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A review by dahabow
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
5.0
I wanted this book mostly because of its cover and the premise sounded incredible. Way too incredible! I'm so glad I finally received it as a gift from a friend (Ishhy <3) and I'm even more glad that I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Every single chapter had me wanting more and I adored it (dare I say I ate it up?). The world building was phenomenal and even the social inequality was delivered in a realistic way. It resembled our own society in many ways and I viewed the Empire in the same way I view the British one. I loved the cultural elements, the importance of music and the elements of love and family weaved into this novel.
The 2 main protagonists, Arin and Kestrel both had such high stakes from the very start till the last page of this book. Both were loyal to their people and yet they were drawn towards each other. They both value family and the progression of their love story was so beautiful and poignant. Honestly, I ship these two so hard. My heart is in pieces after that last line. It was a slow burn in terms of how long it took for them to *FINALLY* express how they felt about one another and it was a hate-turned-love relationship in the beginning since neither one liked the other very much. I'm so glad we were introduced to Sarsine and I can't wait to find out more about her. I'm also very glad that there was so much conflict in this book...which leads me to the conclusion, which is that I'll now go off to my cave and read the sequel. Thankfully, I don't have to wait for a year and since the sequel is on my shelf right now...there's my weekend planned folks!
This book deserves so many stars for the unique plot, slow burn romance, the conflict and so much more. I recommend it if political intrigue and strong female characters are your cup of tea.
The 2 main protagonists, Arin and Kestrel both had such high stakes from the very start till the last page of this book. Both were loyal to their people and yet they were drawn towards each other. They both value family and the progression of their love story was so beautiful and poignant. Honestly, I ship these two so hard. My heart is in pieces after that last line. It was a slow burn in terms of how long it took for them to *FINALLY* express how they felt about one another and it was a hate-turned-love relationship in the beginning since neither one liked the other very much. I'm so glad we were introduced to Sarsine and I can't wait to find out more about her. I'm also very glad that there was so much conflict in this book...which leads me to the conclusion, which is that I'll now go off to my cave and read the sequel. Thankfully, I don't have to wait for a year and since the sequel is on my shelf right now...there's my weekend planned folks!
This book deserves so many stars for the unique plot, slow burn romance, the conflict and so much more. I recommend it if political intrigue and strong female characters are your cup of tea.