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The Sin Eater's Daughter
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although she's engaged to the prince, Twylla isn't exactly a member of the court. She's the executioner. As the Goddess embodied, Twylla instantly kills anyone she touches. Each month, she's taken to the prison and forced to lay her hands on those accused of treason. No one will ever love a girl with murder in her veins. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to Twylla's fatal touch, avoids her company. But then a new guard arrives, a boy whose easy smile belies his deadly swordsmanship. And unlike the others, he's able to look past Twylla's executioner robes and see the girl, not the Goddess. Yet Twylla's been promised to the prince, and knows what happens to people who cross the queen. However, a treasonous secret is the least of Twylla's problems. The queen has a plan to destroy her enemies, a plan that requires a stomach-churning, unthinkable sacrifice. Will Twylla do what it takes to protect her kingdom? Or will she abandon her duty in favor of a doomed love?
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InkedBookworm13
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Sixteen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although she's engaged to the prince, no one speaks to her. No one even looks at her. Because Twylla isn't a member of the court. She's the executioner. As the goddess-embodied, Twylla kills with a single touch. (Goodreads)

#bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Glad you enjoyed this one!! 4y
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InkedBookworm13
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"In the stories of old, a hero is the one who sweeps in with a drawn sword and noble face, to kill the Dragon and free the princess. In the stories of old it never seems to dawn on the princess that she should be careful not to put herself at mercy of those who would do her ill in the first place.

I don't live in the stories of old."

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InkedBookworm13
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Looks like I will be reading The Sin Eater's Daughter for #BookSpin this month.
😄 @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Oooo looks like a good one!! 4y
InkedBookworm13 @TheAromaofBooks I agree. I don't even remember putting it on my TBR lol 4y
TheAromaofBooks I finally made a spreadsheet several years ago for my TBR so I could note down who inspired me to add the book (I follow a lot of book blogs; I've been a book blogger way longer than I have been a Litten!!) because books just kept appearing on the list! 4y
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magicalshelves
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Mehso-so

This book had a great premise but the plot was so slow and drawn out that the storytelling really suffered. The main character also doesn‘t have much personality and the Queen is so evil that I couldn‘t help but feel she was rather ridiculous. However, the story of the Sleeping Prince and his resurrection is very intriguing so I definitely want to continue this series to see what happens.

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tracy.anne8
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Jumped on this one for my next #audiobook It has been awhile since I have read a ya fantasy. I love my historical fiction but I think I need break. #scribd #ya #fantasy #yafantasy #currentlyreading

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rjsthumbelina
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Mehso-so

Strangely enough, I kind of liked it by the end. The action picked up, and the heroine grew up. Her choice at the end of the book showed me that she had changed her ways of thinking. I still hate myself for kind of liking the love triangle trope the author went with. I will probably eventually finish the series, just because I do want to know what will happen to the world itself, if not the characters.

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rjsthumbelina
Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury

Book finally started getting interesting at about 150 pages in, but I'm still not sure I like the main character...hoping to at least finish the book tomorrow so that I can move on. Kind of hopeful that after the big reveals that just happened, maybe the main character will grow up some

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rjsthumbelina
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Finding this so slow - I remember why I stopped reading it before! I get so frustrated with teen books that are slow; it's like the opposite of what #YA should be! Did anyone read this one? Does it get better? Bc I'm close to bailing and I'm only 78 pages in!
#mountTBR

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rjsthumbelina
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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This is what happens when you sit down in my house: a cat in my lap and a dog on my feet! Curling up to work on the #8intwo #minireadathon. So far I have about an hour and 40 minutes - last night's reading after midnight, plus driving and audiobooking to and from work today. Hoping to finish a few this weekend, including this one, which honestly I started months ago!

Alfoster Awwww!😍 6y
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NatalieJess07
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Really addictive. Finished the book within a few days. The follow up is slower and more confusing.

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Lis21
Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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NeverendingTBR
Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Mehso-so

I did really like this but it was slow going at the beginning due to the amount of world building involved and I noticed about 3 typos in the book

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NeverendingTBR
Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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I've finally got around to starting this - love the cover 😍

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Rachel_R._Smith
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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It's a bit late, but Happy National Ice Cream Day! Still, it's never really too late for ice cream, is it? 😜

#ya #fantasy #icecream

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Xenatine
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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This book was so strange and I loved it.

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lenareads
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Zonenmaan
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Rereading the Dutch edition was great. I love the world building and characters. Great for fantasy lovers. ⭐
#bookblogger #booklover #booknerd #nevernotreading #bookstagram #instabook #book #reading #youngadult

CravingPages Ik had deel een als Engelse PB gekocht vlak voordat bekend werd dat er een Nederlandse vertaling kwam. Maar nu ga ik ze lekker verder lezen in de pretty Nederlandse hardcovers 😊 7y
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jessfox221100
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Brilliant read and would definitely recommend - I would compare the writing styles to that of the brilliant Sarah J Maas - the writing style is amazing and the story itself is simply traditionally beautiful

Jess

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AngelErin
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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🌟The cover of #thesineatersdaughter is just gorgeous!! I hope I like the book when I get to it. Has anyone read this one? Did you like it?🌟

StaceyKondla I liked it - I found it to be quite an original fantasy for YA. I was intrigued by the concept of "sin-eaters" 7y
AngelErin @StaceyKondla I'm intrigued by the sin eaters thing too! 7y
LazyOwl Sounds interesting; i will be keen to hear if you enjoyed it 7y
AngelErin @LazyOwl I hope I like it whenever I get to it! 😀😀 7y
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mischa
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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This is a DNF for now. I'm not in the right mood for it but I can see that I would like it at some other point. It needs to go back to the library so I will borrow it again when the time is right.

