Tavia and Effie are everything to each other, even though they are sisters by circumstance rather than birth, and are able to truly talk to each other. She is also troubled by secrets in her past, including her absent father.
At school she hates when attention turns to her and clams up, unable to speak. Effie is a Ren Faire performer and only feels herself when swimming or being Euphemia the Mer, her mermaid alter ego. She lives in hiding and fear and frequently resorts to sign language when she cannot speak for fear of revealing her Siren voice. In addition, she is Black, adding an additional layer of silencing.
Tavia is a Siren, a being that is feared because her Siren voice can be used to control others. “Tavia and her sister, Effie, are struggling with being themselves in a world where some people are born as mythological beings, like Sirens, Eloko and Gargoyles.
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