Hello & Welcome to the third stop for Fierce Reads's THE WINNER'S CURSE blog tour! I'm so thrilled to be apart of this tour, and to have Marie Rutoski on Mundie Moms today. This is a book I've been anxiously awaiting to be released for close to a year now. I read this last year and have been head over heals in love with it since then. Here's a little bit about Marie's upcoming release (you can read my review shortly on Mundie Moms).
To Be Released on: March 4th, 2014
Pre-Order from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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Winning what you want may cost you everything you love
As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.
Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.
5 Books That Influenced Me in my Teen Years
- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon
- JD Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
- Robin McKinley, The Hero and the Crown
- Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
You know…I shy away from this question only because I don’t want to impose my idea of what the characters look like on readers. But I would LOVE to know which actors my readers think should play the characters. (Leave us a comment below and let us know who you think would be perfect for a The Winner's Curse movie role).
My 5 Favorite Moments from The Winner's Curse
My 5 Favorite Moments from The Winner's Curse
In no particular order:
- the scene at the auction where Kestrel buys Arin
- An argument during a storm
- “He raked a hand through his short hair. ‘Where is my honor in all this, Kestrel?’”
- “The shirt had been sewn from the cloth of love. He felt the plush of velvet, the skim of silk, the resilient woof and weft that would not fray.” The scene in Irex’s library, where Arin is caught doing something he shouldn’t have done.
5 YA Books I've Read As An Adult, That I Wish I Had As a Teen
In alphabetical order:
- MT Anderson, Feed
- Kristin Cashore, Graceling
- Melina Marchetta, Jellicoe Road
- Maggie Stiefvater, The Scorpio Races
- John Corey Whaley, Where Things Come Back
Advice I Wish I Could Go Back In Time & Give To My Former Teen Self
Be gentle to yourself.
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Thank you Marie for stopping by Mundie Moms today!
Want more?
Want more?
- Learn more at thewinnerstrilogy.com where you can read an excerpt and watch the book trailer.
- Like The Winner’s Curse on Facebook!
- Add The Winner’s Curse to your to-read shelf on Goodreads.
- Join in on social media with hashtag #thewinnerscurse
- Visit Marie Rutkoski’s website, follow her on Twitter, and “like” her onFacebook.
About The Author
Marie Rutkoski is the author of the YA novel The Shadow Society, about a girl who discovers that she’s not human and that her kind are terrorists in an alternate world where the Great Chicago Fire never happened. The Shadow Society will be published October 30, 2012. Marie has also written the children’s fantasy series The Kronos Chronicles, including The Cabinet of Wonders, The Celestial Globeand The Jewel of the Kalderash. The Cabinet of Wonders, her debut novel, was named an Indie Next Kids’ List Great Read and a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, among other honors.
Rutkoski grew up in Bolingbrook, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), as the oldest of four children. She attended the University of Iowa. After graduating, she lived in Moscow and Prague. Upon receiving her Ph.D. from Harvard University, she held dual appointments as a lecturer there in both English and American Literature and Language, and History and Literature. Rutkoski is currently a professor at Brooklyn College, where she teaches Renaissance Drama, children’s literature and creative writing. She usually lives in New York City with her husband and two sons, but she and her family are now living in Paris for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Find Marie via: Her Blog | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Tumblr
The Giveaway
Thank to our fabulous friends at Fierce Reads / MacMillan Teen, I have a fabulous prize package to giveaway today to 1 lucky reader!
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Thank to our fabulous friends at Fierce Reads / MacMillan Teen, I have a fabulous prize package to giveaway today to 1 lucky reader!
1 lucky reader will win:
* a FINISHED copy of The Winner's Curse
* The Winner's Curse bookmarks
* eye shadow
* stickers
(seen in the picture above)
To ENTER: After you leave me a comment below telling me why you want to win, be sure to also fill out the form below (Standard Mundie Moms rules apply. Open to the US & Canada:
GOOD LUCK!