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bookworm_boymom
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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perfect Sunday xoxo xoxo

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Lucindaisreading
Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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So excited to read this, especially as I've met the author!

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Bookaholic_Love
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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So I got my secret santa today from #owlcratesociety and I couldn't be more happy with it! the candles are amazing and the books! I can't wait to read them!!

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Magische_Momente
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Goddess of Poison: Gefährliche Berührung von Melinda Salisbury

Ein wunderbarer Auftakt einer Geschichte voller fantastischer Elemente, einer faszinierenden Grundidee und einer Hauptprotagonistin,die einfach sehr berührt.
Es kommt zwar erst langsam in Schwung, versteht es jedoch mit seinen Wendungen ein Gefühlskarussell zu erzeugen,das es in sich hat.Der Zauber der sich hier bildet, entwickelt sich erst nach und nach.
komplette Rezi auf dem Blog

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TheBookAddict
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At first Twylla is kind of a "monkey see, monkey do" type of character, which makes the book hard to keep on reading at first, but as events start to unfold she starts getting a bit of a voice and starts thinking for herself. Carefully crafted and very well presented. Not your typical kind of fairy tale, I like that the ending is unconventional. Looking forward to the sequel! The narrator did a wonderful job as well. 4.5⭐️️s ? ?? ?

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TheBookAddict
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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There's a sale on audible for all of you who like audiobooks. It's a buy one get one free. It ends today. 🤓💕📚💕

SoniaC I got The Sympathizer and The Book of Speculation. Had my eye on both. Thanks! 8y
TheBookAddict @SoniaC that's awesome, I'll have to check them out too. You're welcome. 😊👍🏽 8y
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Sharanya
Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Bailedbailed

Nope. So bored. Sooooo bored. Life's too short for boring books, guys. #24in48

moranadatter I bailed on this one too. The cover got me; I'm such a sucker for a pretty cover. 8y
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Sharanya
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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#currentlyreading | Up next in the #24in48 #readathon | I'm having mixed feelings to starting this. We'll see!

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Karenmyers
Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Quote is from my 16 year old son who got into my car while this audiobook was playing: "Exactly what the hell are you listening to?" I plan on finishing this because I have a long drive coming up soon, but the book is mostly world-building, character development, and lusty snogging.

Karenmyers ETA: The reason he said that is that this book has many lengthy, drawn out parts where the young innocent protagonist discovers that she enjoys kissing. She describes it very graphically while evaluating her feelings at length using very active verbs! 8y
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eris404
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury

Finally finished the audiobook - the narrator is lovely. I have mixed feelings about the book overall. There were parts, passages, I really liked, but the author worked extra hard to keep that love triangle going. I'm just not a romance novel person, even if it has a fantasy wrapping.

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Julietsmile
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Panpan

I loved this title and had high hopes for the book but it didn't capture my attention.

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Claireluana
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I'm listening to the audiobook and I'm underwhelmed. Worth it to push through? Does it get good?

Jessisreading Oh good it wasn't just me! I listened to it for about an hour at the gym last week and was just...not engaged enough. I hope someone who has made it all the way through has something to say about it. 8y
Claireluana @Jessisreading I have given up (unless I hear I should push through). When she started talking about the imports/exports of the country in Ch 2, I was like: Nope. 😐 8y
moranadatter I don't know. I picked it up because I loved the cover and bailed after a few chapters because I lost interest. 8y
TheBookAddict It gets better! 8y
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EmilyVA
Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
Mehso-so

Eh. Passed the time as I drove, but don't need to rush out and get the sequel (unlike the other two books I've read most recently). Basically I found the narrator / protagonist too passive and too annoying. And the ending, while interesting, came out of nowhere.

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Tilly
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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Ok, so I ran out of ideas for a fancy photo to represent this one! I rattled through this book to the point I was shocked to reach the end and actually went back to check I hadn't accidentally skipped chapters. Instantly bought book 2.

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EmilyVA
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury

Free audiobook I've been listening to as I drive home from work... Mostly keeps me distracted from the traffic, but... Meh?

EmilyVA Update: the end was surprising, but I still wish the heroine was less of a limp noodle. 8y
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cfabre
Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
Mehso-so

Disappointed - this book is quite a mixed bag, lots of good and lots of bad. Really nice premises but characters are so uni dimensional and caricatural

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Daisey
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury
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I'm listening to one of my recent downloads from #audiobooksync this week.

#audiobook

Daisey Finished and not impressed. Way too much of a love triangle for my liking, and for a story supposedly about a girl who can kill with her touch, too little action. 8y
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TeachChildLit
The Sin Eater's Daughter | Melinda Salisbury

Listening to the audio version and enjoying so far. Reminds me a bit of Graceling. Hoping it isn't too predictable

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Annalisebooks
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Honoured to have won these signed ARCs of The Sin Eaters Daughter and The Sleeping Prince!

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