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The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
4.0

Find my (spoiler-free) review and more on Heir of Glitter.

what I liked:
- Kestrel, especially her character development
- Kestrel's friendship with Sarsine
- the world of Valoria, in its brutal, twisted beauty
- getting to know more about Herran and its people's customs
- the thrill of the first 150 pages and last 100 pages

what I disliked:
- Roshar
- Arin's character development
- Kestrel and Arin's romance (because Arin was overly worried and kind of controlling)
- the middle 230 or so pages, because the story became kind of boring and repetitive

2nd favorite in the trilogy :)

If you haven't read these books, I'd recommend them if you enjoyed The Malediction Trilogy and/or the Fire and Thorns trilogy.