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The Blood Traitor

The Blood Traitor

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  • Author：Lynette Noni
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Summary

She'd failed them。 All of them。 And now she was paying the price。

Kiva thought she knew what she wanted--revenge。 But feelings change， people change 。 。 。 everything has changed。

After what happened at the palace， Kiva is desperate to know if her friends and family are safe， and whether those she wronged can ever forgive her。 But with the kingdoms closer to the brink of war than they've ever been， and Kiva far away from the conflict， more is at stake than her own broken heart。

A fresh start will mean a perilous quest， forcing mortal enemies and uneasy allies together in a race against the clock to save not just Evalon， but all of Wenderall。 With her loyalties now set， Kiva can no longer just survive--she must fight for what she believes in。 For who she believes in。 But with danger coming from every side， and the lives of everyone she loves at risk， does she have what it takes to stand， or will she fall？

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Reviews

Cathy Eades ，

I know we shouldn't judge books by their cover， but once again a fantastic job on the cover。 This is the third installment of the prison healer trilogy and by now everything has been out in place。 Book 2 ended on such a cliffhanger and this book doves straight back in。 Cresta makes a reappearance and develops most throughout the story。 Kiva isn't actually in prison for long and I suppose the whole leaving prison seems a little dull。 I'm pretty certain given some of the nasty elements of life in I know we shouldn't judge books by their cover， but once again a fantastic job on the cover。 This is the third installment of the prison healer trilogy and by now everything has been out in place。 Book 2 ended on such a cliffhanger and this book doves straight back in。 Cresta makes a reappearance and develops most throughout the story。 Kiva isn't actually in prison for long and I suppose the whole leaving prison seems a little dull。 I'm pretty certain given some of the nasty elements of life in Zalindov which were explored in book 1， that Kiva would have fallen victim to the guards a lot sooner。 Either way， there are some nice twists and turns， I did guess the trade off thing but the introduction of Ashlyn was a pleasant surprise。 The pace has always been a little slower than I'd have liked， it is consistent with all three books， but there is enough going on to keep you interested。 There is still a love element and as with the trials by ordeal， I think the ring adventure could have been more dramatic。 The characters are still very likeable though and the author knows how to build a villain。 Overall a pleasing trilogy。 。。。more

Julie （Bookish。Intoxication） ，

Writing this review with no spoilers was one of the hardest things to do， so much happens within this book！ But I made it， and this review is 100% Spoiler free！The Blood Traitor picks up， devastatingly where The Gilded Cage ended。 Breaking readers hearts all over again with a haunting prologue and then the reminder of where Kiva ended up。From the first page， Noni throws us back into her action packed world， not a word written that isn't important to the tale。 Unlikely friendships seem to be an o Writing this review with no spoilers was one of the hardest things to do， so much happens within this book！ But I made it， and this review is 100% Spoiler free！The Blood Traitor picks up， devastatingly where The Gilded Cage ended。 Breaking readers hearts all over again with a haunting prologue and then the reminder of where Kiva ended up。From the first page， Noni throws us back into her action packed world， not a word written that isn't important to the tale。 Unlikely friendships seem to be an overarching element to this novel， I adore the new friendships being developed within the pages。 Characters who were once enemies， having their pasts and motives laid out， shows that just because you were once enemies， that doesn't stop you from moving past issues and forming a wonderful friendship。Noni keeps readers on the edge of their seats with this conclusion to an amazing trilogy。 The action， emotional turmoil and plot twists are never ending， just when you're feeling secure there is something or someone to get the plot picking up pace and changing direction。The Blood Traitor is everything a reader could want in a concluding novel。 It is action packed， fast paced， heartwarming and utterly devastating。 It is bitter-sweet to be finished with the world of Kiva， but I adore the ending for them and the promise that was made at the end。 Thank you so much to Penguin for sending me a review copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more

Tilly ，

5 Stars Wow。I have no words。Lynette Noni has consistently blown my socks off and made The Prison Healer one of my all time favourite series！ I have loved every single second and I am so incredibly happy with how insanely good this final installment is but also heartbroken that it has come to an end！I am not giving away ANYTHING in this review。 Just know that I loved every word and that somehow the worldbuilding， magic， storyline and characters get EVEN BETTER。 Which I didn't think was possible。 5 Stars Wow。I have no words。Lynette Noni has consistently blown my socks off and made The Prison Healer one of my all time favourite series！ I have loved every single second and I am so incredibly happy with how insanely good this final installment is but also heartbroken that it has come to an end！I am not giving away ANYTHING in this review。 Just know that I loved every word and that somehow the worldbuilding， magic， storyline and characters get EVEN BETTER。 Which I didn't think was possible。 These characters have my whole heart。 Kiva is such a brave and caring young woman and her journey through this series but especially this book had me in tears and I rarely cry with books！ I adore her！ Jaren has half my heart because it is equally shared with Caldon who possibly may even get the slightly larger half。 He is JUST SO FUNNY！ Also if I could give any character ever a hug it would be Tipp！ This book has many more new characters and more of some lesser used characters which I LOVED。 Lynette Noni's writing is as brilliant as ever and the twists and turns had me feeling dizzy， especially two HUGE plot twists that I did NOT see coming！！！Basically。 READ THIS SERIES。 You will not regret it。 And to Lynette Noni - Thank you！ And please can we now have an Eidran spin off as I feel this mysterious man REALLY deserves his own books！Phew。 What a series！Please note that I was gifted this ebook in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Hannah ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton， Netgalley and Lynette Noni for the amazing oppertunity to read the E-ARC。 I have no idea where to even begin。。。 The Blood Traitor begins exactly where The Gilded Cage ends and in an unlikely turn of events Cresta （who we meet in The Prison Healer） becomes one of my all time favourite characters。 When I was reading scenes about Jaren and Kiva my heart hurt， I had chest pains from so many emotions。 I laughed， I cried and I loved all throughout their reunions and th Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton， Netgalley and Lynette Noni for the amazing oppertunity to read the E-ARC。 I have no idea where to even begin。。。 The Blood Traitor begins exactly where The Gilded Cage ends and in an unlikely turn of events Cresta （who we meet in The Prison Healer） becomes one of my all time favourite characters。 When I was reading scenes about Jaren and Kiva my heart hurt， I had chest pains from so many emotions。 I laughed， I cried and I loved all throughout their reunions and their hostilities。 I dare anyone to find two characters who belong together more than these two。 Caldon。。。 Will you just be a real person please？ I think everyone deserves to have their own Caldon in their lives。 And yes， I spent far too long crying at a certain scene。 Lynette Noni， what did you do to me？I thought the twists and turns throughout the first two books would have prepared me but nope I didn't see half of what happened coming and it hit me like a freight train。I loved the world building， the character development （both old and new characters） and also the pure emotion that this book invoked。 Overall， The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni is a 5 star read from me。 This trilogy is definitely in my top 3 favourite book series。I urge everyone who loves compelling YA Fantasy with an amazing storyline to read this trilogy！ 。。。more

