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A review by maureenkeavy
The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
4.0
This may even be 4.5/5 stars but it just wasn't quite there for me though it was prETTY STINKING CLOSE.
I am a ball of emotions guys. I cried MULTIPLE times in this book from lots of feELINGS.
Kestrel is seriously one of my favorite protagonists ever. She's smart strategically and doesn't let anyone tell her what she can and cannot do - and she's not *totally* adept at fighting, though she is competent, but her real strength lies in her amazing ability to play the political game.
I also love Arin, how can you NOT? And I feel like a lot of the side characters (Sarsine, Roshar, etc) got a lot more fleshed out in this book and I really loved getting to know them.
The plot was great, though the pacing was a little off for me. It didn't jump well from REALLY INTENSE to just chill time, it felt a little jagged between the two, but overall I liked the plot! Though I do love me some ARIN and KESTREL, the book bored me at times (OMG WHAT) but the other amazing parts almost made up for it.
Overall really happy with this close to the series, but I don't know if any of the books will capture me and have the same magic for me as the first book. But still SOLID SOLID series that I would highly recommend.
I am a ball of emotions guys. I cried MULTIPLE times in this book from lots of feELINGS.
Kestrel is seriously one of my favorite protagonists ever. She's smart strategically and doesn't let anyone tell her what she can and cannot do - and she's not *totally* adept at fighting, though she is competent, but her real strength lies in her amazing ability to play the political game.
I also love Arin, how can you NOT? And I feel like a lot of the side characters (Sarsine, Roshar, etc) got a lot more fleshed out in this book and I really loved getting to know them.
The plot was great, though the pacing was a little off for me. It didn't jump well from REALLY INTENSE to just chill time, it felt a little jagged between the two, but overall I liked the plot! Though I do love me some ARIN and KESTREL, the book bored me at times (OMG WHAT) but the other amazing parts almost made up for it.
Overall really happy with this close to the series, but I don't know if any of the books will capture me and have the same magic for me as the first book. But still SOLID SOLID series that I would highly recommend.