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A review by _lavanyaaa_
The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
4.0
Rating: 4⭑˚.⋆
Date: 23/01/25
Format: E-book
As I’m writing this review, it has been two days since I finished this series and I don’t know what do with my life anymore. I’ll keep this brief though because if I think about this trilogy too much, I’ll go into a spiral.
To start off, I loved this book. I loved it. There were a few inconsistencies with the ending but I loved the previous 90% too much not to mention it. One thing I’ve noticed in a majority of YA dystopian/fantasy books where the main characters have to overthrow an oppressive regime is that there is always only a single battle?? One fight and the bad guys who’ve been running their business for decades (even centuries, in some books) are trampled by a bunch of teenagers? The complete opposite happened in The Winner’s Kiss. This book was entirely set in a battlefield and there was SO much fighting, and so much strategising. I loved the moments where Kestrel would come up with another clever idea to save everyone!!
I loved the addition of a new character, Roshar. He was hilarious and SO fun to read about. His presence added a sense of found family and warmth that the previous two books were lacking. I loved his and Arin’s friendship so much!!
Date: 23/01/25
Format: E-book
As I’m writing this review, it has been two days since I finished this series and I don’t know what do with my life anymore. I’ll keep this brief though because if I think about this trilogy too much, I’ll go into a spiral.
To start off, I loved this book. I loved it. There were a few inconsistencies with the ending but I loved the previous 90% too much not to mention it. One thing I’ve noticed in a majority of YA dystopian/fantasy books where the main characters have to overthrow an oppressive regime is that there is always only a single battle?? One fight and the bad guys who’ve been running their business for decades (even centuries, in some books) are trampled by a bunch of teenagers? The complete opposite happened in The Winner’s Kiss. This book was entirely set in a battlefield and there was SO much fighting, and so much strategising. I loved the moments where Kestrel would come up with another clever idea to save everyone!!
I loved the addition of a new character, Roshar. He was hilarious and SO fun to read about. His presence added a sense of found family and warmth that the previous two books were lacking. I loved his and Arin’s friendship so much!!