The Truth-Teller's Tale review

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The Truth-Teller's Tale, by Sharon Shinn, is loosely a sequel to The Safe-Keeper's Secret, and it follows much the same pattern. Effective set-up of an ordinary feudal society village, with the addition of certain people who have special powers for keeping secrets, telling truths and granting wishes. The characters are likeable, the story is engaging, but it's all a little too neatly tied up at the end, with none of the revelations being remotely startling and the happily ever after somewhat on the twee side. It's a sweet story, and I enjoyed it, but the memory of it is likely to last as long as it took to read - about three hours.