This review was originally posted on Andi's ABCs 
 When you think series end you immediately start to internally panic. Whether it is a book or a movie or a TV show an ender can only go one of two ways. You can either be blown away by how the author/writer/director ended things or you can be so disappointed that the series will forever be ruined. I have had both happen and the disappointment sucks. Insert The Winner's Kiss. Having been late to the party with the series I became an immediate fan after reading The Winner's Curse. I then devoured The Winner's Crime and was itching to see how everything would unfold. Would I be over the moon with perfection or would I be broken and sad because the ending didn't meet my expectations. The verdict? Marie went above and beyond because The Winner's Kiss was utter perfection and possibly the best of the series. 
 Action 
 Holy book filled with action! If you read the other two books you saw it coming as everything was leading up to all of this, but it still didn't stop my heart from almost beating out of my chest. Everything in The Winner's Kiss was done in a way that unfolded the story beautifully but made me terrified to turn a page as I never knew what was going to happen. The lives of Arin and Kestrel were vastly different from the first book and so much more was at stake based on everything they had been through. But seriously it was all so fantastic. Even the parts that made my heart stop with worry or love or sadness or joy. 
 Background 
 The trouble with a 3rd book a lot of the time is the cohesion. I admit, I forget a lot about some books between releases. I remember some stuff but not everything so I love when an author can use what happened in the past parts of the story but not just list them out. Marie did this flawlessly. Everything that lead up to Arin and Kestrel being where they were was explained but in a way that didn't feel explained. It felt like a natural progression of the story. 
 Characters 
 I mean what can I even say about Arin and Kestrel? I mentioned before that they were vastly different than they were in The Winner's Curse. They had a lot of things happen to them that changed how they perceived the world and even each other. But they never truly lost what made them them. I feel as a readers we really got to know these two complex characters in a way we hadn't in the previous 2 books. Something has happened that changed their story but it made them both stronger in the end and I loved that. 
 Final Thoughts 
 I know I'm being vague. I did that on purpose as I don't want to give away what happened in the first two books or what goes down in the third. What I can tell you is that this was Marie's best work. I felt every emotion you can think of when reading The Winner's Kiss. Honestly it was utter perfection. It was more than I could have hoped for in a series end and something I think every fan will love and that new fans should try out this fantastic series.