The Winner's Crime

By: Marie Rutkoski

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Following your heart can be a crime

A royal wedding is what most girls dream about. It means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement: that she agreed to marry the crown prince in exchange for Arin’s freedom. But can Kestrel trust Arin? Can she even trust herself? For Kestrel is becoming very good at deception. She’s working as a spy in the court. If caught, she’ll be exposed as a traitor to her country. Yet she can’t help searching for a way to change her ruthless　world . . . and she is close to uncovering a shocking secret.　

This dazzling follow-up to The Winner’s Curse reveals the high price of dangerous lies and untrustworthy alliances. The truth will come out, and when it does, Kestrel and Arin will learn just how much their crimes will cost them.

A sequel that's even better than book 1?

If there's one thing I love in my books, it's political intrigue, and this series is full of it! It's very reminiscent of the Folk of the Air series in that way. There were so many twists and turns and new characters to love! And that ending had me immediately reaching for book 3!

great book

it took awhile to get into the second book but it's just as good as the first. I enjoyed the narrator and the accents used to make it more authentic. overall a great listen

amazing

Great book in trilogy. I can't wait for the final book at the end of March. It's going to be a long wait. Love the narrator. I always pre-listen to them before I purchase a audio book and she is one of my favorites so much that I purchased two others that she has done.

I can’t stop.

I originally was going to read because I’m not a fan of the narrator but I can’t. I’m loving it.

Amazing story!

I loved this book. I think the performer does an excellent job in portraying each character. The politics and the plot were also amazing. I'm rooting so hard for Arin and Kestrel.
edit: just finished listening to it again after a year! damn this book is intense.prepare yourself for so much tension and anxiety!