The Winner's Crime | Book Review

Title: The Winner's Crime
Series: (The Winner's Crime #2)
Author: Marie Rutkoski
Genre: Fantasy, War, Romance (pfft, yeah right..)
Publication Date: March 3rd 2015
Format: ebook

The engagement of Lady Kestrel to Valoria’s crown prince means one celebration after another. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement... if she could only trust him. Yet can she even trust herself? For—unknown to Arin—Kestrel is becoming a skilled practitioner of deceit: an anonymous spy passing information to Herran, and close to uncovering a shocking secret.

As Arin enlists dangerous allies in the struggle to keep his country’s freedom, he can’t fight the suspicion that Kestrel knows more than she shows. In the end, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. And when that happens, Kestrel and Arin learn just how much their crimes will cost them.

"I don't mind being a moth. I would probably start eating silk if it meant that I could fly."

I would've picked this for my senior quote if I read it earlier...

I am done
 I am so done
  I am fucking done. 

Marie Rutkoski says:

"This book was exhausting to write and took a while for me to finish (having a baby in the middle of it might have had something to do with it)."

So um what the hell was that? Was that the reason? Was it pregnancy and hormones? I bet it was.

Excuse me, Marie Rutkoski.. What have I ever done to you, huh?
She was able to change a very bad situation to a much worst one...


So this whole book was fascinating, but it was also very frustrating. First of all, the misunderstandings! The FUCKING. MISUNDERSTANDINGS. 
If Arin would just fucking shut up and listen for once, half of the problems in this book would've been solved (I was about to write "been solved faster" but then I remembered they don't actually get solved..)

I'm just so sad. I'm angry. I don't know how to feel.

I want to have a girls night with Kestrel just holding her to tell her everything is going to be okay. Everyone is against Kestrel in this freaking book!
She's the one who gets to make the hardest decisions, and she's the one who gets blamed for everything, and she's the one that everybody leaves. 

My little poor Kestrel..

Look, I don't hate Arin. I love him. And as much as understandable his situation is, I wish he just shut the fuck up for once and realize the shit he's doing. His insecurities made me love him so much more to be honest. Like, how many male characters in YA book are concerned that they'er too ugly? 

I thought Verex was going to be a problem but aww he's so cute. 

Overall, I found the political aspects of this book so much more interesting than the first one and I absolutely loved the complexity behind it. The characters continue to wow me with their intelligence. It is a thrilling read full of chess action, a tragic romance and rich characters. I felt so much reading it (mostly the feeling of wanting to throw it against a wall). The wait for the third one will be torture..

I have a few theories that I might share close to The Winner's Kiss's release but for now let us keep it at that. 

Juliet Immortal | Book Review

Title: Juliet Immortal
Series: (Juliet Immortal #1)
Author: Stacey Jay
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romance
Publication Date: August 9th 2011
Format: ebook

The most tragic love story in history . . .

Juliet Capulet didn't take her own life. She was murdered by the person she trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, a sacrifice made to ensure his own immortality. But what Romeo didn't anticipate was that Juliet would be granted eternity, as well, and would become an agent for the Ambassadors of Light. For 700 years, she's fought Romeo for the souls of true lovers, struggling to preserve romantic love and the lives of the innocent. Until the day she meets someone she's forbidden to love, and Romeo, oh Romeo, will do everything in his power to destroy that love.

"These violent delights have violent ends

And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,

Which as they kiss consume."

—Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

God, I love this book.

When I picked this book up I had no idea I would love it this much. I added it to my favorite's shelf for fuck's sake and everybody knows: I take my favorite's shelf very seriously.

So the concept of Romeo and Juliet hating each other and being immortal was very interesting to me, especially for someone who doesn't like the original Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet. Now? I'm not so sure.
I haven't read the classic because I couldn't understand it to be honest lol.
But now I think there might be a small possibility that I would like it.

So Juliet Immortal was a roller coaster of a book. Holy damn, I was always on the edge of my seat -or bed.. mostly bed- desperately holding myself back from reading the last page of the book>

I loved all the twists and turns the book surprised me with. It made it fast-paced and enjoyable throughout the entire thing.

I'm not saying this book is for everyone, because it definitely is not. I went into it with pretty much no expectations at all and look at me now.
But like I said, I saw many, many people saying they thought the book was cheesy or predictable or they just didn't like it. So I guess it's different for everyone.

I thought I should mention that this book reminded me of two other books:

The Winner's Curse: Also one of my favorite books. They weren't like each other in plot or characters but what remeinded me of it was the way I felt reading it. In both books I just could not see how the author could possibly make the story work, it was pretty much a dead end!

Cruel Beauty: I can't really explain this one very well.. I just felt like the atmosphere of the book was really similar to this one.

 The writing of this book was just so... Pretty. A different writing style could've made the story cheesy and cliche so I was very pleased with how the book was written.
Very quotable indeed.

Juliet Immortal doesn't have the highest ratings on Goodreads. Yet, I enjoyed it so much, which just had me open my eyes to read more books even if they'er not very popular.

There is a sequel called Romeo Redeemed, which I cannot wait to read omg.

Overall, I thought Juliet Immortal was so much fun to read, had a very perfect ending,pleased my giggly, girlyside. But, for some reason, I can't bring myself to give it five stars. I don't know why, so I knocked half a star to please my weird self (Y)