Caro Richard ，

Back with Kiva and after the events of The Gilded Cage， I wondered where this book was going to take us。。。。。。 Firstly， I have to get this off my chest: There was a quest！ A quest！ An absolutely perfect quest！ Now let's get back to it！ 'She was on her own， just the way it should be。 She’d earned that， the suffering， the pain。' Oh and Kiva did suffer but found a couple of unexpected allies！ And I couldn't be happier！ I can't really say anything without spoiling so the plot is totally off limits he Back with Kiva and after the events of The Gilded Cage， I wondered where this book was going to take us。。。。。。 Firstly， I have to get this off my chest: There was a quest！ A quest！ An absolutely perfect quest！ Now let's get back to it！ 'She was on her own， just the way it should be。 She’d earned that， the suffering， the pain。' Oh and Kiva did suffer but found a couple of unexpected allies！ And I couldn't be happier！ I can't really say anything without spoiling so the plot is totally off limits here but know this， you won't be disappointed！ Kiva， Jaren， Caldon， Tipp and co stole my heart over and over again。 Honestly I adored every character in this series （apart from the baddies！） and there's not many series you can say that about！ This was superb！ Just like the first 2 books， this was top notch， there's not a thing I didn't enjoy！It was everything I wanted， action， drama，shocks， revelations where my jaw dropped， heartbreak， heart warming moments and all tied up in a neat little bow。 Fabulous conclusion！ 'Now， we dream。' 。。。more

Esmiralda ，

5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the e-arc for an honest opinion。Please take in mind it’s my opinion， and everyone is allowed to have one。 How to explain how much I’ve loved this whole serie？ This book pulled me out of a YA Fantasy slump， from beginning till the end it had me hooked。 I like how such an easy， fun and fast read this was。Honestly when you’re going to read it get tissues ready， I’ve cried a couple times。 It was literally a rollercoaster of emotions， there was 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Thank you Netgalley and publisher for the e-arc for an honest opinion。Please take in mind it’s my opinion， and everyone is allowed to have one。 How to explain how much I’ve loved this whole serie？ This book pulled me out of a YA Fantasy slump， from beginning till the end it had me hooked。 I like how such an easy， fun and fast read this was。Honestly when you’re going to read it get tissues ready， I’ve cried a couple times。 It was literally a rollercoaster of emotions， there was sadness but there was also fun。 I’m so glad to see that some people got the redemption they deserve like Cresta， bloody loved her character in this book！ Hope we get to see more of her。 Also the other characters were so great all of them were so well written。 And not to mention the whole plot？ I didn’t see that coming。10/10 Would recommend this to everyone！ 。。。more

