spooky season to post this review… and honestly, I think we’re close enough. 😂🎃

First of all, thank you to NetGalley and Cas E. Crowe for the opportunity to read Threnody.

This was EXACTLY what I wanted for spooky season.

The sea, a cursed island, sirens, mysterious disappearances, creepy rituals, pirates, a dark curse, and a romance filled with tension and secrets? SIGN ME UP.

Ezra survives a shipwreck only to wash up on Port Calliope Bay, an island where the sea is anything but welcoming. Sirens haunt the waters, the island is sustained by a horrifying ritual, and the more Ezra learns about the place, the more she realizes there is something deeply wrong with it.

And then there’s Archie.

Dangerously charming, secretive, morally questionable, and tied to the island in ways Ezra doesn't fully understand. Naturally, I was immediately invested.

The atmosphere in this book is incredible. It has that perfect gothic, eerie quality where everything feels beautiful and unsettling at the same time. The island, the sea, the songs of the sirens, and the constant feeling that something is watching from the darkness made this incredibly immersive. It gave me major Pirates of the Caribbean vibes, but darker and much more romantic.

I also loved the mystery. There is so much distrust throughout the story that I never felt completely sure who Ezra could rely on. Some reveals I suspected, others caught me completely off guard, and I loved trying to piece everything together alongside Ezra.

And the romance?

THE SLOW BURN.

Ezra and Archie have that perfect combination of attraction, distrust, secrets, and I absolutely should not want you but unfortunately I do energy. Their chemistry kept me hooked, and I loved watching that tension slowly build while they worked together to uncover the truth behind the curse.

I did have a few small issues with the pacing, particularly in the middle, and I occasionally wanted more development from the sirens themselves. But honestly, the atmosphere and mystery were strong enough that I didn't mind too much.

And THAT ENDING.

EXCUSE ME?!

I immediately needed book two.

Threnody is gothic sea fantasy at its finest: haunting, mysterious, atmospheric, romantic, and just creepy enough to make it the perfect fall read.

If you love sirens, cursed islands, gothic settings, morally grey characters, slow-burn romance, dark magic, and mysteries that keep you questioning everyone, put this on your spooky-season TBR.

I waited for spooky season for this one.

It was absolutely worth the wait. 🌊🧜‍♀️🖤🎃