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The Priory of the Orange Tree
by Samantha Shannon
I had to sit on this one for a while before writing a review. As a whole, I enjoyed it a lot, and it was a breath of fresh air among all the fantasy stories I've been reading lately.
The world building was fun and expansive, and I especially like Seiiki and the Ocean dragons. The magic system was cool, but maybe a bit lackluster at times, and I enjoyed the secret society of the priory.
While the characters themselves are well written, I wouldn't say any of them really pop on their own. Most of them are pretty cliched and fall into pretty well-known tropes. However, the book really shines in its relationships between characters. Obviously, the primary romantic relationship is great and well written, but the secondary romances and especially the platonic friendships between characters, serve really well to make the characters shine.
Unfortunately, the overall story and especially the ending felt a tiny bit uninspired, and everything goes down the way you would expect it to, more or less. That being said, I think along with the interesting setting, this mildly lackluster story serves to provide a sandbox for these characters to explore their relationships.
Overall, it's a really good book im more than likely to recommend.
Thank you, Samantha Shannon
The world building was fun and expansive, and I especially like Seiiki and the Ocean dragons. The magic system was cool, but maybe a bit lackluster at times, and I enjoyed the secret society of the priory.
While the characters themselves are well written, I wouldn't say any of them really pop on their own. Most of them are pretty cliched and fall into pretty well-known tropes. However, the book really shines in its relationships between characters. Obviously, the primary romantic relationship is great and well written, but the secondary romances and especially the platonic friendships between characters, serve really well to make the characters shine.
Unfortunately, the overall story and especially the ending felt a tiny bit uninspired, and everything goes down the way you would expect it to, more or less. That being said, I think along with the interesting setting, this mildly lackluster story serves to provide a sandbox for these characters to explore their relationships.
Overall, it's a really good book im more than likely to recommend.
Thank you, Samantha Shannon