The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

4.26 AVERAGE

14swalsh's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

alicecape's review against another edition

4.0
easy writing, females in power, good characterisation/romances and I didn’t even mind the slow pace buuuuuut the finale and every battle scene were a bit underwhelming

saramachen82's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 8%
Just couldn’t get into it

thequickbrownfox's review against another edition

4.25
A richly realized world with complex and interesting characters. Everyone's disparate beliefs shape their actions and relationship but are all eventually shown to be incomplete as the truths that were lost over a millennium resurface.

Very enjoyable. Despite the epic story, we stick close to our characters the entire time with the drama in their life having equal importance with the apocalyptic main threat of the book

jessica_mackie's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

icegull's review

4.0
adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

to0dlez's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

frederikethvdb's review against another edition

3.0
Ik heb al een hele tijd geen fantasy meer gelezen, en had echt de hoop dat dit boek me terug de genre in zou trekken. Na 2 jaar stof ophopen in mn boekenkast eindelijk gelezen! Helaas stelde me het nogal teleur. Het boek las heel makkelijk en was zeker vermakelijk, maar ik vond het niet goed uitgewerkt. Zit zelfs te twijfelen om er maar 2 sterren aan te geven….
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lakelaogai's review against another edition

3.5
Definitely a slow start and it took me a while to get invested in the characters, but it pulled me in slowly but surely. At the end, I truly did care about all the characters and
seeing their happy endings made me very happy.
I don’t know what the sequel could be about and I’m not even sure if I would read it, but this book was pretty good. I confess my eyes did start skimming near the end of the
battle,
but this book was still worthwhile to finish. If I think about it too much, I might lower the rating. I did feel oddly emotional today so maybe that affected my level of interest in the book, but regardless, I’ll leave it at a 4.25 for now. 

jghomer's review

4.0
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated