The Prison Healer

"I have a lot of dreams. A lot of nightmares, too. Only time will tell which path my life will take."

I finished The Prison Healer last week and I loved it! The title summarizes the book pretty well: it's about a girl who is imprisoned and who works as a healer😁 Of course it's not just about her daily practices, but I don't want to spoil anything so I'm not going to tell you the ins and outs😉 The setting reminded me a bit of Kauf Prison from the Ember Quartet by Sabaa Tahir. I I liked how the story had a clear structure and even though it takes place in one location, it doesn't get boring at all!

I immediately started the second book of this series, The Gilded Cage. I haven't read much, but I have to say I'm not as enthusiastic about it as I was with the first one😕 There are some loose ends that aren't tied up properly. Because I've only read 60 pages, I thought it would be fun to make a few predictions and see how it goes! Be warned, these predictions are not spoiler-free!

1. Kavi is not going to do anything about the terrible state the prison was in when she left, or the crimes of the warden and guards. In the second chapter she basically says: "though luck, I have more important things to do". Bad Kavi🤨

2. Torell and Naavi are going to fall in love, bonding over their fondness for weapons and righteousness😏

3. At the end of the book, Kavi will have to choose between her family (who abandoned her, to be honest) and her boyfriend the royal Avatar💦🪨🔥🌬️ They are going to make an end to the battle of power that's been going on for centuries. Or she's going to end him, and then I'm completely wrong😂

We'll see how well I predicted this story! Stay tuned for the review😎