The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a young adult dystopian novel with political themes. It follows the story of a military general's daughter named Kestrel who, at the beginning of the novel, buys a slave at an auction. This slave happens to have a secret that will endanger everything she holds dear.
The best element of this book was by far the characters. Every character was well developed and unique. They were all completely different from the typical YA heroes and heroines. It was absolutely fascinating to read about them as the reader feels much empathy towards both the individual characters and the events they were put through during the plot of the novel.
The main character, Kestrel is the daughter of a famous military general who, despite the pressure of her father, is much more passionate about knowledge and strategy than the barbaric fighting and torturous nature of war. She is unique, not only in the world that she lives in but on Earth too.
The plot was also a key element and was executed with clarity and purpose. The details were meticulous and well-planned yet, overall, the book was fast paced and engaging.
The setting was captivating, clear and well-developed. The clarity of the setting was paramount due to the military strategy themes that were prominent. The clarity was achieved in an intricate and transparent fashion.
The writing style was also well executed with an elegant simplicity. Even though the book was plot and character driven, the beauty of the writing style added to the overall reading experience in an extremely positive way.
Overall, I felt this book was unique and thoroughly stands out from other YA novels. I would highly recommend this to EVERYONE! You can expect a review of 'The Winner's Crime' which is the next book in this trilogy as I have ordered it from the local bookstore and it should be arriving soon.
Overall rating: 5/5 stars
Review by Jess
The main character, Kestrel is the daughter of a famous military general who, despite the pressure of her father, is much more passionate about knowledge and strategy than the barbaric fighting and torturous nature of war. She is unique, not only in the world that she lives in but on Earth too.
The plot was also a key element and was executed with clarity and purpose. The details were meticulous and well-planned yet, overall, the book was fast paced and engaging.
The setting was captivating, clear and well-developed. The clarity of the setting was paramount due to the military strategy themes that were prominent. The clarity was achieved in an intricate and transparent fashion.
The writing style was also well executed with an elegant simplicity. Even though the book was plot and character driven, the beauty of the writing style added to the overall reading experience in an extremely positive way.
Overall, I felt this book was unique and thoroughly stands out from other YA novels. I would highly recommend this to EVERYONE! You can expect a review of 'The Winner's Crime' which is the next book in this trilogy as I have ordered it from the local bookstore and it should be arriving soon.
Overall rating: 5/5 stars
Review by Jess
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