Rape happens, though it isn’t graphic or on page. This is also a setting where the outside world is virtually unreachable and the authorities within the prison can do whatever they’d like without repercussions. There’s also many triggers we are in a jail setting where the population is at the whims of oppressive, domineering guards. The romance so far is very PG and palatable for young audiences, but the violence is more on the level of NA or Adult. I will note that The Prison Healer is a lot darker than much of the YA that I’ve read. The prison setting is unique and anxiety inducing, really playing into the feel that the author was going for. The characters jump off the page and demand your attention. Don’t get me wrong, The Prison Healer has those aspects that makes YA fantasy books so popular: a budding romance, magic, and beautiful characters. This isn’t a knock on the YA genre, it’s just that sometimes people seem to not put effort into making YA books unique because a general formula sells well for that genre. What a fun and thrilling ride! When I first started The Prison Healer, I figured it would be an enjoyable– but altogether forgettable– novel like a lot of the books I’ve read marketed towards Young Adults. 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.įrom bestselling author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J.
If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom. We are coming.” Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die.
#Magical names for prison trial#
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. 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.
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