A review by kim_j_dare
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

4.0

Beautiful writing, exceptional world building, an original spin on the whole "are the girl and the boy going to get together" question-- because there are some serious roadblocks in their way. Kestrel and Arin are multi-dimensional and flawed, and I can't wait to see how the story of their relationship and their respective societies-- the Valorians and the Herrani-- plays out in [b:The Winner's Crime|20443207|The Winner's Crime (The Winner's Trilogy, #2)|Marie Rutkoski|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1411741455s/20443207.jpg|31174003] and The Winner's Prize. Fans of [a:Kristin Cashore|1373880|Kristin Cashore|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1273894652p2/1373880.jpg]'s [b:Graceling|3236307|Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)|Kristin Cashore|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331548394s/3236307.jpg|3270810] series will eat this up.