No longer invested after the ending

To start, I wasn’t really a fan of the narration, Mot was particularly annoying (some attempt at a cockney British accent?) but luckily he doesn’t talk too often. I ultimately stuck with it because of the premise of the story interested me.

Whilst it had good story line overall, I do feel it dragged a bit at times and took me a while to get into it. There is the element of romance, action and unknowing that can get you sucked in, but for me, it didn’t quite hit the spot.

The reasoning I’m leaving this review is for the plot twist at the ending… What a huge disappointment. There is absolutely zero suggestion throughout the entire book of this twist, and whilst some might say that’s the point, it definitely felt like a tack on just to continue the plot. It was very confusing and did not seem to be considered at all. Everything we learnt and came to know of the main characters went straight down the drain for me. I was immediately no longer invested in the main characters as their entire demeanour was built on lies.

Despite this, it didn’t stop me from listening. I did enjoy listening to this audiobook and I wouldn’t say that it isn’t worth the read or listen. If you’re interested in action, romance and many plot twists then this series is definitely for you. As a one off for me, it’s fine, but I wouldn’t invest any time into the next books.

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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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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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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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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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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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lots of twists

it is a sweet story really and full of secrets....it's very much worth the read, the ending twist is very unexpected in my opinion, however previous reviews state otherwise. I didn't find it as predictable as other reviewers either, it is a very well thought out story TBF. I had to get the next book to see what happens next....as with Lynettes other series medoran chronicles which I've got the whole collection and love dearly. I feel this shall be another collection I adore. worth the read and worth the sequels.....excited to see what happens next!

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A great story

A great story well written and well read! I would recommend, immediately bought the next title to see where the adventure leads.

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The story it’s self and the reveals

The story was done so well and the characters are likeable, the nuggets of information and the genuine shock of the reveals made it a very good read for me

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Worth it for the last few sentences

I was recommended this book, for the most part I didn’t mind it, I liked the ending. I think I would have preferred to read the book as I found the narration difficult. I don’t usually speed up my listening but I did to 1.2 because the speed of the speach didn’t feel quite right - fast and slow in unusual places which might be down to how it’s written or it was directed? I’m intrigued enough to go on with the series but I need to think about for a while if I want to listen or read the remaining books.

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