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evhanson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Minor: Self harm and Sexual assault
laurenevlyn'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? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Drug use
thepeonyinink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Self harm
ashlislibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
stories'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? It's complicated
5.0
This is a book that will give again on the reread, for sure.
A first in series that confidently stands alone while also leaves you scrambling for the sequel.
Superb use of textual format and some stunning lines, not to mention a real array of characters, including explicit canonical wlw and amputee.
Could barely put this book down, and even this scattershot review is after a solid 1( minutes of awestruck space staring upon finishing. 10/10 recommend.
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Police brutality, and Abortion
Deathly trials of air, fire, water and earth undertaken by protagonist narrator.sankta_aleena's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Pregnancy
beccahoughton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Torture, and Police brutality
theespressoedition'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
I'm sure it's a little odd to begin a review by talking about the end, but oh my, it blew me away. It’s been actual years since I’ve stayed up late into the night to finish a book just because I can’t put it down. That’s what happened to me last night while reading The Prison Healer. I genuinely got to the 60% mark and I just couldn’t stop. I had to know what happened next. I had to understand more.
If you think you understand everything that's going on during this book, you don’t. I can almost guarantee that. I felt sooooo smart figuring out all the "plot twists" when I really had no idea what I was actually figuring out. It's a wild ride, friends.
The characters are magnificent. At first, I didn't really like any of them. I held myself at a distance from them all, almost like Kiva does with the people in her life. By the end, I would've taken on The Ordeals myself for Tipp, Naari, Jaren, or even old Mot. This book gave me found family like nothing else ever has. I adore it as much for that as I do for everything else it gave me—and it gave me a lot.
When I first began reading, I wrote on bookstagram that I love a book with short chapters like this. Then I realized something: this book does not have short chapters, no siree. What it does have? Intrigue. So much so that I didn't even realize when fifteen minutes had gone by and I hadn't reached the chapter’s end. By the time I was flipping to a new page, I felt like no time had passed at all because I was so sucked into the story.
My one complaint? That I waited so long to read it. I can't wait to see what happens next.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Medical content
Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit
sophiesmallhands's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
lunalorenne'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
4.75
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail