Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

94 reviews

av0universe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

I didn’t expect that ending?!

This book surprised me in a good way. I really like the worldbuilding and Kiva as the main character is interesting, to say the least. 

Tipp is the cutest character ever 🫶 and for the most part, I really liked the found family

Seriously, I can’t stop thinking about that ending. It blew my mind even though I guessed most of it. Amazing. The narrator is everything here.

I’m pretty sure I dreamed of this book today

Mother is dead.
I’m on my way to Vallenia.
It’s time to reclaim our kingdom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

geb's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, and Medical content

Moderate: Self harm and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

lotte5322's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

helliepad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

There was a point in the middle of this that I just wanted to put the book down bc it started getting miserable and I totally forgot this had magic halfway through. I love the story and even though I suspected that Kiva was

from the Corentine line

from the start, the emotional impact of

her mother the Rebel Queen DYING under her care

was insane to me and it still hit. Two more books is too long for me though idk if I'll finish the series. Though the story is really good and I love

secret identity

stories so that was nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

raichou's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Ich habe mir das Buch vor allem gekauft, weil ich das Cover so schön fand, ohne wirklich zu wissen im was es geht. 

Alles in allem eine gelungene Geschichte, ich glaube ich bin nur schon etwas zu alt für die eigentliche Zielgruppe. Trotzdem war es eine interessante Story, der Twist am Ende kam für mich unerwartet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Self harm

jessieslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bluebreex's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.0

I did enjoy this book, but I do think it was way too over hyped for me. I enjoyed the main cast and the trials throughout, but there were some themes I could do without. Please check trigger warnings before picking up this book so you're not caught off guard. 

I wasn't sold on continuing this series until the last few chapters

and that's on plot twists!! Did not see any of that coming! Very intrigued to see what storm Kiva is going to kick up in the palace

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Torture, and Medical content

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Medical content

r1vana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What is that ending!! I am speechless. I got goosebumps. For all the books I’ve read, that cliffhanger was probably one of the top ten unexpected plot twist!!

she is the princess and the daughter of the rebel Tilda!!!

More RTC

“Enemies to lovers” 
Hidden identity
Magic world building 👍🏾

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Death of parent

jennfs10's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It was a slow start for me and while I liked Kiva’s character, I wasn’t immediately engaged. I kept hearing that the plot twist was the best part. I think that was the biggest reason why I I kept reading at a steady pace and this was a Reading Society book club read for March. I will admit, by the end I thought it’d end as a typical YA fantasy HEA but the plot twist completely turned it into an unexpected but much more interesting character arc for Kiva. I’ve already started the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dwinn5's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

PLOT TWIST!!
No (unmarked) spoilers, but I almost can’t believe I didn’t see some of the stuff in this book coming. The beginning hooked me so well that I could barely put it down; the characters and world are easy to get invested in quickly. The middle got a little slow for my taste for a while there, but it picked back up toward the end and then shocked me so much that I put the book down and stared at the ceiling for a little while. The plot twists and some of the world-building stuff made me feel a way that I haven’t since the 2010s dystopia days, which I loved. 

I do agree with some people about the ending- the plot twist was so insane because it felt very out of character and not entirely true to the rest of the story. It was a masterful build up in some ways, and you could see certain pieces fall into place, but I think even some tiny, internal hints that she had a more personal connection to Tilda/the rebels would have helped. It still would have been a complete shock, but without seeming quite as out of left field.

Overall, such a fun read!! Had to rush out to buy the next two, cannot wait to find out where this is going. I just know it’s going to hurt 😁

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Misogyny, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Violence, and Blood