The Sin Eater's Daughter

from Catherine_GV

The concept of being a Sin Eater along with the rituals are such great ideas! I loved exploring it. I also liked how Twylla has been chosen as the future queen and can kill by a single touch! She's been blessed by the Gods, true, but at what cost? The only people able to touch her are the royals....

from acargile

This was one of the audio books given away SYNC during the summer. It's about a girl who never questions the beliefs in her kingdom. Twylla is the daughter of the sin eater although that's not particularly important. What's more important is that she executes criminals merely with a touch. In thi...

from PaperDollLady

I think this book delivers in so many ways. It's setting seems like a fairy tale in a Grimm-like land. As the queen's puppet living in the castle, Twylla has been chosen to use her weapon of deadly touch as executioner for (trumped-up) crimes of treason against the state. Religion makes a mark in...

from amandacb

Gr. 7 and up: 17-year-old Twylla has both a gift and a curse as the embodiment of a goddess on earth: she is worshipped and she can kill men in seconds with the briefest of touches. Twylla's mother is a Sin Eater, one who eats symbolic foods of the deceased person's sins at their gravesite; Twyll...

from MontzaleeW

The Sin Eater's Daughter (The Sin Eater's Daughter #1) by Melinda Salisbury is a wonderful story that I stayed up all night to read. I enjoyed this read and it was different and fresh fantasy. It was slow in parts but the plot, characters, and world building was great. Great suspense, twists, and...