Reviews - The Priory of the Orange Tree

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The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

4.26 AVERAGE

coitre's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

moosevein's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

moomin785's review against another edition

5.0

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: No

isaduck's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

crofteereader's review against another edition

5.0

This book was so good. If you get the chance to read it, you absolutely should.

With 4 point of view characters across 800 pages, you'd think the book would be scattered and boring, but that's quite simply not the case. Shannon delved deep into the world she created, from the religions to court etiquette to fighting techniques to marriage laws to history to science/technology. There was so much depth that you could tell that everything on the page was given a solid foundation that we, the readers, cannot see. We also were given the chance to explore an intricate and large world (mostly) and even without the map (I read this on kindle and the map was just a little too small to use properly) I was never lost or confused about the setting.

The characters, both point-of-view and not, all had depth and history - and we end the book with each of them embarking on a new journey (which I love; nothing is neatly closed the way so many books end).

I read this book because I loved The Bone Season series, and Samantha Shannon continues to wow me - even more now than she had with Paige Mahoney. If you're looking for a strong, inclusive epic fantasy, look no further than The Priory of the Orange Tree.

aoifelottie'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

Really enjoyed this but it did feel slightly too long! I was living for the relationship between Ead and Sabran and wasn't overly invested in the other storylines. Loved the vibe of this world though so will deffo read the others.