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n0elle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
hollybollybingbong's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
The language at times felt quite repetitive, and the trials were a bit of a let down to be honest, but I very much enjoyed reading it
Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Suicide attempt
dontwanthvn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
marsh_mall0w's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Confinement, Self harm, and Medical content
zozo_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape
laurenevlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Drug use
taryn_g's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Sexual violence
kinsportch's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Drug use, Rape, and Self harm
Minor: Addiction
theoceanrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Torture and Medical content
Minor: Grief and Abandonment
theespressoedition's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I'm sure it's a little odd to begin a review by talking about the end, but oh my, it blew me away. It’s been actual years since I’ve stayed up late into the night to finish a book just because I can’t put it down. That’s what happened to me last night while reading The Prison Healer. I genuinely got to the 60% mark and I just couldn’t stop. I had to know what happened next. I had to understand more.
If you think you understand everything that's going on during this book, you don’t. I can almost guarantee that. I felt sooooo smart figuring out all the "plot twists" when I really had no idea what I was actually figuring out. It's a wild ride, friends.
The characters are magnificent. At first, I didn't really like any of them. I held myself at a distance from them all, almost like Kiva does with the people in her life. By the end, I would've taken on The Ordeals myself for Tipp, Naari, Jaren, or even old Mot. This book gave me found family like nothing else ever has. I adore it as much for that as I do for everything else it gave me—and it gave me a lot.
When I first began reading, I wrote on bookstagram that I love a book with short chapters like this. Then I realized something: this book does not have short chapters, no siree. What it does have? Intrigue. So much so that I didn't even realize when fifteen minutes had gone by and I hadn't reached the chapter’s end. By the time I was flipping to a new page, I felt like no time had passed at all because I was so sucked into the story.
My one complaint? That I waited so long to read it. I can't wait to see what happens next.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit