Reviews

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

emilylouise's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

izzykathryn's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

travis_92's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

atsummerlin53's review against another edition

adventurous relaxing fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Given the hype . . . disappointing. Slow start, great middle, lackluster end. I never really felt invested in the characters, so the end of the book didn't have any real emotional impact on me. The story was interesting until the last 60 pages or so. At that point you have pretty clear idea about what will happen,  land there aren't any real surprises. Should have been darker throughout,  and I think would have benefitted from that.

mbpartlow's review

4.0

I was so excited get this BIG ASS BOOK as a Christmas present. I mean, a huge book. I love, love, love it. But the writing was also excellent. Loved the story!

soonae68's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

livdumer's review against another edition

4.5

Proud of myself for finishing this monster of a book! And wow was it worth it!!! The story is so well rounded. It’s a lot of world building and parts did get a little slow

andul_a's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

rosa_nathan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

thebonekingdom's review against another edition

5.0

Dès le départ, le livre capte l'attention du lecteur. En effet, le premier chapitre n'est pas plat, l'action arrivent dès la première ligne avec l'arrivée d'un étranger sur Seiiki, un pays aux frontières fermées. 
Même si on ne rentre pas tout de suite dans le cœur du mystère, il y'a toujours un petit quelque chose qui va nous donner envie de savoir la suite. 


J'ai beaucoup apprecié ce roman et est trouvé la lecture très fluide et captivante. La plume de l'auteur est claire et le récit facile à comprendre. Au niveau des personnages, c'est celui de Ead m'a séduite. Elle ose s'affirmer et je pense que c'est ce qui l'a placé aussi haut dans mon coeur. Elle avait également, à mon sens, le cadre le plus appréciable, plongée dans les potins de la cour d'Inys et au cœur du mystère ! 
Tané est aussi une de mes favorites et je serais curieuse d'en voir plus de son personnage. 
Ce fut une expérience très agréable que je ne regrette absolument pas !