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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)

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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."

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

Really addictive. Finished the book within a few days. The follow up is slower and more confusing.

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

I've finally got around to starting this - love the cover 😍

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

This book was so strange and I loved it.

Bookish Rainbow 🌈

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Rereading the Dutch edition was great. I love the world building and characters. Great for fantasy lovers. ⭐
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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

🌟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?🌟

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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So excited to read this, especially as I've met the author!

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!!

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.
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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 ? ?? ?

There's a sale on audible for all of you who like audiobooks. It's a buy one get one free. It ends today. 🤓💕📚💕

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

#currentlyreading | Up next in the #24in48 #readathon | I'm having mixed feelings to starting this. We'll see!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

I'm listening to one of my recent downloads from #audiobooksync this week.

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

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