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bookrecsplease's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.0
Still, I came to really fall in love with the characters and Noni did a really good job of introducing lots of different mysteries/questions as the narrative went on, even if most of the answers were obvious to me as an adult reader.
Graphic: Torture, Bullying, and Abandonment
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Self harm
Minor: War, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Vomit
empire_of_sun_and_nightmares's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
mirthesportel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Torture, and Confinement
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Police brutality
Minor: Child death, Child abuse, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Rape
mrobin14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Grief
Moderate: Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Suicide
mindyleeify's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse
akevaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
Graphic: Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Confinement
hollyrebecca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Medical content, Torture, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Addiction, Rape, and Suicide attempt
sarahamuller1'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
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Torture, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Self harm, and Addiction
Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt
geb's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Torture, and Slavery
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Self harm
Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Drug use, Addiction, and Cannibalism
queen_melliott's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
It’s funny how sometimes I cannot warm up to the characters throughout the whole book and don’t care if they live or die. And then other times, as it was with The Prison Healer, I am so invested in the characters from the getgo. Kiva, Jaren, Naari, Tipp, Mot, I just loved them all. Watching their bonds grow stronger over time, watching their banter, growing trust and support of one another made me grow ever fonder of them. It all felt very realistic for the setting. Also, the romance was built up slowly despite the initial spark between Kiva and Jaren, which I was very relieved about. An insta-love-y romance might have ruined it for me.
Another thing that was developed slowly and tastefully was the world building. It was continuously woven throughout the story and felt organic.
The story orders never got repetitive or boring, despite being set in only one place for 500 pages (in German). There was a lot going on with the friendships, romance, trials, the rebel Queen’s mysterious illness, the plague and overall dynamic at the prison. However, all the stories were woven together organically and made sense, so it never felt like there was too much going on all at once.
One aspect I do have to complain about was the extremely foreseeable plot twists. It’s also not too difficult to imagine where the story might go, but I still can’t wait to get my hands on the sequels.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Physical abuse
Minor: Confinement, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Vomit, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury