I feel so conflicted about this book! Do I love it? Do I dislike it? WHAT ARE THESE EMOTIONS? 
 I mean, I liked the characters so much (I just adore Arin, oh my heck), and the world building was A+, and the mere story itself was really compelling. I couldn't stop reading once I picked this book up. I had to know what happened next! 
 But, but, BUT... 
 I did not like the author's writing style. I'd be completely engrossed in what was happening to Kestrel and Arin and all of a sudden I would come across a description or something of that sort that was written in a really detached way that totally pulled me out of the story. It was NO GOOD. 
 I wanted to absolutely love this book, and to a degree, I do... it's just that the writing and I didn't click. 
 I'm definitely going to read the next book, and who knows? My rating may go up. But for now The Winner's Curse is getting 3 stars from me.