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pewterwolf's review against another edition
4.0
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The Sleeping Prince is the second book in the series and we follow, Errin, sister to a character we met in Sin Eater's Daughter. Errin lives with her mother who is suffering a misery illness. When the village has to be evacuated due to an fairy tale comes to life and begins war in the neighbouring country. But when events take a dark turn, Errin has to fled. But with her father dead, the mother ill and her brother missing, the only person she can turn to is Silas, who's face she has never seen...
But can she trust him?
This is an interestingly odd book. Not in a bad way, but this is a mix of being a first book in a series and the second. Bear with me while I explain why.
This is the second book in the trilogy. There is information and details from Sin Eater's Daughter is reference so reading the first book is important. This is the same with characters. This is a second book in the series and should be read as the second (I did try last year to read this without reading Sin Eater's Daughter and I struggled).
BUT... reading The Sleeping Prince does have elements of first book in a series. We have new characters, new situations and elements that feel very book one of a series. Plus, with this book timeline that overlap ever-so-slightly with Sin Eater's Daughter, you could read them side-by-side and you would be alright, in theory.
Although, I would say that if you are going to read this trilogy, read Sin Eater's Daughter first then Sleeping Prince.
This book I would say is split into two. Part one and part two. Part one is setting everything up. Character development, information dropping, setting things up. While the writing is dark and seductive, this is very slow. It is a bit of a struggle at times to push forward and I think, because of this, it took me longer to read. I don't mind reading slower pace - because this is a new character and we have to get to know them and their situation - and once I got to know Errin, I liked her and her attitude, but there were moments in part one I wished the book would pick up pace.
Part two is when the pace picked up and I whizzed through. This is the strongest part of the story because you go "This is why Melinda did this. This makes sense now. There's a plan!". Plus, like I said, I like pacer chapters. I like it when characters feel like they are doing something - and with Errin, it felt like she was more proactive in part two than in part one (but once you read part one, you understand why).
And because of part two and how it ended, I am excited/worried over Scarecrow Queen. Melinda has put her characters and story in position and now we're going to have to wait and see how she's going to wrap this up...
While I like [book:The Sin Eater’s Daughter|21936988] more, once it found it's footing, The Sleeping Prince is a worth sequel. Now, am excited/terrified over how [book:The Scarecrow Queen|31291543] is going to end...
The Sleeping Prince is the second book in the series and we follow, Errin, sister to a character we met in Sin Eater's Daughter. Errin lives with her mother who is suffering a misery illness. When the village has to be evacuated due to an fairy tale comes to life and begins war in the neighbouring country. But when events take a dark turn, Errin has to fled. But with her father dead, the mother ill and her brother missing, the only person she can turn to is Silas, who's face she has never seen...
But can she trust him?
This is an interestingly odd book. Not in a bad way, but this is a mix of being a first book in a series and the second. Bear with me while I explain why.
This is the second book in the trilogy. There is information and details from Sin Eater's Daughter is reference so reading the first book is important. This is the same with characters. This is a second book in the series and should be read as the second (I did try last year to read this without reading Sin Eater's Daughter and I struggled).
BUT... reading The Sleeping Prince does have elements of first book in a series. We have new characters, new situations and elements that feel very book one of a series. Plus, with this book timeline that overlap ever-so-slightly with Sin Eater's Daughter, you could read them side-by-side and you would be alright, in theory.
Although, I would say that if you are going to read this trilogy, read Sin Eater's Daughter first then Sleeping Prince.
This book I would say is split into two. Part one and part two. Part one is setting everything up. Character development, information dropping, setting things up. While the writing is dark and seductive, this is very slow. It is a bit of a struggle at times to push forward and I think, because of this, it took me longer to read. I don't mind reading slower pace - because this is a new character and we have to get to know them and their situation - and once I got to know Errin, I liked her and her attitude, but there were moments in part one I wished the book would pick up pace.
Part two is when the pace picked up and I whizzed through. This is the strongest part of the story because you go "This is why Melinda did this. This makes sense now. There's a plan!". Plus, like I said, I like pacer chapters. I like it when characters feel like they are doing something - and with Errin, it felt like she was more proactive in part two than in part one (but once you read part one, you understand why).
