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

4.5

I loved this one and I’m not usually a high/epic fantasy person. It had me gripped from the first few pages and it was a book I looked forward to reaching for. I was engaged and needed to know how everything came together. It was accessible in its world building from the start and gave me enough time to get my bearings rather than floundering in confusion. I loved the relationships between characters and the way the fractures within the world were investigated. 

There were a few parts where I felt that Shannon had five hundred pages to hint at something but it was only brought up when it was convenient. However they weren’t enough to ruin my enjoyment.