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Melinda Salisbury

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The United Kingdom

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Young Adult, Horror, Paranormal

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Melinda Salisbury is the four-time Carnegie nominated and bestselling author of multiple teen and young adult novels, including the Sin Eater's Daughter series, Hold Back the Tide, and Her Dark Wings, a Guardian Children's Book of the Year 2022 and a Reading Agency Book of the Year 2022 pick.

Her debut teen novel, EchoStar, a tech thriller aimed at 12–14-year-olds, was published in March 2024 by Barrington Stoke, with AdelAIDE following in August 2024, The Foundation in January 2025 and Endgame in February 2026.

Her first novel, The Sin Eater's Daughter, was the bestselling UK YA debut novel of 2015, and collectively her books have been nominated and shortlisted for numerous national and international awards and accolades, including the Water ...more

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Average rating: 3.7 · 35,184 ratings · 6,132 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Sin Eater's Daughter (The Sin Eater’s Daughter, #1) 3.48 avg rating — 16,386 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sleeping Prince (The Sin Eater’s Daughter, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 4,509 ratings — published 2016 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hold Back the Tide 3.94 avg rating — 3,340 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Dark Wings 3.61 avg rating — 2,551 ratings — published 2022 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scarecrow Queen (The Sin Eater’s Daughter, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 2,244 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	State of Sorrow (Sorrow, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,700 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song of Sorrow (Sorrow, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King of Rats (The Sin Eater's Daughter, #0.5) 4.03 avg rating — 269 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart Collector 3.82 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Local Gods 4.08 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2026 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“How could there be different Gods, Lief?"

"I don't believe there are any at all," he says quietly. "But I believe there are men and women whose lives are made easier by believing someone is watching over them.”
― Melinda Salisbury, The Sin Eater's Daughter

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“I am the perfect weapon, I can kill with a single touch.”
― Melinda Salisbury, The Sin Eater's Daughter

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“If I come to you, I want it to be because I am choosing you, for no reason other than that. I don't want for to ever doubt it.”
― Melinda Salisbury, The Sin Eater's Daughter

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Which February New Release would you like to read in April?

Books were randomly chosen from Goodreads' "Most Popular Books Published In February" list.

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The Diabolical Miss Hyde (Electric Empire, #1) by Viola Carr

The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr
(Electric Empire #1)

3 votes, 37.5%

The Ruby Circle (Bloodlines, #6) by Richelle Mead

The Ruby Circle by Richelle Mead
(Bloodlines, #6)

2 votes, 25.0%

Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
(Red Queen, #1)

1 vote, 12.5%

A Darker Shade of Magic (A Darker Shade of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
(A Darker Shade of Magic, #1)

1 vote, 12.5%

Shadow Study by Maria V. Snyder (write-in)

1 vote, 12.5%

The Immortal Who Loved Me (Argeneau, #21) by Lynsay Sands

The Immortal Who Loved Me by Lynsay Sands
(Argeneau, #21)

0 votes, 0.0%

Soulbound (Darkest London, #6) by Kristen Callihan

Soulbound by Kristen Callihan
(Darkest London, #6)

0 votes, 0.0%

The Sin Eater’s Daughter (The Sin Eater’s Daughter, #1) by Melinda Salisbury

The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
(The Sin Eater's Daughter, #1)

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Hollow City (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #2) by Ransom Riggs

Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
(Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #2)

0 votes, 0.0%

Grave Matters (Night Owls, #2) by Lauren M. Roy

Grave Matters by Lauren M. Roy
(Night Owls #2)

0 votes, 0.0%

Armageddon Rules (Grimm Agency, #2) by J.C. Nelson

Armageddon Rules by J.C. Nelson
(Grimm Agency #2)

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