Danique van Dijk ，

Thank you so much NetGalley for providing me with an early copy of this book， special thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and Lynette Noni。 All opinions are my own。 “Now， we dream。” 💍 The story💍Back in Zalindov， Kiva has to battle against her own demons。 However， she’s saved by someone that she didn’t expect， and her life takes another turn。Although I took quite some time with reading the Gilded Cage， I finished this book in a day。 I read the entire day because I just couldn’t put it down。 Thank you so much NetGalley for providing me with an early copy of this book， special thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and Lynette Noni。 All opinions are my own。 “Now， we dream。” 💍 The story💍Back in Zalindov， Kiva has to battle against her own demons。 However， she’s saved by someone that she didn’t expect， and her life takes another turn。Although I took quite some time with reading the Gilded Cage， I finished this book in a day。 I read the entire day because I just couldn’t put it down。 The story was heart-breaking at first， seeing Kiva back in Zalindov and battling the Angeldust from the last book。 Some twists at the beginning of this book were very surprising， but all the twists at the end were obvious to me。 I don’t want to get into it， because I don’t want to put in any spoilers in an ARC review， but the revelations about the characters were all very obvious to me。 However， I feel like nothing can surprise me like the first book， so I don’t mind this too much。 I still think it was written amazingly， and I wouldn’t change a thing。 "I can't change the past。 But I can still be annoyed by it。" I honestly feel like I can summarize this entire book by describing characters interrupting each other because holy shit， did that happen often。 Can they just let one another speak please， lmao。 For some reason， I kept being reminded of the Ash Princess series。 I’m not completely sure why， maybe because of similar struggles between the main love interests and similar tunnels etc。？ I’m not sure， I just kept thinking about it。 I adored reading about the different countries and places during their search， all the kings and queens were such unique characters with such unique countries， and I cannot stress enough how much I loved everything that happened in this book。 I teared up way too many times in this book， I’m serious。 I just want to point out one thing。 During the Midnight Market scene， （view spoiler）[ when Zofia told Kiva to kiss Jaren， she didn’t specify exactly what the kiss was。 I mean， she could’ve just given him a peck on the cheek， because that’s a kiss too。 Why would you not choose that then？ （hide spoiler）] Maybe specify it next time， love？ Also， what was in the bloody jar with something pale floating in it？！ I need to know。 Furthermore， I have to point out that I didn’t really like the way it ended; I know it was the best solution， but I always hate when that happens to the main character。 I don’t want to put in a spoiler of such a big thing， so I’m just going to leave it at that。 Lastly， it does feel a bit weird that we didn’t see or hear about any anomalies in the last books， and now we see so many。 I don’t know， it just felt a bit odd to me， and I would’ve liked to learn more about them。 💍 The characters💍🌿Kiva🌿Kiva was such a realistic character in this one。 Her hurt over everything that had happened was portrayed so well， I loved it。 I feel like she’s still very strong， especially in the way she stood up to certain characters that were introduced。 Her relationship with each and every one of the characters might be strained， but she’s doing everything she can to get back on their good side。 The way she kept pushing Jaren away was hard to see， but also realistic and necessary in my opinion。 I loved that we finally got to see some more of her magic， and I just feel like she was such a good character overall。👑Jaren👑I felt so heartbroken for Jaren in the last book。 I completely understood his reaction in this book， but it still hurt。 It was interesting to read about their relationship again， and I enjoyed it a lot。 He’s still a cute cinnamon roll， even when he’s trying not to be。 Sorry man， can’t change my mind。 I just love him and his family too much。⛏️🍃Side characters⚔️🧁Besides the crew that we already know and love， some new and old characters were introduced that I absolutely adored。 I’m pretty sure I hated Cresta in the first book， but I loved her so much in this one。 She gave me real Geraldine from Zodiac Academy vibes; she was crazy but so funny。 I also adored Ashlyn， and I’m glad we finally got to meet her。 She was so strong， and I loved to see the relationship between her and Caldon develop。 Some ships that I made in the last book disappeared， and some new ones appeared; I don’t want to spoil anything so I’m not going to say between who， but I adored all of the new ships。 The chemistry between all of the characters was even better than in the last one and made me laugh quite often。 I loved reading about all of them together， and we got some amazingly good scenes。 I still adored Caldon and every interaction that he had with Kiva。 Torell was still great too， Zuleeka still majorly sucked， and Naari and Tipp were still their lovely selves。 All in all， such a great crew; the chemistry was so great， and they all cracked me up so much。💍 Overall conclusion💍All in all， this series has become one of my favourites of all time。 Thank you FairyLoot for introducing me to Lynette Noni， such a good writer。 Although I saw all of the plot twists coming this time around， I still loved it。 I read the entire thing in one day， I’m honestly not sure why I was so freaking excited throughout the entire book， and why I kept giggling and making sounds like a crazy person。 I had to physically stop myself from jumping ahead on the page because I was so excited that I read so fast that my eyes couldn’t keep up lmao。 I loved most of the ending， but for one part， and I’m so happy with how it all turned out。 I teared up way too many times and slapped my keyboard way too many times can you buy me a new laptop please Noni。 What a great last book in a great series。 I can’t believe it’s over。 4。5 stars ["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more

Chloe Louise ，

Thank you to Hodder and Stoughton and NetGalley for providing me with an E-ARC in exchange for my honest review！ This is the final instalment in the "The Prison Healer" trilogy and oh my god， I still need more。 I absolutely loved this。 There isn't one thing I didn't like。 The conflict in the book is amazing and kept me on the edge on my seat the whole time。 Caldon is amazing as ever and Kiva is as strong as ever。 The character development we get in this book is sooo good。 Cresta is such a kick Thank you to Hodder and Stoughton and NetGalley for providing me with an E-ARC in exchange for my honest review！ This is the final instalment in the "The Prison Healer" trilogy and oh my god， I still need more。 I absolutely loved this。 There isn't one thing I didn't like。 The conflict in the book is amazing and kept me on the edge on my seat the whole time。 Caldon is amazing as ever and Kiva is as strong as ever。 The character development we get in this book is sooo good。 Cresta is such a kick-ass in this book， I loved her so much。 My heart broke for Jaren through this book， I just want to squeeze him in a tight hug。 Same goes for Tipp。 This book wrapped up the series quite nicely。 It didn't end the way I wanted it to end but I loved the ending none-the-less。 It was such a sweet ending and it still made me want more！ I'd love a spin-off series/book to this trilogy。 It'd be amazing！ 。。。more

