The Sin Eater

Set in a fictional sixteenth-century England, Megan Campisi's The Sin Eater follows fourteen-year-old May Owens, who is sentenced to become a Sin Eater—a figure shunned for consuming the sins of the dead. As May navigates her new role and her exile, she uncovers dangerous secrets within the palace walls, challenging the boundaries of silence and truth. This richly woven story explores themes of treason, power, and the unexpected freedom of being an outcast.