Waiting on Wednesday: The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski

Title: The Winner's Curse
Author: Marie Rutkoski
Pub Date: March 4th, 2013
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page Count: 368

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.

Can I just say how buzzed I am for this book? A lot of people I know are getting it and I'm hearing NOTHING but positive reviews. Everyone's been telling me how good it is. I don't typically read books with this topic, but I feel like when I read it, the story is going to be bigger than what's written in the synopsi! I'm told I'm getting an eCopy which I'm pumped about! This story looks so cool and that cover is so eerily awesome and I can draw so many conclusions.

Before I fangirl anymore, I'm just going to go. If you've read the book, TELL ME ABOUT IT in a totally non-spoilery way!

Author Info

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Marie Rutkoski is the author of the YA novel The Shadow Society and the children's fantasy series The Kronos Chronicles, including The Cabinet of Wonders, The Celestial Globe and The Jewel of the Kalderash. Her next project is a YA trilogy that begins with The Winner's Curse, which is scheduled to be published in March 2014.

Marie grew up in Bolingbrook, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), as the oldest of four children. She holds a BA from the University of Iowa and a PhD from Harvard University. Marie is currently a professor at Brooklyn College, where she teaches Renaissance Drama, children's literature and fiction writing. She usually lives in New York City with her husband and two sons, but she and her family are living in Paris for the 2012-2013 academic year.

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