Surbhi Das ，

This trilogy is quite enjoyable in a broader sense。 However， what started with a harsh prison setting and a survival story slowly disintegrated into a squabble between kingdoms， rebel movements and a story of magical prince and princesses vying for the right to rule。 However， unless this is the first YA fantasy you are reading， not a lot of what happens will come as a surprise。Mild Spoilers ahead！Coming to this finale， I definitely liked this one better than the 2nd book。 The writing and magic s This trilogy is quite enjoyable in a broader sense。 However， what started with a harsh prison setting and a survival story slowly disintegrated into a squabble between kingdoms， rebel movements and a story of magical prince and princesses vying for the right to rule。 However， unless this is the first YA fantasy you are reading， not a lot of what happens will come as a surprise。Mild Spoilers ahead！Coming to this finale， I definitely liked this one better than the 2nd book。 The writing and magic system is easy to follow。 There's an important quest central to the plot which was enjoyable to read。 And， because the said quest required that the characters travel to different countries， we did get a decent amount of world-building in this one as compared to the previous two books。Plus， this book has a huge ensemble cast of characters travelling together while dealing and juggling with their varied relationship dynamics， which was definitely interesting to read。 Some of the relationship development was done better than others。 Kiva and Caldon are already great friends and their chemistry is palpable in this book as well but I also truly liked the friendship that developed between Kiva and Cresta。 I liked the romance resolution in this one。 It was again slow burn and the author took her time getting the main couple， Kiva and Jaren back together。 But， unlike the previous book， I could actually feel the tension between our love birds as there was a lot to unpack between them and I really liked how everything turned out for them at the end。Moving onto some of the not so good stuff。 Literally， every other character is a secret royal in hiding and it was so predictable that one of the biggest reveal about a characters identity came across as extremely lack lustre。 The author did attempt at creating a diverse cast but everyone ended up in a hetro relationship even though she hinted at a possible m/m relationship in the previous book for two major side characters。 Like mentioned previously， some of these relationships weren't developed properly and frankly they were completely unnecessary because I couldn't care less。Let's talk about Kiva。 I have been pretty nuetral on her throughout the series with this book being no different。 This girl has suffered a lot of trauma， like the first few chapters of this book is pretty dark and I feel for her， I truly do。 However， it also felt that this was one of those circumstances were the author kept putting her character through hell and back just for the sake of developing her character or just because every other character could feel sympathy towards her。 It was also off putting how her trauma was shared with rest of the characters。 Kiva being high and spilling her guts out about how much she has suffered while all the characters are "oh poor Kiva， look how she has suffered， surely she should be forgiven now"。 It was callous and done in poor taste。 Jaren is still a very nice human being if a bit angry and indecisive at times about his feelings for Kiva but I honestly thought that some moping did him good。There's a new villian in this book and while vague mentions were made of him in the past I had expected that the main conflict would still remain with Zuleeka's rebel forces。 But， Zuleeka is barely in the story and at about 92% when she does decide to make an appearance， the fight between Kiva and Zuleeka， which the author was building throughout this book got over within 1 or 2 chapters。 It could have been one hell of a fight but it failed in its execution because our characters were busy fighting the other big bad while Zuleeka was reduced to a mere after thought。The ending did manage to tie up the various plot threads together and was as predictable and sappy as I had expected but I'd still say this was an overall enjoyable trilogy to read。 Especially， for those who are new to or in general enjoy the tropes of a typical YA fantasy。 ARC provided by publishers via Netgalley！ 。。。more

Jessica B ，

The fantastic conclusion to a wonderful series。Lynette Noni honestly absolutely smashed it with The Blood Traitor。 This was the ending this series deserved， and so much better than I could have ever expected。 I finished a week ago and it has taken me this many days to be able to put words down – I cannot express just how AMAZING this book is。Once again， the character development is phenomenal。 The dynamic between certain characters and larger groups of characters is something we’ve never seen do The fantastic conclusion to a wonderful series。Lynette Noni honestly absolutely smashed it with The Blood Traitor。 This was the ending this series deserved， and so much better than I could have ever expected。 I finished a week ago and it has taken me this many days to be able to put words down – I cannot express just how AMAZING this book is。Once again， the character development is phenomenal。 The dynamic between certain characters and larger groups of characters is something we’ve never seen done in this series， and the introduction of new and old faces is handled really well。 There’s just something so special about Noni’s writing – she compels the reader into becoming attached to characters so unexpectedly yet so organically。 The stakes are raised in this book – BIG TIME。 With the introduction of a quest trope that has so many twists and turns I was left completely incapable of walking away from the book。 I binged it in a single night。 It was so gripping and addictive， and had my heart racing at times。Now I don’t often like to include spoiler content in my reviews， but I will just say that another beautiful addition to this story was Kiva’s mental health， and the dark turn that it had taken。 Her determination and strength were shown in such dark times， and it was written so well。 My heart broke for her。 I shed tears。 I was gutted。 But then… I got to see her come out on the other side of it so much stronger and it just hit me so hard how important it is to go through the ups and downs that life throws at us so we can come out of it as more resilient beings。 Absolutely loved it。 This YA series is one of my all time favourites and I cannot wait to see what else Lynette Noni has up her sleeve。 She is an auto-buy author for me， and I recommend her to anyone。A massive thank you to my friends at Penguin Teen Australia for sending me an early review copy！ 。。。more

Kate ，

So I was surprised by the ending of the first and second books which never happens to me， so I went into this one determined to guess the ending which I thought I'd done。。。I didn't I was close but still caught out。 I will say one part broke my fucking heart， I very nearly yeated my kindle luckily I carried on。Now we dream。 So I was surprised by the ending of the first and second books which never happens to me， so I went into this one determined to guess the ending which I thought I'd done。。。I didn't I was close but still caught out。 I will say one part broke my fucking heart， I very nearly yeated my kindle luckily I carried on。Now we dream。 。。。more

Anne Weaver ，

Excellent

Maya ，

📖Review: The Blood Traitor📖By: Lynette NoniGenre: YA fantasyRating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ / 5Publishing date: 31st of May 2022Provided by: Penguin Random House Australia[TW: war， violence， abusive relationships and domestic violence， drug addiction and withdrawl， imprisonment， death of a loved one （parent and sibling）]（Contains spoilers for the Prison Healer and the Gilded Cage）🟢 What I liked:↪️  Characters: the further development of every single character was amazing。 I rarely love and hate characters 📖Review: The Blood Traitor📖By: Lynette NoniGenre: YA fantasyRating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ / 5Publishing date: 31st of May 2022Provided by: Penguin Random House Australia[TW: war， violence， abusive relationships and domestic violence， drug addiction and withdrawl， imprisonment， death of a loved one （parent and sibling）]（Contains spoilers for the Prison Healer and the Gilded Cage）🟢 What I liked:↪️  Characters: the further development of every single character was amazing。 I rarely love and hate characters as intensely as they were written to feel extremely geniune and real （I am mad that Kiva， Jaren and Tipp are not real。 Very mad）↪️  Plot: how does every book get better and better？？？ The Gilded Cage was filled with layers upon layers of clever plots and subplots， and the Blood Traitor only added to this。 It didn’t feel overwhelming at all as Lynette was able to reveal it so perfectly so that I kept needing to know ever more ↪️  Literally everything else: I know this isn’t very specific so is kind of a useless review but it’s trueeeee！！！ I love this book， this series， Lynette Noni 。。。 This will definitely be a series that I read over and over again （is it weird to say it will be a comfort read even though it’s so dark？）🔴 What I didn’t like:↪️  That the series is over 😭😭 Please can somebody advise how I am meant to continue without more Kiva and Jaren in my life 。。。🟡 I recommend the series to:↪️  Fantasy lovers！ This is honestly one of the best fantasy series I have read 。。。more

meg ，

thank u to netgalley for this arc！！ listen for someone who absolutely ADORES this trilogy i cant give it 5 stars because this ending just destroyed me？？ like i’m happy but i need MORE 😭 i really wish we got to see more relationship development idk maybe i’m just a sucker for romance in fantasy。 however！！ the plot？？ the magic system？？ CRESTA？？？ absolutely impeccable。 such a fun book

