Goodreads synopsis
Winning what you want may cost you everything you love...
As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions.
One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin.
But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.
Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.
My thoughts
WOW I must say that ending was so surprising. I am now a fan of Ms. Routkoski's writing I was hooked from chapter one. What I didn't like was the insta love! Come on Kestral you fell in love the first 10 mins of the book but I still love you girl. Kestral is smart,beautiful and fearless I cant wait to see what Kestral will do next in book two.
I despise when a character just instantly seems infatuated with someone. It comes off very forced and fake. It sounds like the rest of the book though was okay, even if this element was bad.
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