The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

The Winner's Curse (Winner's Trilogy, #1)

by Marie Rutkoski

As a general's daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. Kestrel has other ideas.

One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in Arin, a young slave up for auction. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him - and for a sensational price that sets the society gossips talking. 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 him is much higher than she ever could have imagined.

The first novel in a stunning new trilogy, The Winner's Curse is a story of romance, rumours and rebellion, where dirty secrets and careless alliances can be deadly - and everything is at stake.

Reviewed by liz089 on

5 of 5 stars

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I already read this book last year.. but never continued. Now I've got the whole series on my shelve at home and I want to continue. But when you read so many books, some of the details get away from me, so I wanted to make a good start with finishing this series, so I re-read this book.
Loved it just as much as the first time, great plot with awesome characters, will start on the next one soon !

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