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itsme_lori 's review for:
The Winner's Crime
by Marie Rutkoski
I know I'm suppose to love these books but I just don't. I like them and they're entertaining but I just don't love them.
3.5 stars
I liked the first half of this book much more than the second half. We learn more about the world the emperor lives in and get to meet the prince and there's a lot of political intrigue and drama and internal battles and bigger pictures. It was fast reading and really interesting. But then I just felt like not a lot happened in the second half. Except, of course, the crazy ending and cliffhanger we're left with. It almost just felt like a lot of filler. I just found myself getting more and more impatient with Kestrel and Arin and being angry with both of them for the way they behave with each other then turn around and mope with their feelings. There were other, more specific things that annoyed me with each of them but I won't name specifics because I don't want to give anything away. At least not before the book even comes out. But I just wanted more to actually be happening. Also, how many times are we going to hear about Bite and Sting?
I did enjoy getting to see more of the world they live in. I'm interested to see where the story goes from here. Especially with some of the new characters we've met in this installment (several that I wanted to learn more about) and where the main characters are left at the end. I really have no idea what's going to happen from here. So I'll definitely be reading the third book in the series because I do enjoy the story and I want to know what happens with these characters. And I also think that my minor annoyances with the book would be easily overlooked if these were books that I loved. If that makes sense.
I hope those of you that loved the first book will also love this one. It seems from most every one else's reviews that you will.
3.5 stars
I liked the first half of this book much more than the second half. We learn more about the world the emperor lives in and get to meet the prince and there's a lot of political intrigue and drama and internal battles and bigger pictures. It was fast reading and really interesting. But then I just felt like not a lot happened in the second half. Except, of course, the crazy ending and cliffhanger we're left with. It almost just felt like a lot of filler. I just found myself getting more and more impatient with Kestrel and Arin and being angry with both of them for the way they behave with each other then turn around and mope with their feelings. There were other, more specific things that annoyed me with each of them but I won't name specifics because I don't want to give anything away. At least not before the book even comes out. But I just wanted more to actually be happening. Also, how many times are we going to hear about Bite and Sting?
I did enjoy getting to see more of the world they live in. I'm interested to see where the story goes from here. Especially with some of the new characters we've met in this installment (several that I wanted to learn more about) and where the main characters are left at the end. I really have no idea what's going to happen from here. So I'll definitely be reading the third book in the series because I do enjoy the story and I want to know what happens with these characters. And I also think that my minor annoyances with the book would be easily overlooked if these were books that I loved. If that makes sense.
I hope those of you that loved the first book will also love this one. It seems from most every one else's reviews that you will.