kendranh 's review for:

The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
4.0
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: No

This is definitely a refreshing change from typical YA/NA fantasy novels. Lots of twists and turns, complex characters, and the unique setting of what is essentially a prison death camp.

Loved:
  • The unique setting of the story
  • Magic being tied to the different elements
  • The bond between Tipp and Kiva
  • The ethical boundary Kiva set for herself in how she cared for her patients
  • The twist at the end made me gasp 
  • The friendships with Naari and Mot

Meh
  • It was kind of obvious from the very start that Jaren was not your typical prisoner 
  • Related to that twist,
    it is very hard to be sympathetic to a royal character who apparently didn’t care about the literal death camp until it suddenly impacted him
  • Why would you introduce a cat and then not clarify the fate of said cat? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAT
  • I worry that we will get a totally different version of Kiva in the future books based on the final twist