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April 7, 2015 by narfna Leave a Comment

Part of me liked this, and part of me thinks all the characters are idiots, and another part of me is just tired of reading about teenagers trying to run countries and junk like that. I have lots more parts of myself that have thoughts that are in conflict with one another, as well. For instance, the prose is lovely (even if it is in present tense, which: bleeeergh), but because it’s YA, nothing was developed as much as it should be, and plot developments just […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: marie rutkoski, narfna, The Winner's Crime, the Winner's trilogy, Young Adult

narfna's CBR7 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: marie rutkoski, narfna, The Winner's Crime, the Winner's trilogy, Young Adult ·
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Kestrel gets in way over her head

April 5, 2015 by Malin 2 Comments

Disclaimer! I was granted an ARC of this book through NetGalley in return for a fair and objective review. The book is available now.  This review will contain some spoilers for The Winner’s Curse. I will try to be vague, but it’s pretty much impossible to review this without mentioning some of the important stuff that happened in the second half of the first book. You have been warned.  You still here? On your own head be it. Kestrel is now firmly settled in the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR7, historical fantasy, Malin, marie rutkoski, NetGalley, romantic, The Winner's Crime, the Winner's trilogy, YA

Malin's CBR7 Review No:33 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR7, historical fantasy, Malin, marie rutkoski, NetGalley, romantic, The Winner's Crime, the Winner's trilogy, YA ·
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