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A review by theneverendingtbr
Sin Eater by Megan Campisi
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This debut novel is based around the historical concept of sin eating - the idea that a person close to death could call on a ‘Sin Eater’ to spiritually take on their sins.
The dying person would do this by confessing to the Sin Eater, who would then consume a ritual meal consisting of a different type of food to represent each transgression.
This is a story about a young girl sentenced to live as a Sin Eater for the rest of her life.
This one was very dark, written well and had a very clever plot but I didn't like it as much as I thought I would.
Still gets 3 stars though!