Blog Tour: The Sleeping Prince by Melinda Salisbury + Giveaway

Welcome to our stop on The Sleeping Prince tour for Melinda Salisbury. This tour is hosted by Rockstar Book Tour.

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The Sleeping Prince

The Sin Eater’s Daughter #2
Author: Melinda Salisbury
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genres: Fantasy
Release Date: May 31st 2016
Review Source: Scholastic Press
 

Return to the darkly beautiful world of The Sin Eater's Daughter with a sequel that will leave you awed, terrified . . . and desperate for more.

Ever since her brother Lief disappeared, Errin's life has gone from bad to worse. Not only must she care for her sick mother, she has to scrape together rent money by selling illegal herbal cures. But none of that compares to the threat of the vengeful Sleeping Prince whom the Queen just awoke from his enchanted sleep.

When her village is evacuated as part of the war against the Sleeping Prince, Errin is left desperate and homeless. The only person she can turn to is the mysterious Silas, a young man who buys deadly poisons from Errin, but won't reveal why he needs them. Silas promises to help her, but when he vanishes, Errin must journey across a kingdom on the brink of war to seek another way to save her mother and herself. But what she finds shatters everything she believed about her world, and with the Sleeping Prince drawing nearer, Errin must make a heartbreaking choice that could affect the whole kingdom.

Although I'd enjoyed the first novel of this series, The Sin Eater's Daughter, I couldn't connect with the romance between the main characters. Don't get me wrong, I did loved the mystery, the twists and overall, the story was great. Now in The Sleeping Prince, the POVs are shifted and there are new characters in which we get to learn to admired. Even though I am not a fan of this, the whole shifting POVs, I freaking enjoyed The Sleeping Prince. Errin and Silas are perfect!

There is nothing better than to have two amazing characters fall for one another. I loved Silas. I love how mysterious he is. He may be a mystery, but he is sure attached to Errin, our heroine of this story. As for Errin... she is simply amazing. I totally enjoy reading how she is completely different to Twylla. She is headstrong, loyal to her family, independent and yet has a heart that will warm yours. When you read about the illness of her mother and how Errin is staying strong to help out, there is no other thing but to fall in love with her. How mature for her age and selfless. The very fact of her first priority of keeping her mother safe is simply is admiring. Even though she gets herself in trouble, she is able to think quickly and get herself out of it. She's a clever one and I adored her.

As for The Sleeping Prince, this fairy tale prince is making sure everyone gets the word out. He is destroying everything in his path and making sure everyone is aware that he is alive. He is evil and has no mercy. He wants to be feared and is doing the impossible to get every single person to tremble in his presence, to bow down to him and pledge their loyalty. I hate him. He is rude and plain evil. He needs to be taken down and pronto.

The Sleeping Prince is a sequel but itself makes its own stand. It's captivating and refreshing. Although we get some answers there are more questions to be answered as its loaded with more twists. A rich fantasy story ready to be explored, so make sure to do so.

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Melinda Salisbury lives by the sea, somewhere in the south of England. As a child she genuinely thought Roald Dahl’s Matilda was her biography, in part helped by her grandfather often mistakenly calling her Matilda, and the local library having a pretty cavalier attitude to the books she borrowed. Sadly she never manifested telekinetic powers. She likes to travel, and have adventures. She also likes medieval castles, non-medieval aquariums, Richard III, and all things Scandinavian. The Sin Eater’s Daughter is her first novel, and will be published by Scholastic in 2015. She is represented by the amazing Claire Wilson at Rogers, Coleridge and White.

3 winners will receive a finished copies of THE SLEEPING PRINCE, US Only.

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Book Review: The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury + INT Giveaway

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The Sin Eater's Daughter
The Sin Eater's Daughter #1
Author: Melinda Salisbury
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Released: February 24th 2015
Review Source: Scholastic Press

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?

Quite frankly, I am not sure how I feel about this book. It was good. I liked it. It had a great start. I loved the cover. Beautiful and colorful cover. I loved the world. God, this was beyond amazing. My only issue were the characters, I mean they were okay to me.

You may consider Twylla as a blessing or a curse; she is able to kill with one simple touch. She is the Sin Eater’s Daughter. She is a tool the evil queen. Yes, evil. She is betrothed to Prince Merek of Lormere. She is many things, yet a fraud. WHAT?! Yes, you will have to read the story to know. The twist is crazy and I did not see this coming. It was intriguing and unpredictable. A “WTH” moment - how the HECK did I not see this coming?!

I loved the book for what it is - about a girl that instantly kills anyone whenever she touches them. I was curious to see where this story will lead us and I am glad I did. However, the romance, I was not fan of.

As the synopsis states, there is a new guard and boy, does he do damages. Thankfully, he did not win my heart. I think his relationship with Twylla was moving too fast. Also, he did not sweep me off my feet like with did with Twylla. I guess I am biased - I do want her with Prince Merek.

In my honest opinion, Twylla is very gullible. I liked her. I did. But I also wanted to smack her at times, still do, which is why I am tormented with the story.  I hope she changes. With everything that is thrown at her, I hope she takes time to think. Instead of taking irrational decisions. I really do hope she does. I think she will because a the end of the book she did something unexpected and I really do need that second book to know more.

Overall, The Sin Eater’s Daughter is unique. The twists and turns are insane. Lies are told, people are betrayed and hearts will be broken. Readers will be amazed.

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