A review by perch15
Sin Eater by Mike Shel

4.0

Sin Eater doubles down on everything wonderful about The Aching God, Shel's 2018 debut. Just different enough from "classic" fantasy to stand out, but familiar enough to go down like a sort of literary comfort food. It is a book very rooted in 2019 sensibilities but not beholden to them in the least. Grim and dark, but never "grimdark," funny, but never a "joke" and touching without being cloying. This is modern fantasy done right, and on the author's own terms. I can't wait for the next entry in the series.