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.

People who enjoy the YA genre. The Winners Curse is a great read for anyone who loves books that will leave them guessing.

The world building. Rutkoski created a stunning world of empires, and culture.

There were some unfamiliar terms thrown in with the world building occasionally, but this happened only a couple of times. There is nothing else for me to really Say I disliked.

Go to the store and buy the next one. Kestrel had some much growth as a character in this book, and i want to see how her journey plays out.

Inspired. It made me want to create my own original cultures and countries.

Marie Rutkoski

It was definitely compelling and mystifying. Like I said before, the character arcs and world building is beautiful.

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