4.23 AVERAGE

adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

enough internal character  turmoil and development to keep it from second-book-syndrome. fascinating plot twists and the pace of the plot was great
adventurous challenging 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: Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved the Prison Healer, but this one... This is a difficult review for me to write because The Gilded Cage was such a disappointment to me, compared to the first book.

My biggest problem was the FMC - the way she handled things and challenges. It was one of the rare occasions where I wanted her secrets to be unraveled and for her to suffer some consequences. I felt like I just needed to finish so I can get into the third book, and possibly get a better outcome.

On the plus, MMC has remained fantastic, along with other characters, so I'm keeping my hopes up for the third and final book.
adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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
adventurous emotional 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
adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad 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
adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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
adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

honestly, just wow. i’m so glad my sister wanted to read the second book. the plot moves so fast, and the plot twists are SHOCKING. i have no idea how this is all going to wrap up in one final book, but that ending was CRAZY. still- i do wish this author spread out the twists to help move the book along, instead of rushing 10 twists in the last 2 chapters.