"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are jumping-up-and-down excited for.
The Winner's Curse
by Marie Rutkoski
hitting shelves March 4th, 2014 from
Farrar, Straus, & Giroux
description:
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.
My thoughts: THE COVER. OMG. This will undoubtedly end up being one of the most gorgeous covers of 2014, truly I don't see how many could top it. It's stunning. Aside from that, some of my favorite book bloggers have already been lucky enough to read this one and given it glowing, 5 star reviews, so I'm definitely on board.
Ohmygoodness that dress! I WANT IT!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pick! It's already on my to-read pile but you're reminded me of it all over again... 2014! Still holding my breath :p
My Waiting on Wednesday
I agree, the cover is breathtaking! :D
ReplyDelete-Dannielle
Pretty cover :D I hope you will love this book. <3 Sounds great :)
ReplyDeleteAwe, we are wow pick twins this week. I think this sounds so good too. :)
ReplyDeleteJenea @ Books Live Forever's WoW
Wow- this sounds awesome and right up my alley. I will definitely be adding it to my TBR list. And I completely agree--the cover is gorgeous and going to be one of the best of 2014!!
ReplyDeleteSeriously amazing cover. Wow.
ReplyDeleteAwesome pick. I love the cover and the description. Hope its really good.
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday!
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Oh. Sweet. Jesus. That cover is to DIE for! Thanks so much for putting this on my radar, Becky! Wow!
ReplyDeleteThanks for brining this to my attention. It's the first I've heard of this. Beautiful cover and sounds very interesting.
ReplyDeleteSafari Poet
Love the cover! I'm also looking forward to reading this one.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing it.
Here is My WOW
That cover is stunning and the book sounds awesome. This is my first time seeing this. Thanks for the introduction, Becky!
ReplyDeleteNatflix&Books' WoW
Love this pick! I've seen it around a lot today, but I hadn't heard anything about it before today! All I can say is "yes please!"
ReplyDeleteMy WoW
Love the cover! It's gorgeous :) Thanks for sharing your pick!
ReplyDeleteMy WOW: http://www.bookythoughtsandme.com/waiting-on-wednesday-better-spirits/
This is my first time hearing of it but it sounds amazing! I loved Marie Rutkoski's The Shadow Society and I hope this one will be just as good. And that cover o.O Wow. Definitely goes to the TBR! Thansk so much for pointing it out to me :)
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I don't know. The cover is pretty, but I don't like having to turn my head sideways to read the title. At first I was worried they made the awful mistake of putting an apostrophe in a plural (winner's instead of winners). It took me a second to realize that there was a third word in the title.
ReplyDeleteThat cover. Period. Although the title throws me a little bit.
ReplyDeleteWow! That cover is GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteWoah, that cover!! Holy crap. This is actually the first time I've heard of this one, so it's exciting to hear it's already getting 5 star reviews!
ReplyDeleteThat cover is STUNNING. And it sounds fantastic! Defintiely adding that to my wishlist!
ReplyDeleteThat cover. Wow! It's amazing. Why have I not heard of this book? It sounds fab, but really the cover alone is enough to tempt me. Great pick!
ReplyDeleteBoth sounds and looks so good. Can't wait for this book :)
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