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Choices for Valorian women are limited. Kestrel can join the military, as her father the general has planned for Kestrel since her childhood, or she can marry. No one would ever guess the path Kestrel truly wants to take. No one could imagine another choice in an empire that glorifies war and enslaves all it conquers.
Kestrel shouldn't have been tempted at the slave auction. Certainly not by a defiant slave whose every move broadcast contempt and disdain for his surroundings. Even ...more
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Choices for Valorian women are limited. Kestrel can join the military, as her father the general has planned for Kestrel since her childhood, or she can marry. No one would ever guess the path Kestrel truly wants to take. No one could imagine another choice in an empire that glorifies war and enslaves all it conquers.
Kestrel shouldn't have been tempted at the slave auction. Certainly not by a defiant slave whose every move broadcast contempt and disdain for his surroundings. Even ...more
Kestral is nearly an adult and it's time for her to make adult decisions. Her father is a general who conquered the city they now live in; he thinks she should join the military. Kestral has no talent for combat, but does possess an excellent mind for strategy--military and otherwise. So she's one of the few to put together the clues of (view spoiler)
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Because so many of my friends had raved about The Winner’s Curse, I had pretty high expectations going in. Even with my high expectations, I was still enchanted by everything about The Winner’s Curse.
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This book is so much better than I expected. I like the author, but still, I expected this to be the usual trite boy and girl are soul mates and their love defies their parents' wishes and they kiss while the city burns. And yeah okay there WAS a kiss while a city burned, but it wasn't trite. Such a delight!!
Kestrel is the Generall's daughter. There are Senators and a Governor and an Emperor and a Harbor Master, so the General isn't the One and Only, but he's pretty high up. And he loves his dau ...more
Kestrel is the Generall's daughter. There are Senators and a Governor and an Emperor and a Harbor Master, so the General isn't the One and Only, but he's pretty high up. And he loves his dau ...more
This is a good book AND it's reader's interesting faintly eastern European accent made it a great audiobook.
The description made me super skeptical (she must pick marriage or battle), but the actual story and world is fun. And i love just the STRATEGY and intelligence of Kestral.
I knew going in it would be a trilogy so i wasn't upset by the ending. In fact that last sentence is squeeee ...more
The description made me super skeptical (she must pick marriage or battle), but the actual story and world is fun. And i love just the STRATEGY and intelligence of Kestral.
I knew going in it would be a trilogy so i wasn't upset by the ending. In fact that last sentence is squeeee ...more
Nov 24, 2014
Laura
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The start of a trilogy? Quel surprise. For those who love strong women, twarted romance, etc., this is going to be a good read. For me? Well... I didn't mind the setting, but the chapters continually alternating between Arin and Kestrel got a bit annoying. The world building was a little slight, possibly because this world mimics others we've been in so the author might not have felt as though there was a lot of world building necessary. The best part was that what appeared at first to be possib
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When does the next one come out??
Aug 20, 2013
Debbie Barr
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Punk
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Nov 08, 2014
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Teresa Jensen
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it was amazing
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