Dannielle Pearce ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wow。 What a book。 What a series。 I think this is up there with one of the best series I’ve ever read。 Every single book has hit the mark & this one isn’t an exception。 Apart from Sarah J Maas， I don’t know another YA author that writes the side characters so well。 I find in a lot of books where the author tries including more and more characters， you end up forgetting about them or just not caring about them at all。 I knew from the second book that Lynette didn’t have this problem， but she prove Wow。 What a book。 What a series。 I think this is up there with one of the best series I’ve ever read。 Every single book has hit the mark & this one isn’t an exception。 Apart from Sarah J Maas， I don’t know another YA author that writes the side characters so well。 I find in a lot of books where the author tries including more and more characters， you end up forgetting about them or just not caring about them at all。 I knew from the second book that Lynette didn’t have this problem， but she proves it again in this book。 We have a few new characters joining the gang and one in particular （maybe 2 actually） I found myself rooting for SO HARD。 Caldon though will always be my number 1。 One of my favourite characters EVER。 We have a quest in this last instalment （YAYYY） and thinking back to it now I’m writing this review， I’m shocked Lynette managed to include so much without the book being 700 plus pages。 We travel to multiple new places all bringing something different。 We have intense arena fights， a marketplace full of strange things， and a small side quest in one of the last locations （my favourite）。 It’s paced extremely well。 The only thing I think some people might complain about is the situation with Jaren （don’t want to spoil） takes a long time to happen， but in my opinion it’s placed perfectly。 By the time we get there so much has happened & it’s truly emotional。 The scene in the dessert between Kiva & Jaren had me full on ugly crying， aswell as Kiva on angeldust。 That had me crying with laughter to crying in pain very quickly。 Also， just want to add that Lynette is the queen of plot twists。 I didn’t see this one coming at all。 At。 All。 I’m so sad it’s the end of the trilogy， but equally so happy that I found it and it will forever be up there as one of my favourite ever YA fantasy series。 You know a book is good when you keep thinking about it and I haven’t been able to get this out of my head。 Anything Lynette writes is now an auto buy and if anyone is reading this who hasn’t started the trilogy or wondering if this book will live up to first 2， I can confidently say you won’t be dissapointed。 Thankyou so much to NetGalley & Hodder & Stoughton for the e-arc。 。。。more

Emma G ，

After where The Guilded Cage left of I could not wait to start The Blood Traitor and thankfully it picked up at the same place it left。 I don't know if it was from having such high expectations， but I am left feeling a bit disappointed now that I've finished。 I found that parts of the story was really rushed， and that depth and understanding of the world Kiva et al occupied， just wasn't there。 There was moments of genuine rawness， and some of the character development was amazing， Cresta now bei After where The Guilded Cage left of I could not wait to start The Blood Traitor and thankfully it picked up at the same place it left。 I don't know if it was from having such high expectations， but I am left feeling a bit disappointed now that I've finished。 I found that parts of the story was really rushed， and that depth and understanding of the world Kiva et al occupied， just wasn't there。 There was moments of genuine rawness， and some of the character development was amazing， Cresta now being a firm favorite。 I did enjoy the storyline， and it will be something I reread but think that will be more because of the strength of the first two books 。。。more

julie 🌻 ，

This was such an amazing conclusion to an amazing trilogy。 I loved this story right from the start and honestly it didn't disappoint。 The development of the characters was so well done I loved them all so much。 I loved to know more about Cresta， she's iconic。 And obviously the relationship between Jaren and Kiva was chef's kiss， the yearning， the tension， the love YES PLEASE。 This was such an amazing conclusion to an amazing trilogy。 I loved this story right from the start and honestly it didn't disappoint。 The development of the characters was so well done I loved them all so much。 I loved to know more about Cresta， she's iconic。 And obviously the relationship between Jaren and Kiva was chef's kiss， the yearning， the tension， the love YES PLEASE。 。。。more

Fordith ，

This was one of my most anticipated reads for 2022 after the cliffhanger ending of The Gilded Cage so I couldn’t tell you how excited I was to get an ARC copy！I dove in headfirst and finished the book in a day， I was that engrossed that all other distractions were ignored！In this book we meet up with all of our old friends as well as a couple of new characters thrown in。 This makes the ‘quest’ group quite big and there is chance for all the main characters to interact with each other。 Now I will This was one of my most anticipated reads for 2022 after the cliffhanger ending of The Gilded Cage so I couldn’t tell you how excited I was to get an ARC copy！I dove in headfirst and finished the book in a day， I was that engrossed that all other distractions were ignored！In this book we meet up with all of our old friends as well as a couple of new characters thrown in。 This makes the ‘quest’ group quite big and there is chance for all the main characters to interact with each other。 Now I will be honest 75% of this book is moping and I am not here for it。 But having said that it is nice for a character to have to deal with consequences but I felt it slowed down the pace of the book。 There is a quest in the story but it is very much over shadowed by the moping and angst。 So much angst。 Sometimes I forget that YA is so angst！A drawback for me is that a lot of Kiva’s story is told by other people to other people and we watch on like they do， I feel it was more telling and not showing。I also thought with a book with two villains in we would get more hardships with them involved but that doesn’t really happen。But I am not all moans， I did enjoy my book binge and the story ended well， the world building was great as we saw a lot of new kingdoms albeit briefly。 Some of the twists were predictable but hey that’s YA！ I will definitely find myself rereading this trilogy in future and that’s what you want in a series。Thank you to Netgalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC。 。。。more

