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sonikas 's review for:
The Winner's Kiss
by Marie Rutkoski
I'm just going to discuss spoilers throughout. So no warning, this review is chaulk full of spoilers.
My actual rating is somewhere in between a 3.5 to 4.0, a 3.75 perhaps?
I enjoyed the Winner's Curse and the Winner's Crime, and to say that I didn't enjoy the Winner's Kiss would be a lie. It would be accurate to say that I simply didn't enjoy it as much. That's not to say that this wasn't a good book, it clearly is, which is why I rated up. It's that it did not affect me on a personal level.
There are two ways I judge books, one is quality and the other is a personal thing, did the book suck me in, did I really care about the characters? When I was younger the second thing was very easy to achieve. Now it's way harder. It's a good thing on my wallet because I tend to buy a lot less books, but a bad thing for my reading habits because I tend to reread what I already love rather than explore new books.
It took me along time to finish reading this. Partially I blame that on school coming to a close and then just getting busy with other things, but the rest can be put on the shoulders of I simply did not care as much as I wanted to. In the Winner's Curse I cared about Kestrel and then I cared about Arin in the Winner's Crime, then came the Winner's Kiss and I walked away feeling apathetic.
It's hard to say that I disagree with Marie Rutkoski's plot decisions in this book, I do, but it's because they're not bad ones. It's not like Breaking Dawn, where Stephanie Meyer's plot choices were so ridiculous it's almost impossible to wrap your head around. Rutkoski makes some sound somewhat understandable decisions. Despite that, I simply didn't not like them.
I hated when Peeta had his memories twisted in Mockingjay, and to a lesser degree I did not like Kestrel losing her memories in this book. Perhaps it was because I had gotten upset on Arin's behalf in the last book, and I had hoped that Arin would be able to demonstrate some self-righteousness, but alas he couldn't because Kestrel does not remember what she did. I also had a problem with Arin and the God of Death plotline. I may not be nuanced enough to grasp it, but to me it served no purpose.
These are the two things that hampered me throughout my reading of this book. Despite them, it's a good finish to a good series. While it probably won't be lining my shelves any time soon, I don't regret reading it. Rutkoski did some solid writing and Kestrel and Arin are fantastic characters, especially Kestrel. I do hope to read more from her in the future.
My actual rating is somewhere in between a 3.5 to 4.0, a 3.75 perhaps?
I enjoyed the Winner's Curse and the Winner's Crime, and to say that I didn't enjoy the Winner's Kiss would be a lie. It would be accurate to say that I simply didn't enjoy it as much. That's not to say that this wasn't a good book, it clearly is, which is why I rated up. It's that it did not affect me on a personal level.
There are two ways I judge books, one is quality and the other is a personal thing, did the book suck me in, did I really care about the characters? When I was younger the second thing was very easy to achieve. Now it's way harder. It's a good thing on my wallet because I tend to buy a lot less books, but a bad thing for my reading habits because I tend to reread what I already love rather than explore new books.
It took me along time to finish reading this. Partially I blame that on school coming to a close and then just getting busy with other things, but the rest can be put on the shoulders of I simply did not care as much as I wanted to. In the Winner's Curse I cared about Kestrel and then I cared about Arin in the Winner's Crime, then came the Winner's Kiss and I walked away feeling apathetic.
It's hard to say that I disagree with Marie Rutkoski's plot decisions in this book, I do, but it's because they're not bad ones. It's not like Breaking Dawn, where Stephanie Meyer's plot choices were so ridiculous it's almost impossible to wrap your head around. Rutkoski makes some sound somewhat understandable decisions. Despite that, I simply didn't not like them.
I hated when Peeta had his memories twisted in Mockingjay, and to a lesser degree I did not like Kestrel losing her memories in this book. Perhaps it was because I had gotten upset on Arin's behalf in the last book, and I had hoped that Arin would be able to demonstrate some self-righteousness, but alas he couldn't because Kestrel does not remember what she did. I also had a problem with Arin and the God of Death plotline. I may not be nuanced enough to grasp it, but to me it served no purpose.
These are the two things that hampered me throughout my reading of this book. Despite them, it's a good finish to a good series. While it probably won't be lining my shelves any time soon, I don't regret reading it. Rutkoski did some solid writing and Kestrel and Arin are fantastic characters, especially Kestrel. I do hope to read more from her in the future.