The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)
Kiva is seventeen and has been in the Zalindov for ten years when she was captured along with her father. She works there as a healer must brands new prisoners with the letter “Z.” Jaren, a golden haired, blue-eyed young man arrives in the prison. She cleans him, stitches his injuries, and marks him. Tipp, her young assistant, asks her if she is going to swoon looking at Jaren. Naari, is one of the prison guards but kinder than the other guards especially the Butcher and Bones.
Kiva’s life is about to change but she doesn’t know how. Tilda Corentine, The Rebel Queen, has been captured and sentenced to Trial by Ordeal. In her clothes, Tipp finds a note with a coded message from Kiva’s family. She must safe the Queen’s life at all costs, and they are coming to the rescue but when. Kiva takes the Queen’s challenge to compete in the Trial by Ordeal. She must face the four elements and succeed to save both of their lives. Trial by Ordeal. This reminded me of the Goblet of Fire in the fourth Harry Potter book.
The book has a steady pace, and the characters develop as the story proceeds. It is written in the third person point of view. There are a few twists in the story and an unexpected ending that makes you want to read the next book.