Ioana Soare thesunbooks ，

I have NO WORDS。 This book deserves all the stars in the world。 It was so amazing， I had high hopes for it and it did not disappoint。 Lynette Noni has managed to break my heart again and again， and then mend it and then break it again。 I don't even know what to say about this book， just that I loved it with all my heart and it's such a perfect ending for a beautiful series。 I'm going to miss these characters so much， I've grown to love and appreciate them， even those I hated at first。 The Prison I have NO WORDS。 This book deserves all the stars in the world。 It was so amazing， I had high hopes for it and it did not disappoint。 Lynette Noni has managed to break my heart again and again， and then mend it and then break it again。 I don't even know what to say about this book， just that I loved it with all my heart and it's such a perfect ending for a beautiful series。 I'm going to miss these characters so much， I've grown to love and appreciate them， even those I hated at first。 The Prison Healer is now one of my favorite fantasy series and I will neevr stop talking about it。 EVERYONE needs to read this series！！！ 。。。more

Megan ，

Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Kiva thought she knew what she wanted—revenge。 But feelings change， people change。。。 everything has changed。 After what happened at the palace， Kiva is desperate to know if her friends and family are safe， and whether those she wronged can ever forgive her。 But with the kingdoms closer to the brink of war than they’ve ever been， and Kiva far away from the conflict， more is at stake t Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Kiva thought she knew what she wanted—revenge。 But feelings change， people change。。。 everything has changed。 After what happened at the palace， Kiva is desperate to know if her friends and family are safe， and whether those she wronged can ever forgive her。 But with the kingdoms closer to the brink of war than they’ve ever been， and Kiva far away from the conflict， more is at stake than her own broken heart。 A fresh start will mean a perilous quest， forcing mortal enemies and uneasy allies together in a race against the clock to save not just Evalon， but all of Wenderall。 With her loyalties now set， Kiva can no longer just survive—she must fight for what she believes in。 For who she believes in。 But with danger coming from every side， and the lives of everyone she loves at risk， does she have what it takes to stand， or will she fall？Poor Kiva really goes through it in this book。 But I can certainly say I deeply admire her courage。 Her vulnerabilities made her stronger and she embraced them over the course of the book， allowing them to become her strengths。 She faced many challenges but despite the lows， and the absolute rock bottoms， she continued on - trusting herself and those around her to keep going， to keep moving forward。 I could relate to some of the darker moments Kiva went through which endeared her further to me。 She’s definitely a favourite character of mine。 I must admit that Jaren annoyed me for a lot of this book。 Sure he was going through a lot - particularly with what happened at the end of the previous book - but did he need to be such an ass about it？ Hell no！ I forgave him a little bit since he was dealing with something monumental and I’ve always liked him in the previous books but oof。 It was certainly an experience to see him behave so differently to the prince we know。 Caldon never ceases to impress， annoy and endear me。 He doesn’t lose his sunny disposition despite everything thrown in his， and the group’s， direction。 I definitely would mind such a delightfully sarcastic and wildly protective friend in my life！Cresta was an unexpected but delightful addition to our motley crew！ It was fun getting to see a different side to her hard exterior and watch her let loose with everyone。 Her support of Kiva was incredibly touching and I almost wish we got to see even more of it！Of course I can’t forget to mention Tipp and Naari as well！ Absolutely brilliant characters that have my heart。 I need more and more of them please！All I can say is WOW。 What。 A。 Book。 I don’t think I could have asked for a better conclusion to this trilogy。 I have been obsessed with the books from the beginning and I am thrilled that this one didn’t disappoint！ We get an epic quest。 Familiar characters become favourite characters。 I JUST LOVE IT。 I feel I don’t have the words to describe just how much I enjoyed this book。 The ending， I must say， was absolute perfection。 I laughed， I cried。 There’s no better way to read a book than become so immersed that you scarcely notice time passing as you go on an epic journey with the characters - and that’s exactly what this book （and this series） delivered。 Overall， The Blood Traitor is an exquisite end to a series I truly love and adore！⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5Thank you again to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for an advanced copy of this book。 。。。more

