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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I feel like I definitely didn't grasp everything in this book in terms of world building, backstory, geography, so I must admit I didn't 100% get what was going on at all times (partially bc I read this super fast) BUT!!!!
I love how this was complex and yet accessible, the characters were fun and interesting, even Niclays, I followed enough of the plot that it kept me interested. Ead and her queen .... A+, 10/10 romance. I do think Tane's sections were super boring though which is a bummer bc on paper she sounds really interesting. The pacing of this book was also way off. She definitely rushed the ending. I get it, writing climactic intense battle scenes that you've been building up to for 700 pages as a huge big deal that only happens every thousand years is difficult, but this was just stunningly anticlimactic in that regard. It didn't have to be perfect but it should have been longer. Which is wild to say about an 800 page book but surely she could have cut some of the earlier parts. I would say cut all of Tane but you need her for plot purposes.
Anyway, fun experience! I'm glad the next book is a prequel, it'll help me understand the bits of backstory and world that I missed.
I love how this was complex and yet accessible, the characters were fun and interesting, even Niclays, I followed enough of the plot that it kept me interested. Ead and her queen .... A+, 10/10 romance. I do think Tane's sections were super boring though which is a bummer bc on paper she sounds really interesting. The pacing of this book was also way off. She definitely rushed the ending. I get it, writing climactic intense battle scenes that you've been building up to for 700 pages as a huge big deal that only happens every thousand years is difficult, but this was just stunningly anticlimactic in that regard. It didn't have to be perfect but it should have been longer. Which is wild to say about an 800 page book but surely she could have cut some of the earlier parts. I would say cut all of Tane but you need her for plot purposes.
Anyway, fun experience! I'm glad the next book is a prequel, it'll help me understand the bits of backstory and world that I missed.
I keep bouncing between giving this a four star or five star rating so I’ll put it at a tentative 4.5. Most aspects of this book I LOVED. Which is saying a lot because I am not a big high fantasy reader and tend to struggle through them. But this book was so rich in character and imagery that I genuinely had a wonderful time reading it even though I honestly was confused through a lot of it (which I put down to my inexperience with high fantasy). The imagery in this book is breathtaking and the love story between Ead and Sabran was absolutely perfect. In fact, to me, Ead’s pov/story was the most compelling part.
The aspects that brought down this book for me were some of the pov’s, the end, and the complicated world building which relied so heavily on history and legends that were so mixed up by all the different countries viewpoints. While I can admit that some of the confusion was definitely due to my own lack of experience reading high fantasy, I do think the different interpretations of the history made it a lot more confusing.
As for the pov’s, I really was most interested in Ead’s and some of the others moved a bit slow. Niclay’s especially moved slow and by the time I finished the book I felt like the plot had not gained much from his arc. It felt slightly detached from the rest of the story to me and, especially because of the way it ended, it did not feel satisfactory or like I had connected to him at all.
All that being said, I really did enjoy Priory, absolutely loved Ead and Sabran’s story, and feel more compelled to delve into high fantasy from now on.
The aspects that brought down this book for me were some of the pov’s, the end, and the complicated world building which relied so heavily on history and legends that were so mixed up by all the different countries viewpoints. While I can admit that some of the confusion was definitely due to my own lack of experience reading high fantasy, I do think the different interpretations of the history made it a lot more confusing.
As for the pov’s, I really was most interested in Ead’s and some of the others moved a bit slow. Niclay’s especially moved slow and by the time I finished the book I felt like the plot had not gained much from his arc. It felt slightly detached from the rest of the story to me and, especially because of the way it ended, it did not feel satisfactory or like I had connected to him at all.
All that being said, I really did enjoy Priory, absolutely loved Ead and Sabran’s story, and feel more compelled to delve into high fantasy from now on.
WOW....great book! Well written, great story line, did not drag, had a great mix if characters, etc... I was really able to connect with the characters. I can't say enough.
I would have likely made this into a series as I think this book could have been split up easily with cliffhangers to boot ;) Maybe we could get another book from this one?!?!?
I would have likely made this into a series as I think this book could have been split up easily with cliffhangers to boot ;) Maybe we could get another book from this one?!?!?
I have finally made it!!
What can I say? This is a story worth reading.
What can I say? This is a story worth reading.
adventurous
emotional
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A