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chamaeleontis's review against another edition
- 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
The one nit-picky thing was a plot point I personally didn't like, which is why it's 4.75, rather than 5.
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.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
julienicole1106'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
jessannderson'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma
dariusmortee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is why I said I did find the characters to be loveable.
Kiva herself wasn’t the worst main character but I think she could’ve been better. Jaren annoyed me.
I did enjoy reading this book! Although it really does fall into some tropes it is an orginal story. A story with a very dark undertone, for which I am a sucker. I am curious to how this story proceeds and will be buying the second one, but I am however also scared for the clichés it could possibly walk into.
Overall: good story, loved the side characters but it has to watch out not to fall into the clichés.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder
annacolb's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Confinement, Grief, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder
pagethatreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
“Don’t let her die.
We are coming.”
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Our protagonist is seventeen year old Kiva, prisoner of Zalindov, a notorious prison for the worst kinds of criminals, or those of severely unfortunate circumstances. For ten years she has survived against all odds, rising to the rank of Prison Healer. Her tasks; to care for those inside the walls and carve the Z that marks new prisoners for what they are.
Despite her role as healer, Kiva is not generally well liked.
She regularly interacts with a naive little brother figure named Tipp, who is just too pure for this world. The prison warden who is supposed to feel more threatening than he actually does, the new POC guard Naari, who is probably the most likable character and new prisoner and love interest Jaren, who is just a little too perfect for such a gritty setting.
With so few characters to care about, the scope of the story feels incredibly narrow. Although you understand that there is a whole world outside of the prison, it’s not touched on enough to elicit an emotional reaction to it yet.
When the Rebel Queen is captured, it falls to Kiva to keep her alive long enough for her to complete the trial by ordeal, IF she survives all four ordeals she will be declared innocent and be granted her freedom.
In a fairly predictable Hunger Gamesesque maneuver, our heroine finds herself volunteering to undertake these trials, while trying to keep the rebel queen alive, navigate her budding love life and finding the solution to a pandemic that's systematically killing off troves of prisoners.
If you’ve read YA fiction before, you’ll recognise the tropes within this book.
If you wrote a book combining The Hunger Games, Divergent, Throne of Glass and Red Queen I think you’d come fairly close to what The Prison Healer has to offer.
That being said, I enjoyed this book for what it was.
What it lacked in memorability, it made up for with that ending.
For that alone, I’m excited to see where the sequel will take us.
Minor: Genocide, Rape, Trafficking, and Medical trauma