A review by tytranitar
The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

3.0

I AM SO TIRED OF READING DAUGHTERS FORGIVE THEIR DADS FOR HURTING THEM!!! STOP IT @ YA AUTHORS!! PLS KILL OFF FATHERS WHO BETRAY AND PHYSICALLY MAIM THEIR DAUGHTERS!!!

kestrel’s dad is the worst kind of dad: the kind that picks literally anything else over his own daughter. i would’ve been way more satisfied if kestrel killed him with her own hands bc he LITERALLY GOT HER SENT TO A LABOR CAMP WHERE SHE GOT DRUGGED DAILY AND MUTILATED

although i will say that i was super impressed that every small moment/gesture/daydream from book 2 served a purpose in book 3. the author did a great job and did not waste any words (outside of the war plotline which i just didn’t give a fuck about sry)

anyways happy that arin and kestrel got their happy ending bc they deserve it but i’m really disappointed that book 2 bored me so much that i felt ZERO pain or angst throughout this book, when i really really wanted to feel the anguishhhh