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The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni

14 reviews

anavidreader_18's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

So I have decided I will NEVER forgive Lynette Noni for everything this series has put me through. 

Wow did I feel every emotion with this one. If the last book destroyed you to, trust that in the end this one will heal you. I can not count of that mount of times I GASPED and slammed the book shut during those last 100 pages. Lynette sure knows how to make me cry my eyes out and keep me on my toes. Never in a million years would I have expected any of the outcomes given, but boy was I grateful for them. 

I may have cursed her and shaken my fists whilst reading – but in the end Lynette Noni is a mastermind and her message of hope told within this story isn't one I think I'll ever forget.

I am now on my knees begging for this series to be read more often 🙏🙏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Gore, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Violence, Vomit, and War

styxx's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, War, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Drug use

sarahamuller1's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Physical abuse

scorttarius's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

When a book takes you through every emotion that’s when you know it deserves 5 stars. This was the first book where I could predict things happening and still loved it.  The adventure of it all truly helped make this a great story and to have everything wrap up soo wonderfully was absolutely needed. I was fully prepared to rage when we were to believe a certain someone was no longer with us but I’m glad L. Noni decided to bless us. Truly one of my favorite trilogies of all time now🥰

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Death, Addiction, and Forced institutionalization

lotte5322's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, War, Torture, Murder, Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Violence, and Physical abuse

deannakbar's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Overall, the book was fine. The series felt so rushed and this last book suffered because of it. WAY too much happened in the last few chapters of the book that felt like there was room to flesh out each conflict in a 4th. Once again, every "twist" was too easy to predict. At no point was I truly shocked by a reveal or an action of a character. The side characters were more interesting than our protagonist, who still suffers from crippling naivety.

Kiva has spent 10+ years in prison and she is still so trusting, which can be endearing for a little bit but the red flags for almost every character are so glaring. It was so frustrating watching her fall victim to something so obvious for the 3rd book in a row.

  Probably great for those looking to get back into reading, but for me, it was a miss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Death

sankta_aleena's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Drug use, Slavery, Violence, War, and Vomit

theespressoedition's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What an absolutely magnificent end to this phenomenal series (even if I desperately wished it would never end at all)!

I'm so thankful for what the author did in this final book. This book took me on quite a wild ride and I loved every minute of it. Okay, maybe not every minute (some of them made me cry, gasp, or want to throw my book across the room), but for the most part, I enjoyed the roller coaster!

There were a few parts that I highlighted in my Kindle, with assumptions for what would happen based on a phrase someone said or an act by a certain character. Most of these things did happen, but none of them in the way I expected! And of course, there were a few fantastic plot twists along the way.

I could write an entire essay on my love for Cresta, Caldon, and Tipp. These characters really tugged at my heartstrings throughout the entire trilogy. I absolutely loved seeing how their stories evolved over the course of the different books. Now, I want spin-offs for a few of them as well, after the information shared in this final book!!!

The moment I finished this book, I immediately wanted to go back to the beginning of the series again. It really was that fantastic. Up there on my list of favorites now! I give a full 5/5 stars for The Prison Healer trilogy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, War, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

raintje's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Physical abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Death, and Violence

goldyyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Blood, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Death of parent and Torture