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shirleonelsie 's review for:
The Winner's Crime
by Marie Rutkoski
This was an amazing book! Sometimes the sequels don't do as well as the first ones but this one held it's own and it was an amazing follow up!
Kestrel is in the capital city and is under the nefarious thumb of the emperor (someone I would never want to meet in person and yet someone whom I would love to punch in the face if I had to meet him). Every time they are together I just want to hide behind my pillow, I am so worried for Kestrel!
At the same time though - man, Kestrel is so...grrrr - There are times that I just want to shake and yell at Kestrel. She never stands up for herself when confronted. Nor does she find someone to trust in to admit what is going on and the kind of hold the emperor has on her. I understand why she doesn't but still, it's frustrating!
I actually like that I felt that way about the main character because it gives major props to the author in my book. To hate and yet feel so sorry for a character at the same time, so much so that I actually really love Kestrel and am rooting for her, means that the author is doing something right. The swirling emotions that go on inside of Kestrel are so complex that I am just drawn into her.
Arin on the other hand, I really do think he is going mad. He makes himself crazy wondering if Kestrel loves him or not. We as readers know (though sometimes I'm not so sure...see good writing skills!) but Arin doesn't and it drives me crazy sometimes! Though he reminds me a lot of myself...
Something else that I really enjoyed about this series (and I hope that it's something that Rutkoski continues in the next book is her use of imagery to describe what the characters are feeling or seeing or experiencing. An example, though not the best, it was hard to find others:
“She remembered how her heart, so tight, like a scroll, had opened when Arin kissed her. It had unfurled. If her heart were truly a scroll, she could burn it. It would become a tunnel of flame, a handful of ash. The secrets she had written inside herself would be gone." -The Winner's Curse
When the first few popped up, I thought I was going to get tired of the metaphors and similes and imageries but I didn't. I rather enjoyed seeing things compared to colors that weren't usually ever colors, or sounds that weren't sounds. It was interesting and had my mind coming up with fantastic images.
Bravo, Marie!
March 2016 is too long to wait!
Kestrel is in the capital city and is under the nefarious thumb of the emperor (someone I would never want to meet in person and yet someone whom I would love to punch in the face if I had to meet him). Every time they are together I just want to hide behind my pillow, I am so worried for Kestrel!
At the same time though - man, Kestrel is so...grrrr - There are times that I just want to shake and yell at Kestrel. She never stands up for herself when confronted. Nor does she find someone to trust in to admit what is going on and the kind of hold the emperor has on her. I understand why she doesn't but still, it's frustrating!
I actually like that I felt that way about the main character because it gives major props to the author in my book. To hate and yet feel so sorry for a character at the same time, so much so that I actually really love Kestrel and am rooting for her, means that the author is doing something right. The swirling emotions that go on inside of Kestrel are so complex that I am just drawn into her.
Arin on the other hand, I really do think he is going mad. He makes himself crazy wondering if Kestrel loves him or not. We as readers know (though sometimes I'm not so sure...see good writing skills!) but Arin doesn't and it drives me crazy sometimes! Though he reminds me a lot of myself...
Something else that I really enjoyed about this series (and I hope that it's something that Rutkoski continues in the next book is her use of imagery to describe what the characters are feeling or seeing or experiencing. An example, though not the best, it was hard to find others:
“She remembered how her heart, so tight, like a scroll, had opened when Arin kissed her. It had unfurled. If her heart were truly a scroll, she could burn it. It would become a tunnel of flame, a handful of ash. The secrets she had written inside herself would be gone." -The Winner's Curse
When the first few popped up, I thought I was going to get tired of the metaphors and similes and imageries but I didn't. I rather enjoyed seeing things compared to colors that weren't usually ever colors, or sounds that weren't sounds. It was interesting and had my mind coming up with fantastic images.
Bravo, Marie!
March 2016 is too long to wait!