Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Waiting on Wednesday - 152

Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill at Breaking the Spine for bloggers and readers to get excited about upcoming books.

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

In the tradition of Kristin Cashore and Cassandra Clare comes this brilliant, unputdownable, star-crossed romance about the curse of winning.

Seventeen-year-old Kestrel is an aristocratic citizen of Valoria, a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers. Here, a girl like Kestrel has two choices: join the military or get married. Despite her skills in military strategy, Kestrel’s real passion is music.Which is why she feels compelled to buy Arin, a slave with a talent for singing, at auction. It’s not long before she finds herself falling in love with Arin, and he seems to feel the same for her. But Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for Arin is much higher than she ever could have imagined.

Set in a new world, The Winner’s Curse is a story of wicked rumors, dirty secrets, and games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart. (from GoodReads)


This sounds really interesting and if it's anything like Cassandra Clare's novels, I know I'll love it! The Winner's Curse will be released March 4, 2014.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great choice! Love the premise of this story and can't wait to read it.

Alexis Elizabeth said...

What a great pick! I'm going to have to check it out. (: Mind stopping by my WoW?

Unknown said...

Great choice! This one is a popular one this week and for good reason. It looks awesome and I love the cover :)

-Mari @ The Sirenic Codex

We Heart YA said...

We've been hearing good things about this one! Definitely curious to check it out.

Anonymous said...

Good cover and pick.

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The Insouciant Sophisticate said...

I cover this so hard due to the gorgeous cover!