Wheras the first book of the trilogy was slow to start and got a lot better after the first half, The Winner's Crime was pretty consistant throughout. 
 Not terribly fast paced, but kept me entertained over all. There was a decent mix of character development, action and mystery. Enjoyed getting to know Kestrel a lot more and I'm really liking the complexities of her relationship with Arin. Am hoping the final book will be a little more exciting when it comes out, but I think generally that this trilogy is a nice little time-filler; it's a nice world with details I appreciated. The romance is good, the story isn't new but still well done. It's not really anything special in my eyes, but it keeps you entertained.