After attacking her ex while sleepwalking, Lucy flees to her sister's house on the coast of New South Wales. But Jess is missing and Jess's paintings reflect the strange dreams Lucy has been having. Lucy dreams of two exiled Irish sisters sailing from England to Australia. Diving into her sister's past, Lucy begins to worry about Jess and to wonder about her family's past.

Having loved Weyward, I was highly anticipating Emilia Hart's newest book only for it to fall flat for me.

Again writing about the injustices women have endured, The Sirens tries to praise the tenacity of women but fails to hook you with its characters. The weak connections between the characters and the constantly shifting timeline didn't feel compelling and I lacked the drive to keep reading. Instead of empowering, the magical realism just felt odd and I struggled to get through this one.