Svea ，

Oh how excited I was to read this book！ "The Blood Traitor" is the third book in Lynette Noni's Prison Healer series， and I very much loved the first and second book。 They were highlights of the ya fantasy genre in 2021 for me， and I just loved the world and the characters。 So obviously， my expectations were high for this final chapter in Kiva's story - and maybe they were too high after all。 Maybe they're the reason this might turn out to be on my list of most disappointing reads this year。Now， Oh how excited I was to read this book！ "The Blood Traitor" is the third book in Lynette Noni's Prison Healer series， and I very much loved the first and second book。 They were highlights of the ya fantasy genre in 2021 for me， and I just loved the world and the characters。 So obviously， my expectations were high for this final chapter in Kiva's story - and maybe they were too high after all。 Maybe they're the reason this might turn out to be on my list of most disappointing reads this year。Now， don't get me wrong， this is in no way a bad book。 "The Blood Traitor" has an exciting overall story， great characters， some much needed （but a little hollow） world building and a happy ending that I enjoyed。 The writing is still great， though I could have easily lived without the constant referring to gold-blue or emerald eyes。 but that's just something I don't like in any story， so it's highy personal。 Where the book fails， for me， is in its pacing， its focus and the character development。The story is exciting and it begins with a bang。 There is not just one big bad， no， there are two！ And they are both equally menacing。 I liked that the book started right where the last one ended， making it an almost seamless continuation。 The first few chapters do feel a little rushed though， especially compared to what comes after。 It's a classic fantasy quest storyline， but it's told in such a slow， inconsistent way that the actual quest part of it starts to drag pretty soon。 This isn't helped by the fact that the book never actually focuses on the story itself， that the immediate threat looming over them never feels so threatening because most of the time is spent on - and I say this with love for my girl Kiva - a giant pity party。 Half of the book is about Kiva suffering and then people telling other people about Kiva's suffering so they can pity her， or Kiva telling them about her suffering while on drugs so they can pity her， or people ACCIDENTALLY walking in on Kiva half naked with her so-far-secret wounds on display so they can pity her。 Now， Kiva goes through a lot。 She is traumatised， and it was handled pretty well in the last book。 I even wanted some more of it。 I do feel like Noni is just throwing more horrible things at her this time around just so people go "poor poor Kiva" even more。 There was no need for the abuse scene， it was entirely unnecessary， just to name one example。 And while I liked Kiva dealing with her trauma， her inner monologues were written in such a heavyhanded way that I seriously， seriously got annoyed with her。 Kiva's self-loathing becomes over the top and nonsensical at some point。 At the end of the book I was honestly glad to be done with her， and that is coming from someone who used to call her one of the better ya heroines。 The heavyhandedness also extends to the way her suffering is found out by the people she cares about - those examples you see above？ They aren't exaggerations。 That is literally， honestly， the way it is written in this book。 Other people tell her story while the entire group is in a room together， with Kiva not giving consent to her story being told and feeling constantly uncomfortable， just so everyone - but most of all her love interest， Jaren - can pity her。 She gets high and accidentally tells the entire group her deepest darkest feelings and all the ways she was hurt， and then is embarassed the day after。 Jaren walks in on her in just the moment her burns are on display。 It is so incredibly heavyhanded and OBVIOUS that these scenes purely exist so that everyone can pity Kiva once again that I actually laughed out loud when Kiva said "I don't want your pity" one time。 Yeah girl， tell that to your author。 And that is most of the plot。 When the focus finally shifts towards， you know， the actual story being told， as in the fight against the two Big Bads， I was， I think， around 75% into the book。 And the remaining 25% were rushed。 The pacing was never an issue in the books before， so I was really surprised this time around。 There are some twists， the biggest one very predictable， but they're still fun to read， so that was done really well。Now， the characters。 This book is about Kiva， but it does have a lot of great， intriguing characters。 Caldon is still my favourite， though more on him later on。 Tipp is my baby， Naari is queen， and I absolutely ADORE Cresta。 Cresta is this book's standout character for me， and baby girl can do now wrong。 Generally， she's also the one that gets the most character development - and I dare say， the one that gets an actual personality。 The other new additions to the group remain one-sided and flat， I feel nothing about them。 One is more or less just a throwback character from the first book who has no bearing on anything at all， the other is a character mentioned before but has very little bearing on anything at all either， and the third one is a character from Torell and Kiva's past that is very predictable and has about one personality trait。 Then there's Zuleeka， the sister who betrayed Torell and Kiva in the last book。 I was SO excited to delve into their sibling relationship， to see how this betrayal effects them all。 It was probably the relationship I was most excited about - there's nothing。 Zuleeka appears right at the end， and there is no actual exploration of her character。 It's all very black and while。 The characters in general lack depth， and this is my biggest and most surprising complaint， because while character development was never this series' strong suit， the character writing itself has been very enjoyable so far。The relationships are on par with this lack of depth。 The falling out between Jaren and Kiva is dragged out to the max until it seriously doesn't make sense anymore for them to not just get together already， which makes a romance I was actually really into just。。。 a borefest in the end。 I don't need a focus on romance， I prefer my fantasy books with a dash of romance but focus on characters or plot or world building， depending on the book。 But romance is pretty big in this last part of the trilogy， so the relationships should work for the reader。 For me， they sadly don't， though there are some cute scenes between Kiva and Jaren later on。 Most of their scenes are just frustrating。The other two side relationships。。。 oh man。 Missed opportunies all around - or one missed opportunity， though it must have been a very conscious choice by the author that I simply do not understand because it actively takes away LGBTQ representation that was already teased before。 This seems to be a pretty queerfriendly world， though it's never explicitely stated as such。 Princess Mirryn （who has one big scene in this one） is in love with a princess from another country， and noone really seems to mind that much， but it's also not talked about beyond the circle of characters we know。 Because we never actually see these two characters interact and their romance is over due to circumstance， we can't really count that as representation。 We barely spend time with either of them。The previous book， "The Gilded Cage"， finally teased some more representation with prince Caldon openly appreciating Kiva's brother， the rebel leader Torell。 The teasing wasn't subtle， Kiva herself reacts to it， so most people probably expected something to happen there。 It seems to have been nothing more than baiting though， because Noni chose， for some reason， to add two women to the group in book 3 so that both of these men can just romance them instead。 One of these women， Ashlynn， could have been cut from the book altogether without it making much of an impact。 The two relationships blossoming from that choice are pretty lackluster - and I say this as someone who loves both Caldon and Cresta， but come on。 It was almost comical - two women join the group， suddenly everyone is in an m/f love story。 It was a very on the nose decision by the author。There is an ace， maybe aro-ace character reveal， but this character appears one time in this book and it was never mentioned in book 2， where she was more prominent， so that's no real representation either。 Some pretty confusing choices were made that took away from the relationships。So what to take away from all this？ It's probably that I shouldn't have high expectations for third books in a trilogy anymore， because I have been disappointed a lot， lately。The world is still great， the ideas are cool， I loved traveling to these other countries （and would have loved to spend more time there！）， and most of my faves remain my faves。 But pacing and focus issues， rushed plotlines， lack of character development and general character writing and some questionable at best choices about romances make this a 2。5 for me， rounding up to 3 purely because I loved the first two books so much。Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and Netgalley for the arc！ 。。。more