And because of part two and how it ended, I am excited/worried over Scarecrow Queen. Melinda has put her characters and story in position and now we're going to have to wait and see how she's going to wrap this up...
While I like [book:The Sin Eater’s Daughter|21936988] more, once it found it's footing, The Sleeping Prince is a worth sequel. Now, am excited/terrified over how [book:The Scarecrow Queen|31291543] is going to end...
cutewitchirl's review against another edition
4.0
Really different from the first book but in a good way. Fell apart a little bit at the end; one of the most interesting plot points became a non-issue
katiebookqueen's review against another edition
5.0
Reviewed at: http://www.queenofteenfiction.co.uk/
Melinda Salisbury has done it again; she’s completely consumed my life with another story. When I read The Sin Eater’s Daughter, I couldn’t put it down for two days straight. Now here I am again, trying to bring myself back to reality after another binge on the sequel, The Sleeping Prince.
I didn’t know what to expect going into this book, because instead of being told by Twylla, the protagonist of the previous story, this one follows Errin Vastel, the sister of Lief, Twylla’s former love interest. I was a little apprehensive about how the story would work switching narratives, but I had nothing to worry about. This story was brilliant from start to finish.
The prologue alone tore my heart out. THAT PROLOGUE. Honestly, I’m never going to be over it. If I thought the story would start off lightly, I was highly mistaken. We’re thrown straight into the drama from those first few pages. I had to put the book down for a moment to come to terms with what had just happened.
We meet some new characters in this story. Our current protagonist Errin is feisty and wonderful, and she broke my heart with her level of dedication to protect her mother. And we also meet Silas Kolby. Oh my goodness, did I adore him. Learning more about him throughout the book was a joy.
The story is fast paced throughout and I adore Melinda’s writing style because whilst she spares no detail, every word is chosen with care. There weren’t any paragraphs that were unnecessary. I also adored how this book linked up with The Sin Eater’s Daughter in a really clever way. The Sleeping Prince himself was an awfully chilling character and the few scenes he was in were utterly creepy.
THE ENDING. I still haven’t fully processed my thoughts on that ending, and I can’t really say too much for fear of spoiling but OH MY GOD??? Just when I thought this story couldn’t throw another twist at me, it drops the mother of all cliff-hangers. WHEN CAN I GET MY HANDS ON THE NEXT BOOK?
I can’t praise this story enough because there really wasn’t a dull moment to be found. It’s a beautifully written tale that is jam-packed with surprises and strong characters. I’m so excited to see what’s in store next. What will happen to these wonderful characters?? Who knows??? I can’t wait to find out.
Melinda Salisbury has done it again; she’s completely consumed my life with another story. When I read The Sin Eater’s Daughter, I couldn’t put it down for two days straight. Now here I am again, trying to bring myself back to reality after another binge on the sequel, The Sleeping Prince.
I didn’t know what to expect going into this book, because instead of being told by Twylla, the protagonist of the previous story, this one follows Errin Vastel, the sister of Lief, Twylla’s former love interest. I was a little apprehensive about how the story would work switching narratives, but I had nothing to worry about. This story was brilliant from start to finish.
The prologue alone tore my heart out. THAT PROLOGUE. Honestly, I’m never going to be over it. If I thought the story would start off lightly, I was highly mistaken. We’re thrown straight into the drama from those first few pages. I had to put the book down for a moment to come to terms with what had just happened.
We meet some new characters in this story. Our current protagonist Errin is feisty and wonderful, and she broke my heart with her level of dedication to protect her mother. And we also meet Silas Kolby. Oh my goodness, did I adore him. Learning more about him throughout the book was a joy.
The story is fast paced throughout and I adore Melinda’s writing style because whilst she spares no detail, every word is chosen with care. There weren’t any paragraphs that were unnecessary. I also adored how this book linked up with The Sin Eater’s Daughter in a really clever way. The Sleeping Prince himself was an awfully chilling character and the few scenes he was in were utterly creepy.
THE ENDING. I still haven’t fully processed my thoughts on that ending, and I can’t really say too much for fear of spoiling but OH MY GOD??? Just when I thought this story couldn’t throw another twist at me, it drops the mother of all cliff-hangers. WHEN CAN I GET MY HANDS ON THE NEXT BOOK?
