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The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni

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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

I feel pretty similar about this sequel as I did the first book. However, it almost feels like less happens in this book than the first book, given that most of the action is saved until the last like 25% of the book. There's a lot of politics and Kiva trying to find her place and reconcile with her family and it was...fine. Nothing necessarily to write home about.

Noni is great at writing plot twists (even I could predict most of them. I chalk that up to reading a lot of YA fantasy). The characters are also easy to love, Caldon was probably my favorite addition in this one. I loved him and I hope we get more of him in the final book. Which yes, I will be reading because I need to know how this all comes together. Especially for Tipp's sake. That boy deserves all the good in the world.

All in all, if you're looking for a YA fantasy with a strongly built world and a easy to love cast of central characters, you'll definitely enjoy this series.

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grets_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This was a good read (read it in one long binge read immediately after The Prison Healer) and very engaging. It did feel a little rushed at times, particularly when it came to various character developments that led to (actions) and (consequences), though that may have been because I read them back to back on the same day and had a direct comparison to the pacing in the first book.

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rayraytaylorr's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I would like to request an apology letter from Lynette Noni. I am in pain. The Gilded Cage, the gripping, emotional sequel to the Prison Healer, is not one to be missed. I am in no way prepared to wait till next year for the final instalment, not after that ending. Lynette Noni is a Queen of Twists, as evident throughout all of her stories, but the Gilded Cage really tops them all. You think you know where she's going, and seriously I tried predicting everything, but then BAM, another shocker. My jaw was dropped (I'm still picking it up), I was punched in the throat and in the heart. Jaren, Caldon - I love you both to death. Tipp, my precious baby. TORELL! Stop it, I can't handle these beautiful characters anymore. And I just want Kiva to be happy, damn it. I seriously love delving into Lynette Noni's worlds and her characters. In fact, Lynette Noni ruins every other book for me - the ineffable feeling I have while reading her stories stay with me for such a long time, no other book compares. Despite the dark themes that are present throughout the story, and the pain from physical to mental and hard emotions our beloved characters (and not to mention myself) go through, it still has it's bright glowing moments (wink), the moments of hope and love, and don't get me started on how hard I cried at the scars quote (page 303), overall teaching us to find the light in the dark; something very much needed during the past two years. Incredible.

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kaseybereading's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

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