4.14 AVERAGE


Ending made it 4 stars.
adventurous sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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: No
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
dark hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

“But things happen in life that you don’t expect, that you can’t plan for and you’re helpless to stop. Their story didn’t end as it should have. But I know for a fact that they’d live it all over again, even the ending, as long as it meant they could keep their beginning.”
But, Papa, the endings are the best part.
Sometimes, sweetheart. But other times, the beginnings are.


4.5 Stars

Kiva Meridan leads a perilous existence as a healer in the most dangerous prison in several kingdoms. A prisoner herself, Kiva does her best to make her fellow inmates more comfortable in a place with a 100% death rate. Then the Rebel Queen arrives, inches from death, with a note: “don’t let her die.” Taking the Queen’s punishment as her own, Kiva tries to stay alive through the Trial by Ordeal. Almost no one survives. But if Kiva can do it, she’ll win the Queen’s freedom - and her own.

This is easily the best fantasy book I’ve read in awhile. Well-paced, with characters you care about (even if they are in prison for killing a bunch of people). I’m hoping the rest of the series is this good.
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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: No

I don’t think I care enough to continue reading