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A review by sofi0518
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
5.0
I finished!
Guys, I was scared of this book. Why? Why would the person who read the entire Song of Ice and Fire series in less than two months be scared? This is the same person who devoured the last Outlander book (clocking in at a whopping 888 pages) in THREE days.
Because she’s dumb.
I have long said that I am not a fantasy reader with a few exceptions. It’s a big investment of both time and mental real estate to go through the world building a fantasy book requires. The names are weird, the locations unfamiliar, and the beasts difficult to conjure in your mind’s eye. But, for this book, it was totally worth it. I can now say, I AM A FANTASY FAN.
This book had everything I love across all genres – political intrigue, warring factions, mysteries to solve, complicated relationships, personal growth and DRAGONS. Once I made it through the first third of the book (cough, world building, cough) it was a riveting story all the way until the end.
The main characters were interesting, complex and often battling within themselves about what they thought was right and wrong. Their loyalties were all tested and some did better than others. They felt very real, and for the most part, I could identify with their struggles (had I been a witch or a dragon rider or a queen or whatever LOL).
And while some of the events in the book were over the top, that’s the great thing about fantasy. You don’t have to take anything with a grain of salt and you can just enjoy it.
If you have been thinking about picking up this book, don’t think anymore, just do it.
5 bajillion stars
Guys, I was scared of this book. Why? Why would the person who read the entire Song of Ice and Fire series in less than two months be scared? This is the same person who devoured the last Outlander book (clocking in at a whopping 888 pages) in THREE days.
Because she’s dumb.
I have long said that I am not a fantasy reader with a few exceptions. It’s a big investment of both time and mental real estate to go through the world building a fantasy book requires. The names are weird, the locations unfamiliar, and the beasts difficult to conjure in your mind’s eye. But, for this book, it was totally worth it. I can now say, I AM A FANTASY FAN.
This book had everything I love across all genres – political intrigue, warring factions, mysteries to solve, complicated relationships, personal growth and DRAGONS. Once I made it through the first third of the book (cough, world building, cough) it was a riveting story all the way until the end.
The main characters were interesting, complex and often battling within themselves about what they thought was right and wrong. Their loyalties were all tested and some did better than others. They felt very real, and for the most part, I could identify with their struggles (had I been a witch or a dragon rider or a queen or whatever LOL).
And while some of the events in the book were over the top, that’s the great thing about fantasy. You don’t have to take anything with a grain of salt and you can just enjoy it.
If you have been thinking about picking up this book, don’t think anymore, just do it.
5 bajillion stars