Lullaby by Amanda Hocking
Book Report by Krynn Arbuck
Plot Summary
Now that Gemma is in with this "clique" she runs away with them but no one knows why joining a group of girls would cause her to run away. Except for Harper, her sister; Alex, her boyfriend; and Daniel the handsome, caring, and way too into Harper for his own good man. Once they start digging into different theories of why Gemma may have ran away thy begin to see a pattern of disappearing girls. Alex, being a little bit of the nerd he is looks into some mythology. He reads about these creatures called sirens, fish/bird/beautiful girls. In terms, Gemma had been "infected" with the curse of the mermaid. As the three of them search desperately for clues on where Gemma may be before it's too late Gemma is struggling with the decision of leaving her family, and struggling with holding back the urges of being a siren. Such as eating a young boys heart, the longer she resists the worse her condition comes she thought she could end it all by killing herself but she could never forgive herself if she hurt her family. Gemma learns to live like the sirens without giving into temptations while Harper, Alex and Daniel search for more clues. But will it be too late? Will Gemma give into temptation before she is found?