ClaudiaTalksFilm ，

A great ending to a fun ya fantasy series。 It’s bizarre because I actually think the second book was the best in this series， which NEVER HAPPENS。But， a very good read - love these characters， and watching them interact and grow was an absolute joy。 Excellent pacing and writing as always from Lynette Noni - this is a great series to read if you want to get back into ya fantasy。 And Jaren 😍😍😍😍😍😍

jagodasbooks ，

❗OMGG Y'ALL READ THIS TRILOGY❗I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE ITRTC ❗OMGG Y'ALL READ THIS TRILOGY❗I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE ITRTC 。。。more

Vippi ，

So excited！Thank you to the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。

Georgia Husselbee ，

SO DSMN GOODrtc

Karolina ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Kiva's journey begins in Zalindov after the cliffhanger of the last book。 Her journey takes her through difficult situations whilst receiving help from the most unlikely of people。 Over the course of the book， she grows as person and grows into her magic。 In general， I loved this book。 I loved Jaren and Kiva's relationship develop， I loved the new members of the gang， and even the betrayals in the book。 Again spoilers ahead！！！The one thing I did not anticipate was the 'female main character lose Kiva's journey begins in Zalindov after the cliffhanger of the last book。 Her journey takes her through difficult situations whilst receiving help from the most unlikely of people。 Over the course of the book， she grows as person and grows into her magic。 In general， I loved this book。 I loved Jaren and Kiva's relationship develop， I loved the new members of the gang， and even the betrayals in the book。 Again spoilers ahead！！！The one thing I did not anticipate was the 'female main character loses powers' trope which I absolutely hate - I almost feel like the ending was anti-climatic with the final battle between the MC and her sister。 Overall it was a good book with some disappointments。 。。。more

Cat Gandhi （feedmefiction） ，

5 big blubbering stars。 I'll be in my blanket fort for the foreseeable， reading book one again。 5 big blubbering stars。 I'll be in my blanket fort for the foreseeable， reading book one again。 。。。more

Sophie Mills ，

4。5/5 Following on from yet another cliffhanger， The Blood Traitor throws us straight back into the action with Kiva once again in Zalindov fighting to stay alive。 I genuinely had no idea where the series finale was going to take us and when I realised it would be a quest I was a little hesitant as quests aren’t my favourite trope， but Noni managed to hook me in and fall in love with characters I didn’t think I’d ever even like （thanks to being queen of the plot twist）。Kiva goes through a lot in 4。5/5 Following on from yet another cliffhanger， The Blood Traitor throws us straight back into the action with Kiva once again in Zalindov fighting to stay alive。 I genuinely had no idea where the series finale was going to take us and when I realised it would be a quest I was a little hesitant as quests aren’t my favourite trope， but Noni managed to hook me in and fall in love with characters I didn’t think I’d ever even like （thanks to being queen of the plot twist）。Kiva goes through a lot in this book but the found family dynamic throughout this series is so strong that I knew she could make it through anything that any of the kingdoms threw at her。 This was a such a satisfying end to the trilogy！ I’m so sad we’re not going to get to see Kiva， Jaren， Tipp and friends anymore but I’m so pleased that everything wrapped up perfectly。 Thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for the ARC 。。。more

Katsbookshelf ，

The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni is the third and final book in The Prison Healer Series。 I binged this entire series in two days and I’m just so in love with this story and characters。 Each book in the series just gets better and better and it’s for sure one of my new favorite fantasy series。All the characters are so dear to my heart now and they grow together as a family and I loved that so much。 Kiva is such a strong character and you can only admire her。 Jaren is not only the prince of the The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni is the third and final book in The Prison Healer Series。 I binged this entire series in two days and I’m just so in love with this story and characters。 Each book in the series just gets better and better and it’s for sure one of my new favorite fantasy series。All the characters are so dear to my heart now and they grow together as a family and I loved that so much。 Kiva is such a strong character and you can only admire her。 Jaren is not only the prince of the people， but he truly is such a good guy。 Tipp is the little brother everyone needs and he does some unexpected and admirable things in this book。 Naari is such a vital part of the team and not only in protecting everyone， but also being a true friend。 Caldon is the best and he could call me sunshine any day。 You also get to meet Ashlyn and I loved her as well。 Torell has a bit of a redemption arc in this one， but the most surprising person was Cresta and she is one of my new favorite characters。Next to those amazing characters， the plot is also enthralling and keeps me on the edge of my seat as they have to face quite some challenges。 There is for example a heist after some ancient rings and that brings them even closer together。 In addition， the Zalindov prison is brought up again and that drew the connection to book one and rounded the story off very well。Overall， The Blood Traitor is fantasy at its best and I can only recommend everyone to read this incredible series。 If I could I would even give this book more than five stars。（ARC kindly provided in exchange for a review。） 。。。more

Sarah Rice gallego ，

The Blood Traitor is probably one of my most highly anticipated reads of the year and good Lord， this book did not disappoint！ My heart's been hurting knowing the desperate state that Kiva was left in at the end of the Gilded cage and I've been on tenterhooks worrying about how she was going to cope！Straightaway， we're plunged back into the savage Zalindov prison， where things have never been worse for Kiva。 The action and the twists just keep coming， I was congratulating myself for working out The Blood Traitor is probably one of my most highly anticipated reads of the year and good Lord， this book did not disappoint！ My heart's been hurting knowing the desperate state that Kiva was left in at the end of the Gilded cage and I've been on tenterhooks worrying about how she was going to cope！Straightaway， we're plunged back into the savage Zalindov prison， where things have never been worse for Kiva。 The action and the twists just keep coming， I was congratulating myself for working out one twist only to be slapped in the face with the rest of those twists that I never saw coming！Kiva grows so much during the course of this novel。 She wants to help her new found friends and make amends for her past betrayals。 There are new quests to go on， more heartbreak and adventure for Kiva。 I love Jaren！ He's such a refreshing romantic lead; not snarky or cruel in the slightest。The Blood Traitor was an exhilarating and perfect way to finish this amazing trilogy。 I already miss the characters and plan on a reread soon！ I really recommend the Prison Healer series。 Thank you so much to Hodder and Stoughton and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC in return for a review of this brilliant book。 。。。more

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