Sooo boring

This book was such a struggle to finish, not only because the narrator has a very slow, monotone voice which makes all the characters sound the same, but also because the story telling takes an age to go anywhere. The ending just annoyed me, I can't really explain why without spoilers. Certain parts were really repetitive and were dwelled on too long.

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loved this book!

The story was AMAZING I was hooked right away and started the next book as soon as this one finished!
the performance was a bit odd and sounded a bit robotic but i upped my speed from 1.5x to 1.7x and it was fine then :)

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Phenomenal YA FANTASY

Loved everything about this book from start to finish! Great narration and I’m jumping straight to book 2!

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Addictive YA

I normally love my books with a dash of spice but when YA books can grab my attention like this one did I don’t miss it. I am hooked. So intriguing with a different plot and intriguing characters. I predicted the twists but that doesn’t bother me as I think they were meant to be fairly obvious. Definitely will listen to the next one soon

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It’s ok, a bit trite, a bit tedious at times

There are going to be obvious comparisons with ACOTAR with this book and maybe I need to stop reading this genre because the tropes and lack of subtlety annoy me, but there’s still enough to keep you going with this story. The voice of one character is exceptionally annoying and I spent the whole book cruelly wishing they would die. The reveals that occur through the book make previous plot lines a bit pointless and nonsensical in my opinion. I love a good twist/surprise etc but only when it makes sense and you can go back and tally something that seemed irrelevant to actually being something critical, but that’s not what really happens here.
Having said that, it’s a fast paced romp that has enough action to keep it interesting and I suspect people who adore ACOTAR will be equally enamoured with The Prison Healer.

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Too trashy for me

I really enjoy a good trashy YA book but this one was so incredibly boring, cliché and in places too cringey to even listen to. The writing feels really simplistic in places and is wildly repetitive.
The narrator is a terrible voice actor so all the characters sounded comical and cartoonish, especially the voice for one of the main antagonists.
I think the worst part was the love interest though, everything about their relationship felt like a budget, prison Twilight.

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A good YA story

A really decent YA book.

Always love a story where the main character is a healer, the amount of books I’ve read of this premise and yet, I don’t get bored. Think it’s because I like to convince myself that I would be a good healer in a fantasy world when, in reality, I actually would be terrible (I would forgot what plants are safe and which ones are harmful.)

I liked the plot of being in a prison and having to survive that and then having to get through these elemental trails where the person is meant to die.

The ending actually made me squeak out loud, as I totally didn’t see that coming. Some of the twists I saw coming but not all.

Looking forward to reading (or rather listening) to the next book.



<spoiler> So obviously Jaren is the love interest but I was quite gutted that Kiva didn’t fancy Naari, I thought they would make a great couple and the chemistry seemed stronger. </spoiler>

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Amazing - Hunger Games move over!

I loved this story, so much so that I downloaded book 2 and listened to it straight away. I've just downloaded book 3 and I can't wait to listen. I can really struggle to get into books. I LOVED the Hunger Games trilogy, so much so that I wish I still had them to read. The Prison Healer holds the same wish, I want to experience it for the first time again! It follows the Hunger Games slightly at the beginning, but then goes off on its own completely. The twists are fantastic. If you enjoyed the Hunger Games then give this a go. Same level of action/intrigue with new exciting characters.

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Wow!!

I loved this book and all the characters in it. And what a twist at the end. Wasn’t expecting that! Not sure I’m happy about the lie and what’s really going on but guess it will be explained in the second book.

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Interesting first book.

Good story, good universe around it. Plot "twists" easily guessed, still enjoyable. Too many repetitions, otherwise okay to follow.

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