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sophierosemaria's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
5.0
One of the best fantasy YA romances I’ve ever read.
Heartbreaking at times, and definitely had some even darker themes in this book than the previous ones, but I couldn’t put it down.
Loved the story and am so glad that all the loose ends were tied up in such a great way. Will definitely miss the characters.
Heartbreaking at times, and definitely had some even darker themes in this book than the previous ones, but I couldn’t put it down.
Loved the story and am so glad that all the loose ends were tied up in such a great way. Will definitely miss the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, War, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual violence
haidyzakaria's review against another edition
5.0
This was a real journey, Lynette, thank you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Drug abuse, Violence, and Vomit
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 🙏🙏
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 🙏🙏
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Gore, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Violence, Vomit, and War
this_is_naomimi's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction and Drug use
Minor: Vomit
taryn_g's review against another edition
adventurous
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit and War
Minor: Terminal illness and Death of parent
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
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!
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, War, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment
steffandbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.5
While the other two books have a main plot, like the first one surviving the prison and the Trial by Ordeal, the second one surviving outside the prison and the relationship with the Vallentis family and Kiva‘s siblings, the third one focuses on multiple things. Thus, a lot is happening in only 430 pages, but it was still written very well.
We start the third book right were we left off in the second one. Kiva is back at Zalindov and she is angeldust addicted, has no will to live and was assigned to work in the tunnels. I love, love, loved how Cresta was a part of her life in the prison and later on also outside the prison. Loved her strong personality and how she was able to get Kiva through this very difficult time. Cresta’s character development was outstanding and I love her humor so much! She fit right into this little family.
Then Kiva gets swept out of the prison just to land in another one and it‘s revealed that she has to marry King Navok, which I kind of suspected as soon as his soldiers came to get her. At the king’s castle, we meet Ashlyn (finally!) and they escape again while taking Galdric (yes, he’s still alive) with them. They arrive at Stoneforge, which is a military base, reuniting with everyone else. Then the heartache starts. Jaren is pissed. Tipp is pissed. Naari is still unconscious and Caldon is Caldon.
From there, the found family starts their quest throughout all of Wenderall to get the so called Hand of the Gods, the opposite of the Eye of the Gods. In each city they go to to get the parts of the Hand, they have to undergo certain challenges. Slowly, Tipp forgives Kiva, Jaren is still pissed and they clash together one morning, breaking my heart all over again. The time in Ersa was my favorite, I liked how everything got out and how Kiva had to challenge herself, again.
The reunion with Jaren in the next city, however, was quite underwhelming in my opinion. He forgave her and while I understand how he explains that he never hated her and how he was more disappointed that she didn’t trust him enough to reveal her identity, I couldn’t forget how he basically stabbed her in the heart with his words merely two days prior. He did say that he lied about that, I, on the other hand, wasn’t quite satisfied with it. I also didn’t like that he basically said he never blamed her for anything and that she is only blaming herself and should forgive herself, like, what do you expect? Although his explanations that it was never Kiva in anything made sense, I was like everything she did still led to everything that happened. Also, his last words in the second book “How could you” were never questioned again and I missed an explanation for that because those were the words Kiva thought about the most in the beginning of the books.
Then the ending was also not to my liking. Although I understand it makes sense that Kiva loses her magic and she’s quite content with it as she never wanted to have it in the first place, I was thinking about their future because, in the end, her healing magic is obviously quite of use and I can only imagine that someone dear to her would die in the future because normal healers can’t repair the damage. And I would also liked to have seen Jaren with his full powers back and Kiva with her healing magic on the throne. Just like the whole story started with Sarana and Torvin, only with a happy ending this time.
Last point I need to mention why this book doesn’t get 5 stars from me is the queer representation. Lynette created diverse characters, we have asexual one, we have bisexual characters and we also have a lesbian relationship but then in the end, we basically only had hetero relationships, which kind of pisses me off because Caldon and Torell would have been perfect! Instead she puts him with Ashlyn, which is kind of cruel as well, her being the sister of Caldon. There were so many opportunities and I just feel like Lynette didn’t do anything with it.
All in all, this was a fitting ending for the series. I enjoyed the world, the found family, the romance, the plot and literally everything else in this series so much! I do recommend everyone to go read it!
Then Kiva gets swept out of the prison just to land in another one and it‘s revealed that she has to marry King Navok, which I kind of suspected as soon as his soldiers came to get her. At the king’s castle, we meet Ashlyn (finally!) and they escape again while taking Galdric (yes, he’s still alive) with them. They arrive at Stoneforge, which is a military base, reuniting with everyone else. Then the heartache starts. Jaren is pissed. Tipp is pissed. Naari is still unconscious and Caldon is Caldon.
From there, the found family starts their quest throughout all of Wenderall to get the so called Hand of the Gods, the opposite of the Eye of the Gods. In each city they go to to get the parts of the Hand, they have to undergo certain challenges. Slowly, Tipp forgives Kiva, Jaren is still pissed and they clash together one morning, breaking my heart all over again. The time in Ersa was my favorite, I liked how everything got out and how Kiva had to challenge herself, again.
The reunion with Jaren in the next city, however, was quite underwhelming in my opinion. He forgave her and while I understand how he explains that he never hated her and how he was more disappointed that she didn’t trust him enough to reveal her identity, I couldn’t forget how he basically stabbed her in the heart with his words merely two days prior. He did say that he lied about that, I, on the other hand, wasn’t quite satisfied with it. I also didn’t like that he basically said he never blamed her for anything and that she is only blaming herself and should forgive herself, like, what do you expect? Although his explanations that it was never Kiva in anything made sense, I was like everything she did still led to everything that happened. Also, his last words in the second book “How could you” were never questioned again and I missed an explanation for that because those were the words Kiva thought about the most in the beginning of the books.
Then the ending was also not to my liking. Although I understand it makes sense that Kiva loses her magic and she’s quite content with it as she never wanted to have it in the first place, I was thinking about their future because, in the end, her healing magic is obviously quite of use and I can only imagine that someone dear to her would die in the future because normal healers can’t repair the damage. And I would also liked to have seen Jaren with his full powers back and Kiva with her healing magic on the throne. Just like the whole story started with Sarana and Torvin, only with a happy ending this time.
Last point I need to mention why this book doesn’t get 5 stars from me is the queer representation. Lynette created diverse characters, we have asexual one, we have bisexual characters and we also have a lesbian relationship but then in the end, we basically only had hetero relationships, which kind of pisses me off because Caldon and Torell would have been perfect! Instead she puts him with Ashlyn, which is kind of cruel as well, her being the sister of Caldon. There were so many opportunities and I just feel like Lynette didn’t do anything with it.
All in all, this was a fitting ending for the series. I enjoyed the world, the found family, the romance, the plot and literally everything else in this series so much! I do recommend everyone to go read it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War
Moderate: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts
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