Review: The Winners Curse

 The Winners Curse
Author:  Marie Rutkoski
Publication Date: July 3rd 2014        
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
~A copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review~  
 

Winning what you want may cost you everything you love.

As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction.

Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.

Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart

 

Warning: This review may contain ramblings that might not quite make sense.

Oh, The Winners Curse, I love you, I love you, I love you. You were delightfully cruel.  And brilliant. And amazing. Did I mention cruel? Exceptionally cruel.

Stacking the Shelves (#52) & Recap

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.

How was everybody's week? I was supposed to be going to YALC but something come up.
 :( Hopefully next year, but hope everyone who's gone is having fun! I'm stalking checking twitter for updates.
 

For Review

Netgalley

 

 

 

Frozen and A Song for Ella Grey 

(Thanks to Hachette and Netgalley )

 

 

 

What did you get this week? :)

   



 A recap of posts this week

• Monday I reviewed: The Half Life of Molly Pierce by Katrina Leno 
• Teaser Tuesday: Feral  by Holly Schindler
• Waiting on Wednesday: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
• Wedenesday Cover Reveal: Phobic
• Thursday Cover Reveal: Crossing the Ice 
• Friday I reviewed: On the Fence by Kasie West

Review: On the Fence

 

 

 

 

 

On the Fence

Author: Kasie West

Publication Date: July 1st 2014        

Publisher: HarperTeen

~A copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review~  

She's a tomboy. He's the boy next door…

Charlie Reynolds can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world. To cope with the stress of her new reality, Charlie takes to spending nights chatting with her neighbor Braden through the fence between their yards. As she grows to depend on their nightly Fence Chats, she realizes she's got a bigger problem than speeding tickets-she's falling for Braden. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.

Fun, original, and endearing, On the Fence is a romantic comedy about finding yourself and finding love where you least expect.

 

 

 

Hey, seen all the squeals and happy happy reviews over On the Fence? Well this is another one. First, I have a confession. This is my first Kasie West book, yes, I know.  I feel slap-yourself-in-the-face-stupid that I've waited this long to read one, and ohmygod cuteness overload. I think it's my quota for the month. I'm not a cutesy reader, only when it's Jennifer E Smith, but even I was smiling all the way through it. LOOK WHAT YOU DID BOOK. And I get it now, I do.

Cover Reveal: Crossing the Ice & Giveaway

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Falling hard never felt so good.

Pair skaters Courtney and Mark have one shot left at their Olympic dream. They vow not to let anything get in their way, especially not Josh and Stephanie, the wealthy and talented brother and sister team.

The heart doesn’t always listen to reason, though...

The more time Courtney spends with sweet, shy Josh, the harder she falls for him. But they are on opposite sides of the competition, and their futures are headed in opposite directions. Will their friendship blossom into more or are their paths too different to cross?

 

 

 

 

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Crossing the Ice

Cover Reveal: Phobic & Giveaway

 

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Fifteen-year-old Piper Crenshaw knows her house is strange. It’s never needed repairs since it was built in the 1800s, and the lights flicker in response to things she says. As if those things aren’t creepy enough, it’s also the place where her mother committed murder.

To prove she’s not afraid of where she lives, Piper opens a forbidden door, which hides a staircase that leads to the ceiling. That’s when the flashbacks of the original residents from 1875 start, including a love affair between two young servants. Each vision pulls Piper deeper into not only their story, but also her house. Piper confides in her best friend, Todd, whom she's gradually falling for, but even he doesn't believe her. At least, not until her house gets axed during a prank, and the act injures Piper instead, cutting a gash the size of Texas into her stomach.

Piper realizes her house isn’t haunted—it’s alive. To sever her link to it, she must unravel the clues in the flashbacks and uncover the truth about her mother’s crime, before she becomes part of her house for good.

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Phobic

Waiting on Wednesday (#52)

 "Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases.

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
 

Expected publication:   February 10th 2015 by Harper Teen
                                 March 26th 2015 by Orion (UK)

 

 



 

Mare Barrow’s world is divided by blood—those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare steals what she can to help her family survive, but when her best friend is conscripted into the army, she gambles everything to win his freedom. A twist of fate leads her to the royal palace itself where, in front of the king and all his nobles, she discovers a superhuman ability she didn’t know she had.

Except . . . her blood is Red.

To hide this impossibility, the king forces her into the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks her new position to aid the Scarlet Guard—the leaders of a budding Red rebellion. Her actions put into motion a deadly and violent dance, pitting prince against prince and Mare against her own heart

 

 

So, I saw this everywhere last week, and it sounds freaking amazing, so why not? 2015 though, WHY?!

 

 

 

What are you waiting on? :)