A review by historicalmaterialgirl
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

adventurous challenging emotional slow-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? Yes

4.75

This was close to perfect. I am not a fantasy reader but the characters, the plot, the world building and the illustrative prose all sucked me in. It is slow paced at first and probably doesn't need to be 800 pages, but the better than reality TV type drama! The cliffhangers! The character development (especially women learning their worth😭)! The subtle feminist themes! It was so so good! 

This was one of the rare books I could sit and read for hours; I truly got lost into this fantasy world in a way most books haven't done for me since I was a kid. If you used to be into fantasy, then grew up, I think you would like this a lot. 
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