I can’t praise this story enough because there really wasn’t a dull moment to be found. It’s a beautifully written tale that is jam-packed with surprises and strong characters. I’m so excited to see what’s in store next. What will happen to these wonderful characters?? Who knows??? I can’t wait to find out.
dog_eared_chapters's review against another edition
4.0
This is my favourite book of the series!
Now we’re following Errin, a girl who’s had a tough start in life and after her brother disappears it has only gotten worse. Looking after her ill mother, having given up her training to become an apothecary, she struggles to make enough money to keep a roof over their heads.
When war reached her small village and she is forced to leave her home Errin seeks help from a mysterious young man. She ends up travelling across the kingdom in search of a way to save her mother and herself but ends up facing far more than she ever expected.
This book builds on what we have learnt from the first book while also building on the folklore and refreshing the story from this new perspective.
Now we’re following Errin, a girl who’s had a tough start in life and after her brother disappears it has only gotten worse. Looking after her ill mother, having given up her training to become an apothecary, she struggles to make enough money to keep a roof over their heads.
When war reached her small village and she is forced to leave her home Errin seeks help from a mysterious young man. She ends up travelling across the kingdom in search of a way to save her mother and herself but ends up facing far more than she ever expected.
This book builds on what we have learnt from the first book while also building on the folklore and refreshing the story from this new perspective.
kloopo's review against another edition
4.0
A pacy and exciting read, The Sleeping Prince follows on directly from the fantastic Sin-Eater's Daughter. It follows different characters - Lief's sister, Errin, is our protagonist - but ties in with the central fairy-tale, a truly Grimms-esque legend of a sleeping prince who awakens to eat the hearts of maidens... and (of course) reclaim his lost kingdom. Errin, who starts out in a ramshackle village with a mad mother, struggling against poverty, soon finds herself entangled with much more formiddable enemies in a world of war, love and alchemy.
My quibbles: Despite recently reading the previous book in the series, the central fairy tale never felt 100% clear to me, so the revelations at the end were a little overwhelming as I tried to cobble together exactly what the backstory was implying.
My favourite things: Top marks for an original-feeling world. Also, the magnetic Silas, our mysteriously hooded love interest, and the wonderful characterisation of his relationship with Errin. And my obligatory creepy crush, the heart-eating Prince himself, shudder/swoon.
My quibbles: Despite recently reading the previous book in the series, the central fairy tale never felt 100% clear to me, so the revelations at the end were a little overwhelming as I tried to cobble together exactly what the backstory was implying.
My favourite things: Top marks for an original-feeling world. Also, the magnetic Silas, our mysteriously hooded love interest, and the wonderful characterisation of his relationship with Errin. And my obligatory creepy crush, the heart-eating Prince himself, shudder/swoon.
optomkg423's review against another edition
4.0
Omg complete 180 of the first novel!! Unlike the first novel, something actually happened!!
saraharu's review against another edition
5.0
I usually hate it when a book switches the characters and we follow someone we didn't know so I put that trilogy aside. Well it was a big mistake. Because that book was so good it was better than the last one and I loved the last one. I loved how the author writtes her characters and I think that's what I love the most. You see things through them but they are unrealible because they see things through their own experience. Anyway I sure cant wait to read the third book !!
kellogs89's review against another edition
4.0
At first I wasn't happy about the change in POV, but after a few chapters I managed to get into the series again. Like the first it was captivating from the get go, although, admittedly a little heart wrenching from the start too.
I have to admit, I never liked Leif, but what the hell! No, just no man, I hate him after those escapades... I can't decide if I like how the story was taken along with the Sleeping Prince either... his attempts were all effortless, which even in a fantasy novel is rather hard to believe, I shall be anticipating the final book, despite that. Hopefully we can get back to Twylla! Or maybe Silas?
I have to admit, I never liked Leif, but what the hell! No, just no man, I hate him after those escapades... I can't decide if I like how the story was taken along with the Sleeping Prince either... his attempts were all effortless, which even in a fantasy novel is rather hard to believe, I shall be anticipating the final book, despite that. Hopefully we can get back to Twylla! Or maybe Silas?