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The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

15 reviews

strange_little_ranger's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

anneroza's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A+ worldbuilding. Amazing characters. Wonderful story. One of my new favorite books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Incest, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

fiveredhens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

favorite quotes:

"This Jannart—the man you loved,"
she said, looking him dead in the eye. "Do you think he would want you to give up, or carry on?"

"I don't want to carry on! Do you not understand? Does nobody in this world understand, damn you? ls no one else haunted?" A quiver of wrath entered his voice. "Everything I did—everything I was—everything I am, is because of him. He was someone before me. I am no one without him. I am tired of living without him at my side. He left me for that book and, by the Saint, I resent him for it. I resent him every minute of every day."

i liked the setting and characters but imo it was badly underedited and i didn't feel like the final battle had any stakes :( the characters had

defeated the odds

so many times that the outcome was obvious and reading what i already knew became a chore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gore, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and War

dancers_and_dragons's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

An epic of a book where the very balance of the world is changing, Priory of the Orange Tree tells the story of several main characters whose fates are intertwined. Samantha Shannon does a masterful job of weaving threads that are joined to others later, forming a wide tapestry of fantasy kingdoms and powers who realize the flaws in their morality, and that nothing is truly black and white. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Terminal illness, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Fantasy Racism that is explored and challenged, fantasy religious bigotry that is explored and challenged, brief and non-graphic sexual content description in two scenes, with fade to black elsewhere

aegireads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Homophobia