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

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A tandem read with audio, I greatly enjoyed this. Vast world building and interesting magic, the characters were beautifully flushed out and kept me riveted to the last page. I haven’t read an epic high fantasy like this in a long while, it did take me about 200 pages to understand who everyone was and how they were connected but once I did it was wonderful read. 
Sapphic rep, queer rep, diverse characters , check triggers as there definitely are some