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The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

169 reviews

alsri's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A dark ya fantasy that caught me off guard with the twist at the end.

I was truly hooked in, though my interest did start to wane in the second half and the middle seemed to drag on for a little too long leaving the end feeling a little whiplash-y (though not enough to feel overly rushed).

I had guessed that Kiva was related to the rebel queen somehow but had assumed it would be a distant bloodline that she was unaware herself


The ending took me a little by surprise with the big reveal, though we’d gotten hints throughout.

While the romance subplot is definitely ya fitting the darker themes in the book are one to check out before reading

Overall an excellent read and I’m intrigued to read the next.
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christina_chen's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad

3.0

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gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

5.0

This is an amazing book. The setting felt unique and darker than I was expecting for a YA book, but I was here for the atmosphere.

I loved the characters and how they dealt with the mystery and challenges that they find themselves in.
By time I got to the end of the book I was so happy that I already had the sequel. The ending left my mouth agape and me reaching immediately for the sequel.
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lazyowl's review against another edition

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dark hopeful medium-paced
  • 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

3.25

A YA fantasy with a splash of romance. The plot was interesting enough and there was a twist that I did not see coming, however I don't think I was the right audience as I am going off YA at the moment and it wasn't enough to hold my attention. I would recommend to those who enjoy YA that is not heavy on the romance.
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thatmoxiemermaid's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.0

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mandalaynen's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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magda_161's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? No

4.5

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candyjay19's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

I got so invested in this book and its characters. I thought I had guessed the plot twist and was just riding that wave but I never expected those revelations. 
I have NEVER read a book with a plot twist that was well hidden and put together so flawlessly that I left my guard down and genuinely stopped breathing.
I just can't think of any words to describe what I'm feeling right now...
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sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Kiva the resident healer has survived 10 years at the kingdoms death prison waiting to be saved by her family on the outside or die, whichever comes first. She’s hated by the other prisoners for being the warden’s tool and informant and treated like scum by the guards (so life’s not great). 

When the rebel queen arrives in a state close to death the warden and the prison rebels both demand one thing of her: Keep her alive. 🤦‍♀️
 
So now she must do the impossible, all why trying to figure out what strange deadly stomach sickness is spreading throughout the prison as well as not be too distracted by the new handsome and charming inmate. 

A little slow in parts and I did predict a major plot point fairly early on, I still really enjoyed this start to the trilogy. 

Read if you like:
Found family
Hidden identities 
Slow burn romance 
Elemental magic
High stakes challenges 

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katelynnreads's review against another edition

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5.0

That was so EPIC. 10/10. 

“you’re right, you don’t need me fighting your battles. But if you’ll let me, I’d like to be standing beside you as you fight them”

“Our scars define us. They tell a story of courage and survival. They tell of who we are at our deepest being, of the challenges we've faced and overcome”

I devoured this boon on our trip to Canada. It was beautiful & full of horrors at the same time.

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