Friday, May 15, 2015

In the Beginning: THE WINNER'S KISS First Lines Blog Tour + Giveaway


I feel an embarrassing happy flail coming on everyone. Today I have the absolute pleasure of participating in a very special blog tour. 6 days. 6 blogs. 6 lines from The Winner's Kiss, the third and final book in Marie Rutkoski's amazing Winner's Trilogy.

*FLAILS*

My love for this series defies description so I won't try to put it into words, but if you haven't had a chance to read The Winner's Curse and The Winner's Crime yet, I hope you run to your nearest bookstore or library and get them immediately!

And now, I bring you the 4th line of The Winner's Kiss tour:


*Jenny falls down dead of want and nerves*

Since one teaser surely won't be enough, be sure and check out all the below blogs for 5 additional lines (and go here for the official cover reveal!):

Tuesday, May 12th – Cuddlebuggery
Wednesday, May 13th – Love is Not a Triangle
Thursday, May 14th – The Book Rat
Friday, May 15th – Supernatural Snark
Saturday, May 16th – YA Bibliophile
Sunday, May 17th – Forever YA

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THE WINNER'S KISS

 
War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it, with the East as his ally and the empire as his enemy. He’s finally managed to dismiss the memory of Kestrel, even if he can’t quite forget her. Kestrel turned into someone he could no longer recognize: someone who cared more for the empire than for the lives of innocent people—and certainly more than she cared for him. At least, that’s what he thinks.



But far north lies a work camp where Kestrel is a prisoner. Can she manage to escape before she loses herself? As the war intensifies, both Kestrel and Arin discover unexpected roles in battle, terrible secrets, and a fragile hope. The world is changing. The East is pitted against the West, and Kestrel and Arin are caught between. In a game like this, can anybody really win?

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Find The Winner's Crime:

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MARIE RUTKOSKI



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 Globe and 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. 


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GIVEAWAY

Thanks to the generosity of the Macmillan team, I have one copy of The Winner's Crime to give away on the blog today (please note: this is book 2 of the series). To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below. Giveaway is open to US addresses only.

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33 comments:

  1. Okay, I still need to read The Winner's Crime, but that line from The Winner's Kiss and the synopsis have me pretty excited for it. The wait's a year though!

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  2. I love this series so much, I can't wait to have book 3 now! Great cover for the new one again.

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  3. Since the cover reveal I have been speculating way too much about possible meanins for the pose and why the sword is where it is and its significance for the book... and these lines?? THEY'RE KILLING ME!! I'M DEAD OF ANXIETY AND ANTICIPATION!!! NEEEEEEEEEEEEED!! *makes all the grabby hands*

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  4. Love that new cover! I still need to read book two, so thanks for the great giveaway!

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  5. Cover is so gorgeous!!!! AND I NEED MORE KESTRIN OR ELSE I WILL COLLAPSE FROM HEARTBREAK!!!!!

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  6. Also I'm a little worried about Arin.... That line.... God of death???? *groan*

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  7. I loved the first book but still need to read the second but I did love that teaser! It makes me sad to think they are still struggling in so many ways but excited to see how it all comes together too.
    Thanks for this Jenny and I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

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  8. aaaah! That makes me super exited! I think he finally came to terms and kind of... accepted himself and what he needs to do. Can't wait for this book!

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  9. Jenny! I'm happily flailing with you!:D I'm reading Winner's Crime right now and I just can't wait to finish it and then get this one (when it comes out...;))- but that one line was so amazing that I think I need it now!<3

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  10. Uggh...I really have to start this series. I have book 1 on my shelf. Just no time! Wahhhh!!!

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  11. Ahh, I'm waiting to read The Winner's Crime because I just can't live with the cliffhanger, but the more I wait, the more this option seems even worse. There's just no good asnwer, I'm afraid. And poor Arin! Poor Kestrel. Poor you and me and other tortured souls. I can't wait. I'll reread the first and binge read the other two. :)

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  12. Ahh, that line is torture! I need The Winner's Kiss now!

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  13. It makes me a little nervous that he'll be responsible for a lot of deaths in this book.

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  14. I love the cover!!! And I'm really scared because we never know what to expect from Marie. I just hope they get to be happy in the end.

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  15. Lovely cover :) I definitely need to start this. The first book has been waiting on my shelf for a long time!

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  16. This line makes me so scared! I don't want anything bad to happen to Arin or Kestrel! I just want them to be together and happy!

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  17. Interesting line! I am excited for this book and it will be fun the have the full series on my shelf they really are pretty books!

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  18. OH gosh, that cover is stunning. I can't wait for the final book, the second one ended on such a brutal cliffhanger.

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  19. I loved the first book! I still need to read the second book so this giveaway is PERFECT for me.

    I love that quote. Makes me quite curious about this book!

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  20. i'm super stoked for it! i hope it means something epic for Arin because i've been soooo sad since Bridge of Snow that baby Arin thought he was doomed to be cursed or something because the god of death had been cheated :(

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  21. Yikes! It's going to be one intense ride!

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  22. I really need to revisit this series. I tried book one on audio and I don't know ..I think it was me.

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  23. Love these covers. I look forward to finally reading the series. I like have a buffer of 3-4 between books, but I may have to dive in to the 1st soon,.

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  24. I am very excited and at the same time, nervous about that line. It feels like something or *someone* is about to go down. I wish Arin and Kestrel will see each other again! <3

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  25. I am little worried about Arin, need this book now, i hop bad to happen

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  26. I'm so excited to read this, thanks for sharing this line! It makes me a little nervous, but pretty much everything in Arin and Kestrel's story does at this point. :)

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  27. This is my favorite series! I can't wait for The Winner's Kiss!!!

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  28. This makes me so excited to read The Winner's Kiss!!
    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!

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  29. That line makes me so nervous for Arin but soooo excited for this book to come out!

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  30. I feel like Arin is wavering his love for Kestrel, but he cannot! Their love will triumph! hahah I'm really looking forward to what happens in the story. Thank you for this amazing chance! :)

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