Author: Marie Rutkoski

Review: The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski

Posted April 11, 2024 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Hollow Heart by Marie Rutkoski Series: Forgotten Gods #2 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on September 9, 2021 Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Pages: 304 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Intrigue, romance, and magic abound in the heart-stopping conclusion to Marie Rutkoski’s Forgotten Gods duology. At the end of The Midnight Lie, Nirrim offered up her heart to the God of Thieves in order to restore her people’s memories of their city’s history. The Half Kith who once lived imprisoned behind the city’s wall now realize that many among them are powerful. Meanwhile, the person Nirrim once loved most, Sid, has returned to her home country of Herran, where she must navigate the politics of being a rogue princess who has finally agreed to do her duty. In the Herrani court, rumors begin to grow of a new threat rising across the sea, of magic unleashed on […]

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Review: The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

Posted March 2, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski Series: The Midnight Lie #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton on March 3, 2020 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 368 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. Nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret close to her chest. But then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away who whispers rumors that the High Caste possesses magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, […]

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Review: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

Posted March 23, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski Series: The Winner’s Trilogy #3 Published by Bloomsbury Children’s on March 24, 2016 Genres: Dystopia, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 484 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Some kisses come at a price. War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn’t forgotten her, or how she became exactly the kind of person he has always despised. She cared more for the empire than she did for the lives of innocent people—and certainly more than she did for him. At least, that’s what he thinks. In the frozen north, Kestrel is a prisoner in a brutal work camp. As she searches desperately for a way to escape, she wishes Arin could know what she sacrificed for him. […]

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Review: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski

Posted March 13, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 4 Comments
Review: The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski Series: The Winner’s Trilogy #2 Published by Bloomsbury Children’s on March 12, 2015 Genres: Dystopia, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult Pages: 406 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads Lady Kestrel’s engagement to Valoria’s crown prince calls for great celebration: balls and performances, fireworks and revelry. But to Kestrel it means a cage of her own making. Embedded in the imperial court as a spy, she lives and breathes deceit and cannot confide in the one person she really longs to trust … While Arin fights to keep his country’s freedom from the hands of his enemy, he suspects that Kestrel knows more than she shows. As Kestrel comes closer to uncovering a shocking secret, it might not be a dagger in the dark that cuts him open, but the truth. Lies will come undone, and Kestrel and Arin learn just how […]

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Review: Bridge of Snow by Marie Rutkoski

Posted March 4, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Bridge of Snow by Marie Rutkoski

Bridge of Snow by Marie Rutkoski Series: The Winner’s Trilogy #0.5 Published by Tor Books on January 28, 2014 Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mythology, Novella, Short Stories, Young Adult Pages: 64 Format: E-Book Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads Ignore the stirrings of war. Let the carriage to a royal ball wait. There is a story to be told: of a starless night, a mother and her sick son, and a mortal who falls in love with the snow god, and will do anything to have her… So I brought Bridge of Snow this mainly to keep me going until the next book in the series comes out (soon, ever so soon!). And having just dived straight in and purchased it I didn’t look at the back. This would normally be a foolish thing, but here is was almost pure genius. In The Winner’s Curse we learnt more about Kestral and her world, here we learn about Arin’s and what his childhood was like. It is a tiny glimpse into that world but it is still pretty satisfying. The story is beautiful and […]

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