The Gilded Cage
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
4.3
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Lynette Noni
Kiva trades one cage for another when she leaves behind a deadly prison for a deceptive palace in this dark and dangerous sequel to The Prison Healer, which Sarah J. Maas called "a must-read."Kiva Meridan is a survivor.She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. Now Kiva’s purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. For the past ten years, her only goal was to reunite with her family and destroy the people responsible for ruining their lives. But now that she has escaped Zalindov, her mission has become more complicated than ever.As Kiva settles into her new life in the capital, she discovers she wasn’t the only one who suffered while she was in Zalindov—her siblings and their beliefs have changed too. Soon it’s not just her enemies she’s keeping secrets from, but her own family as well.Outside the city walls, tensions are brewing from the rebels, along with whispers of a growing threat from the northern kingdoms. Kiva’s allegiances are more important than ever, but she’s beginning to question where they truly lie. To survive this time, she’ll have to navigate a complicated web of lies before both sides of the battle turn against her and she loses everything.
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Author
Lynette Noni
Pages
464
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2021-10-12
ISBN
0358436400 9780358436409
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"dropped at 25%<br/>It got boring and I didn't like any of the characters."
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"4~ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ. ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴄ. ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs.<br/><br/>ᴡᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ! ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ sᴏʀᴛs ᴏғ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴs; ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ, ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ & ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ, sᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛs sᴡɪʀʟɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ. ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀʀ ᴏᴘɪɴɪᴏɴ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ғᴀɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴛɪᴘᴘ (ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ) ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ғɪɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴɴᴏʏɪɴɢ. ᴋɪᴠᴀ's sɪsᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪ ᴡᴀs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴɢʀʏ ᴀᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ɢᴜᴇss ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs sʜᴇs ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴡᴇʟʟ. ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇɴᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴄʟɪғғ ʜᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴀᴍ ʀᴜsʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴄᴋ ɪs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ!"
"Where to begin...<br/><br/>Caldon and Kiva's relationship ultimately saved this book for me. I adore Jaren, but Caldon stole the show. <br/><br/>The ending was both astounding and tormenting. I'm honestly numb from the venn diagram of betrayal. <br/><br/> Kiva was so naive throughout the book that it was painful to read. I get that she grew up in a death prison and has little understanding outside of that type of environment, but there had to have been a better way."