The Last Sin Eater

This is a great book although it dragged a little towards the end. It is told in the first person by a child "Cadi Forbes." She is growing up in a clan in the remote mountains. Cadi believes she is responsible for a terrible accident. She feels the terrible weight of her "sin" and begins seeking way......more

Interesting. The slang language made it hard for me to know what was going on a lot of the time. The gospel message was great. I still think it was just straight up weird.......more

I picked this book up based on the description before I realized it was by Francine Rivers. This book suffered from the same flaws that have frustrated me with other Francine Rivers books. In my view, she does a good job of creating a believable world for her characters to inhabit, but then she over......more

Francine Rivers is absolutely my favorite Christian fiction author because she delves deeper than the usual romantic fare. Her most well-known book is Redeeming Love, which is also great, but my favorite book written by her is "The Last Sin Eater". The story is told through the eyes of a young girl......more

This is one of my all time favorites! A great story set in the isolation of the Appalachian Mountains. I loved the generational relationships between the older women in the community and the children. Also, just the unpredictablity of the storyline. A great read!......more