--- product_id: 48313370 title: "The Winner's Crime: Marie Rutkoski (The Winner's Trilogy)" price: "$0.01" currency: USD in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/48313370-the-winners-crime-marie-rutkoski-the-winners-trilogy store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # The Winner's Crime: Marie Rutkoski (The Winner's Trilogy) **Price:** $0.01 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Winner's Crime: Marie Rutkoski (The Winner's Trilogy) - **How much does it cost?** $0.01 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/48313370-the-winners-crime-marie-rutkoski-the-winners-trilogy) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description THE SECOND BOOK IN THE HEART-STOPPING WINNER'S TRILOGY: an irresistible story of forbidden romance and class warfare 'Every line in The Winner's Curse is beautifully written. The story is masterfully plotted. The characters' dilemmas fascinated me and tore at my heart. I loved it. I want more' Kristin Cashore, author of the Graceling Realm books It's a fight to the death, where no one will escape a strike to the heart... Lady Kestrel's engagement to Valoria's crown prince calls for great celebration: balls and performances, fireworks and revelry. But to Kestrel it means a cage of her own making. Embedded in the imperial court as a spy, she lives and breathes deceit and cannot confide in the one person she really longs to trust... While Arin fights to keep his country's freedom from the hands of his enemy, he suspects that Kestrel knows more than she shows. As Kestrel comes closer to uncovering a shocking secret, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. Lies will come undone, and Kestrel and Arin learn just how much their crimes will cost them in this second book in the breathtaking Winner's Trilogy . Review: One of My All Time Favourite Series - I received a copy of this book for free via the publisher and thanks to netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Basically: I would have given my right (and maybe even my left) arm for a copy of this book. So, this is a totally biased review of a great book. In Detail: The sequel to The Winner's Curse (which all my friends will be getting for their birthdays, regardless of what they actually want - sorry guys, well not really) which brings back all the beautiful world building, story, writing, and characters from the first book. This book is set in a Greco-Romanic inspired world (I love these kind of settings) and follows Kestrel from where she was in the last book - heading to the capital. The story of this book unfolds beautifully, and in parts is highly distressing (or at least I thought so). It's interesting to read the discussion this series presents on slavery and about the corruption of power and concepts of barbarianism. The Characters: I love how complex all the characters are in this series, and dynamic. All the characters, even the ones who only appear briefly feel very real. Kestrel remains one of my favourite characters of all time (even if I don't always understand her) and I loved her development in this book. Arin remains sweet and foolhardy at the same time. I also really liked the new characters we were introduced too and I hope some of them come back in the next book. My Thoughts: This book was beautiful, utterly painful, but extremely beautiful. It's something I wanted to savour and I enjoyed it so much. I cannot wait for the last book and honestly I'm working on convincing all my friends to read this series as soon as they can. Review: Not as good as the first, but worth reading - This one is not as good as the first. It has some excellent scenes, but it doesn't seem to have as much of a direction, and things are a little more convoluted, I guess. It's still good writing, good characters and a good story, just not as perfect as in the first book. I would recommend reading it, though, because it hasn't dampened my excitement for the third book at all. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 1,359,249 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 75 in Historical Romance for Young Adults 253 in Fantasy Romance for Young Adults 666 in Fantasy Adventure for Young Adults | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,127 Reviews | ## Images ![The Winner's Crime: Marie Rutkoski (The Winner's Trilogy) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81gTjUHBpXL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of My All Time Favourite Series *by E***H on 23 February 2016* I received a copy of this book for free via the publisher and thanks to netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Basically: I would have given my right (and maybe even my left) arm for a copy of this book. So, this is a totally biased review of a great book. In Detail: The sequel to The Winner's Curse (which all my friends will be getting for their birthdays, regardless of what they actually want - sorry guys, well not really) which brings back all the beautiful world building, story, writing, and characters from the first book. This book is set in a Greco-Romanic inspired world (I love these kind of settings) and follows Kestrel from where she was in the last book - heading to the capital. The story of this book unfolds beautifully, and in parts is highly distressing (or at least I thought so). It's interesting to read the discussion this series presents on slavery and about the corruption of power and concepts of barbarianism. The Characters: I love how complex all the characters are in this series, and dynamic. All the characters, even the ones who only appear briefly feel very real. Kestrel remains one of my favourite characters of all time (even if I don't always understand her) and I loved her development in this book. Arin remains sweet and foolhardy at the same time. I also really liked the new characters we were introduced too and I hope some of them come back in the next book. My Thoughts: This book was beautiful, utterly painful, but extremely beautiful. It's something I wanted to savour and I enjoyed it so much. I cannot wait for the last book and honestly I'm working on convincing all my friends to read this series as soon as they can. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not as good as the first, but worth reading *by C***N on 19 August 2015* This one is not as good as the first. It has some excellent scenes, but it doesn't seem to have as much of a direction, and things are a little more convoluted, I guess. It's still good writing, good characters and a good story, just not as perfect as in the first book. I would recommend reading it, though, because it hasn't dampened my excitement for the third book at all. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I enjoyed this book so much more than the Winner's Trilogy ... *by D***Y on 21 December 2015* Following your heart can be a crime. Betrothed to the Crown Prince and despised by the one she loves, Kestrel weaves a choker of lies, slowly suffocating herself with the high cost of her crimes. Within Kestrel's world of façades, tales and intrigue, she aches to tell Arin the real reason for her choices but when she fails to even trust herself, she tries to protect her beloved in a way that hurts them both most. As the Emperor threatens everything she loves and follows her every move, she has no choice but to stay entangled in military strategy and the royal wedding. As she knows, dangerous lies and false allegiances come at a high price. I enjoyed this book so much more than the Winner's Trilogy first instalment, The Winner's Curse. I felt so much more connected to Kestrel and the plot of the book was a lot clearer, the complexities seemed even more intricate but a lot easier to understand. The characters were brilliantly developed, with daunting enemies and loyalties lying where they shouldn't be. The Emperor was phenomenal as one of Kestrel's foe and every part of the book seemed to have a new twist in the tale. As I said in my review of The Winner's Curse, I would of perhaps enjoyed the book more if it had been in first person, but that is a personal preference. I would have liked to see how the story might have changed and how the writing of it in first person might have changed Rutkoski's style of writing or the overall feel of the book. Overall I still loved the book, request for some more Astrel/Kestin/Krin/Arel in the third book though, because there wasn't enough. 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