The Prison Healer

“Lynette Noni is a masterful storyteller. A must-read for any fantasy lover!” — SARAH J. MAAS, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer.

When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals.

Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die. We are coming.” Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom.

But no one has ever survived.

With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva’s heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can’t escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.

From bestselling author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, and Sabaa Tahir.

Needed more POVs

3.5 stars

I liked this. I did. I did not love this. It took me most of the hook to figure out why, but I think I got it: there’s not enough POVs. It’s entirely from Keva’s perspective which got boring. I truly feel it would be beneficial for the reader to have more POVs. The view was just too limited with the one.

I will continue the series because I did enjoy it. It’s true YA imo, and I have enjoyed this return to the genre for me as my eldest is starting to read YA.

There is a twist at the end that will definitely hook readers. However, without going back am looking for clues, I feel it’s more bait-and-switch than true twist. Idk. Maybe not. But that’s how I felt a bit.

The narration is great. Jeanette Illidge did a great job differentiating each character.

Again. Overall enjoyed it. Hoping the next one adds more perspectives.

Good

Can see all the twists a mile away, and I felt like the MC was too smart to be so oblivious about a lot of things, but overall was worth the credit. Will probably listen again and will definitely purchase the sequel.

This book was absolutely mesmerizing!

Let me just say it...this author knows how to make us intimately familiar with her characters, and she knows how to write an ending! Even when I thought I had the plot figured out, like I could almost feel like the ending was somewhat predictable...BOOM...Lynette Noni hits us with a twist that I could never have seen coming! The most painful one was finding out I had to wait 5 months to read the sequel upon finishing The Prison Healer.This is an amazing book for anyone who enjoys exploring new worlds and making dear friendships with the characters that inhabit each one.

What an ending!!!

Wow, what a surprise ending, wasn't expecting that for sure. Very well crafted story and characters, can't wait for the next one to come.

content warning

sexual violence is mentioned several times, not graphic, and certainly not excused. Amazing plot.