kimbongiorno 's review for:

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

4.0

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The last in the trilogy brought in both old drama and new, with a couple twists that I'd like to address. The bigger twist felt dragged out a little bit, but I also read all three books in a weekend, so maybe it was me, but I felt like it could have been unwoven a bit more quickly to keep up pace. The second twist was settled kind of but not really and felt rushed, too easy. That being said, those were two pieces in a bigger, beautiful puzzle, so I'm still giving this one 4 stars because it is not only a great book, itself, but it does everything you want the last of a trilogy to do. Very good read!
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