Book Review: The Sin Eaters Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

Title: The Sin Eaters Daughter

Author:  Melinda Salisbury

Publisher: Scholastic

Release Date: March 1^st, 2015

ISBN: 1407147633 

Rating: 4/5

Cover Impressions: Green is my favourite colour so I love it.             

I received  an early review copy of this book from Scholastic in exchange for an honest review and was excited to read it because the whole kill with a single touch thing sounded like Shatter Me which I love. Thank you Sophia *waves*.

prince, and rule the kingdom. But the favor of the Gods has it's price. A deadly poison infuses her skin. Those who anger the queen must die under Twylla's fatal touch.

Only Lief, an outspoken new guard, can see past Twylla's chilling role to the girls she truly is. Yet in a court as dangerous and the queen's, some truths should not be told...

Review: Our story starts off with Twylla who is the Daunem Embodied, she is the daughter of two Gods who ruled over the sun and the darkness. The Sin Eater's Daughter. She is gifted (or cursed) with the killing touch. A tool to queen and country and engaged to Prince Merek of Lormere.

I love Twylla. Not because she was bad-ass and daring but because she was realistic, which is great to see, some YA books have female protagonists who are ready to face anything, anytime, have amazing weaponry and fighting skills without any experience and appear to be perfect. Twylla is not, which is awesome. But by the end of the book she is even more awesome because she goes through so much character development, Twylla really grows into herself and starts to take action.

I also love Lief (the love interest), although at first he was a little annoying with his perfectness, again, as with Twylla he blossomed towards the end with his love and protectiveness.

The plot for this story made my head hurt – in a good way. You expect one thing to happen and then BAM something entirely different takes its place, opening up an entirely new story line and inducing a completely different set of events than the ones you first envisioned happening. It was a roller coaster ride to say the least.

Overall, I give this book four out of five stars and I can’t wait to see what the sequel has to offer.

Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses

Author:  Sarah J. Maas

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Release Date: May 5^th, 2015

ISBN: 1619634449 

Rating: 5/5

Cover Impressions: Pretty, *goes into a trance.*             

 I received an advance reader copy of A Court of Thorns and Roses from Bloomsbury Publishing and I was so excited to read it because I love Throne of Glass Series, thank you very much Charile and Emma.

Synopsis: When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world. As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

Review: Where to start? The world in which A Court of Thorns and Roses is set  is wonderful; intricately crafted and well thought out with an awesome history and tons of cool legends to go with it. The map at the front of the book (which looks like the UK and Ireland I swear) is great, it really helps the reader to visualise the location of each setting which was described in the book.

Feyre was an amazing character, she reminded me quite a bit of Katniss Everdeen fromThe Hunger Games actually, probably because she had known hardship and would do anything to keep the people she loves safe. She always put her family first, never shied away from a challenge and persevered when faced with difficult situations. I liked how well rounded she was and how she stood up for what she believed in, be it something as simple as wearing pants instead of a dress or saving the lives of the people she loved.

Speaking of love, the romance in this book was scorching. Let’s just say that I imagined Tamlin as a cross between Ian Somerhalder, Marlon Teixeira and Johnny Depp and leave it at that.

I loved reading about the other characters too such as, Feyre’s sisters, Lucien and Rhys. The writing was of course to-die-for, because it was written by Sarah J. Maas herself, as were the vivid descriptions.

Overall, I give this book five out of five stars. Sarah J. Maas has done it again, she’s delivered a story filled with phenomenal characters, a luscious setting, searing romance, heart-racing action, and inspiring themes. I can’t wait for the release of Queen of Shadows later this year, the amazing cover of which is to the right. --->

I'm Back!

Hey Guys,

Happy New Year everyone!

Just  a quick note to say that I'm back. Sorry for the absence, I had exams, but they're over now *happily sings*.

I'll be posting quite a few reviews in the next few weeks so I'll see you then.

Liv. :D