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A review by melissa_bookworm
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
4.0
This book grew on me as a read it. The culture within the story reminds me of the Jane Austen era, as the rules of propriety are quite apparent as well as the class structure.
There are two races in this story, the Herran and the Valorians. The Valorians are militant people, and the young Valorians must choose before they are 18 to either join the military or marry. 10 years ago, the Valorians conquered and enslaved the Herrani people. Kestral, the protagonist, was quite young at the time. Her father is a general in the Valorian army and after the Herran War he mother passed away from illness. Kestral is quite headstrong and does not want to join the military or marry, must to her fathers distress. One day, Kestral goes to a market & is a spectator at a slave auction. One young man catches her eye as the auctioneer reveals that he is a singer, music is close to Kestral's heart. She decides to purchase the slave and over time grows close to him. Little does she know that she may have brought down the winner's curse on herself as the tables turn.
I found the book quite interesting. It was definitely thrilling towards the end, I can't wait to see what Rutkoski does in the next installment of the Winner's Triology
There are two races in this story, the Herran and the Valorians. The Valorians are militant people, and the young Valorians must choose before they are 18 to either join the military or marry. 10 years ago, the Valorians conquered and enslaved the Herrani people. Kestral, the protagonist, was quite young at the time. Her father is a general in the Valorian army and after the Herran War he mother passed away from illness. Kestral is quite headstrong and does not want to join the military or marry, must to her fathers distress. One day, Kestral goes to a market & is a spectator at a slave auction. One young man catches her eye as the auctioneer reveals that he is a singer, music is close to Kestral's heart. She decides to purchase the slave and over time grows close to him. Little does she know that she may have brought down the winner's curse on herself as the tables turn.
I found the book quite interesting. It was definitely thrilling towards the end, I can't wait to see what Rutkoski does in the next installment of the Winner's Triology