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The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

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taryn_g's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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

4.0

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anna_lmh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I did not know too much going into ‚the prison healer‘ but I was captures from the beginning. Kiva the strong female protagonist who survived for ten years against all odds and stayed a loving person. As the book goes on, the pkot thickens and tension arises. While the book is a bit slow in the middle, the oace quickly catches up again. The plot follows that of a classic fantasy story I would say and it is beautifully written. Even though I had a felling about Kiva‘s true personality, the last lines had me shook. I am thrilled for the sequels and look forward to reading Jaren‘s and Kiva‘s story, whether it is that of a classical fantasy novel or not. Highly recommend to any fantasy lover.

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tkatt20's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A warning for anyone looking to read this: this is a very trigger heavy book, if there are sensitive topics that you need to avoid i would probably avoid this one since pertty much everything is brought up at least once. Please check content warnings before reading.

Im kind of lost on what I feel about this book. It was good, but I tend to be a detective when reading, so I was searching for every plot twist and I solved 90% of this book within the first 50 or so pages. That didn't ruin my enjoyment of the book, it just made it seem very slow paced for me when I usually like quicker fantasy novels. The premise and the storyline was very interesting, I lost a little on the world building, but considering the entire book is set in a prison that the MC arrived at when she was 7, it kind of makes sense. The characters were interesting enough to hold my attention, and for being only 17, the MC was very mature and resourceful. I would have loved to see more of the side characters and some of the little details of the Prison more fleshed out but it was alright. Everything was mostly saved by the ending in my opinion.
If you're the type of person who doesn't search for plot twists and just wants a fun and quick read then this would be perfect for you. This checks off all the boxes of a basic YA fantasy and it was definitely worth the time. The ending was amazing and I hope the next one does more in terms of world building.

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stephaniemcuervo's review

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challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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sonicb00's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

I am so mad at this book. I feel like it needs two different ratings. It was a really good book up until literally the last page. I would've given this 4.5 stars, I liked it that much, but then "twist ending" makes it a 2 star. The plot was decent, and I appreciate what I thought was going to be the author defying ya stereotypical norms.

Having her being a secret rebel princess at the end means that most of the emotional connections that were made are now meaningless, and that she's been an unreliable narrator this whole book, something that I hate with a passion. I'm not going to read the sequels, and I'm very disappointed. I can deal with the secret prince twist, that was done manageably and and actually made sense they way that they explained it. But having that last twist means that the sequels are going to be exactly what I don't like about YA fiction.

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chamaeleontis's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book was great. It had so many amazing, and natural plot twists. I only guessed 1 of them, and part of 2 others. Nothing was set up that wasn't followed through on. The characters are all 3D, and morally realistic, which I personally really enjoyed. That's not even to mention the writing. Lynette Noni's style is spectacular. It flows so naturally, and is very enjoyable.

The one nit-picky thing was a plot point I personally didn't like, which is why it's 4.75, rather than 5.

It bothered me that we never got to know Tilda despite her being right there. I would have had a problem with it regardless of her being Kiva's mom, but that made it more frustrating. In the same vein, I get why it was done, but I feel that there could have at least been one full sentence exchanged

I would highly recommend this book for anyone who loves fantasy but is sick of repetitive plots. There's a few common tropes, but they are well done, with unique takes. I'm really looking forward to the next book.

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