“I’m going to miss you when I wake up,” she whispered, because she realized that she must have fallen asleep under the sun. I can already see that the third book will bring something very different.īlog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr
I only picked up this book because the ending of the last seemed to suggest an entirely new setting and array of problems. One thing I like a lot about these books is the way each ending has promised a very different kind of story. It gave me a new kind of respect for her and I can't wait to see where her story goes. Now she has bigger concerns than her romance with Arin and high society life, we get to see her plotting, being damn sneaky, and outwitting the emperor. I also feel like we got a better sense of Kestrel's intelligence and ability in this book. I like how Kestrel is a complex heroine and not wholly good she's allowed to be selfish and make choices we don't necessarily agree with. I could hardly look away as it zipped along at a wonderful pace, twisting one way and then another. The Winner's Crime is much more tightly-plotted and full of genuine surprises than the first book. Because this second book is very clearly not a romance and I felt the complete lack of guarantee in a happy ending on every single page. The moments when they did meet had more love/hate tension and I found myself angsting over what would happen between them. It's amazing how much more I liked the relationship between Kestrel and Arin when it was slipped into the background behind all the treason, revenge and backstabbing going on. There are no such things as friends and allies in Kestrel's world anymore the only person she can rely on is herself. Kestrel must make the hardest of decisions, sacrifice people for the "greater good", and outwit the emperor and his armies. I would liken it to what Maas did when she took us from the romantic, fantasy-lite Throne of Glass to the clever, action-packed Crown of Midnight. I was right to take my chances on the sequel. However, the way that book ended had me curious about the potential new directions of book two. I mean, it was okay, but proved once again that most writers of YA fantasy focus on the flirtations and romancing and forget about pretty much everything else. I was one of that annoying minority who didn't really like The Winner's Curse.
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