TheGuineaCat’s Reviews > The Winner's Curse > Status Update

lazy worldbuilding. herrani sound like lowkey racist amalgam of poc cultures colonized by europeans. valorians have vaguely victorian-ish social mores/dress/customs yet women serve in combat. very shallow depiction of slavery/colonialism with no real nuance or substance.

still reading bc it is entertaining and characters intrigue me. i've come to expect crappy world building from YA