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

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The world-building, the character development, the imagery and the detail were all phenomenal in this book. Sure, sometimes it's slow and I question if it had to be 800 pages, but I enjoyed reading this in three days.

Looking forward to the next book in the series whenever it comes out. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy