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.

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Published Apr 13, 2021

421 pages

Average rating: 7.8

45 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Kierstencora
Oct 10, 2024
8/10 stars
When I finished this book I audibly gasped. WHAT!! Cliffhanger of all cliffhangers.
yenjii
Jan 25, 2024
2/10 stars
I don't understand the reviews. I struggled to get through this.

The characters...the main character was SO annoying and oblivious I was rolling my eyes so far back into my head. The male lead had potential but fell flat and left no lasting impression on me. The side characters though, now THEY were interesting. Shout out to Tipp and Mott for being MVPs and for Naari for staying aloof and cool though it all.

The writing was so repetitive I felt crazy, and so pointlessly descriptive I started skim reading.

And the plot was...so predictable, yet barely together. The way this book ended, and the character motivations and next steps of the plot...I just don't think I have it in me to finish this trilogy. I was not connected at any point to anything. Except maybe the princess and her girlfriend (one sentence in the whole book about this. It's not a spoiler).
sarasaysreaders
Apr 28, 2023
4/10 stars
4.5/5⭐️
Knight Reader📚✨
Jan 11, 2023
10/10 stars
First book of the year! Loved loved loved it!
Kylie Morris
Jan 11, 2023
10/10 stars
This series had me in an absolute chokehold. It’s got plot twists, betrayals, lovable characters, magic, and trials. I seriously could not put this book down.

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