Siren Queen

Luli Wei was overlooked by the masses until she made it impossible to look away. After striking a brutal bargain to achieve her dreams, Wei finds her home on the silver screen. What follows is a mesmerizing (and hair-raising) coming of age tale about Luli's rise into the spotlight.

Nghi Vo's Old Hollywood is painted with a dreamlike brush. There's a phantasmagoric haze over every event and every interaction. It's mesmerizing and disturbing in equal measure. And, as impressed as I was with the tone and prose – I struggled to stay invested in Luli's story as I found it a bit overstuffed and all over the place. Others will surely love this, but it was not quite my cup of tea when all was said and done.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

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