The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

4.26 AVERAGE

hotdoghannah's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Not enough dragons, too many side characters we never hear from again. 
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daemongal's review against another edition

5.0
For now, I dont even know where to start writing how much I loved this. All I'm going to say is if this is on your tbr (or not) and you live high fantasy with fantastic World building and a variety of interesting characters, just pick it up. Don't let its size intimidate you because I'll guarantee when you're done you'll just want more! I'm so glad this lived up to my expectations and I absolutely loved it!

fernanda_o's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

juliabeuning's review against another edition

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

seasquidley's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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
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lalivreuze's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

swartzilla's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Yes
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ssr052162'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: Yes

stephbook's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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: Complicated

yoonter's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-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
i really loved the worldbuilding and the variety that there was with characters! 

though it took some time in the beginning to get going and then at the end the conflict was resolved so quickly in my opinion? 

either way, a great read!