"Lyrical, mesmerizing, and otherworldly. . . stunning proof that
Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today. A beautiful, brutal, monstrous Hollywood fantasy."--Taylor Jenkins Reid,
New York Times bestselling author of
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo"Dazzling, incisive, compelling. . . Vo's heroine is captivating, her atmosphere heady and sensual, her storytelling spellbinding.
Escape into this book, but be warned--it may not let you go."--Olivie Blake,
New York Times-bestselling author of
The Atlas Six
"Nghi Vo can take even the most ordinary of actions and describe it in a way you never thought of before and
do it with heartbreaking beauty and layers of subtext."--Alex Brown, NPR
"
Brilliantly searing."--
Booklist (starred review)
"Vo's spellbinding latest solidifies her position as a force to be reckoned with in speculative fiction. . . .
A knockout."--
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Movie magic is made manifest, beguiling, and deadly in Vo's tale about Luli, a Chinese American girl who is determined to realize her dreams of movie stardom. . . .
Takes the mythmaking of Hollywood and transforms it and her into something transcendent."--
Library Journal (starred review)
"Searing and seductive,
Siren Queen is the kind of book that leaves you wrecked on its shores."--Alix E. Harrow,
New York Times-bestselling author of
The Once and Future Witches
"
Nghi Vo has become one of my favorite writers, and
Siren Queen is lush and brilliant, a mesmerizing journey into a pre-code Hollywood that is all sharp edges, with the darkest magic and highest stakes."--Martha Wells, author of
Network Effect
"
A piece of perfection. It is queer and it is unapologetic and it is loving and it is a reminder that we can survive our demons, that we can outsmart them, that we can beat them at their own game."--Cassandra Khaw,
USA Today bestselling author of
Nothing But Blackened Teeth
"Vo imagines the golden age of Hollywood as full of fey and dangerous creatures ready to claim your soul . . . .
This book kept me up reading until the late hours."--Rebecca Roanhorse,
New York Times bestselling author of
Black Sun
"The book of my dreams--vivid, sensual, frightening, and inexpressibly gorgeous, often in the same sentence. . . .
Nghi Vo is a magician--no--maybe a god."--Kelly Robson, author of
Gods, Monsters & the Lucky Peach
"This sharp, chilly book is
a stunning and sapphic book of fae-like negotiations and traps, of predatory directors and monsters lurking in every shadow, but is powered by Luli's passion and fierce determination to succeed."--Book Riot
"Early Hollywood meets
monsters, magical realism, and social commentary."--Fodors
"From the author of
The Chosen and the Beautiful, a queer spin on
The Great Gatsby, comes the story of Luli Wei, a Chinese American actress in the golden age of Hollywood. She gets her break playing monsters, and through these roles learns to
outmaneuver men who seek to control her."--USA Today
"Vo's
darkly delicious tale will linger in the wings of your imagination for a long time to come."--
Book Riot, Best of the Year feature
"A page-turner that is
not your standard beach read."--National Trust for Historic Preservation
