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Unique, striking, original, and completely a winner. Initially I was skeptical, if not dubious, for the predictability AND the appearance of the following formula:
So. A girl and a boy of unlikely circumstances for any relationship develop feelings for each other inadvertently and without knowing it, though there are also certain circumstances that inconvenience, prevent, or disfavor their relationship. Bu ...more
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Unique, striking, original, and completely a winner. Initially I was skeptical, if not dubious, for the predictability AND the appearance of the following formula:
So. A girl and a boy of unlikely circumstances for any relationship develop feelings for each other inadvertently and without knowing it, though there are also certain circumstances that inconvenience, prevent, or disfavor their relationship. Bu ...more
really..I LOVE THIS BOOK!!
and because I bothered to read the author's note/acknowledgement, I discovered that the plot is somewhat based on Greco-roman war.
while reading the book, i wondered if this is based on history of any country..i dont know the details of greco-roman war but its good to know that my mind is not playing tricks on me and connecting random facts just to feel certain kind of emotion..or connection, so yeah..
and the game of bites and sting is somewhat similar to a strategic gam ...more
and because I bothered to read the author's note/acknowledgement, I discovered that the plot is somewhat based on Greco-roman war.
while reading the book, i wondered if this is based on history of any country..i dont know the details of greco-roman war but its good to know that my mind is not playing tricks on me and connecting random facts just to feel certain kind of emotion..or connection, so yeah..
and the game of bites and sting is somewhat similar to a strategic gam ...more
Preordering this book turned out to be a good decision. The Winner's Curse is one of those books I just had to keep reading. If you are a fan of YA, fantasy, or romance, you should definitely give this book a try. It's very nicely written. Rutkoski is clearly a talented writer, and I will be looking into other books she has written in the future.
The story starts off rather slow, and continues like this for the first half of the book. Not much happens, but it's all building towards that second ha ...more
The story starts off rather slow, and continues like this for the first half of the book. Not much happens, but it's all building towards that second ha ...more
it finally got somewhere at the end!
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