A review by kayleenm7
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Did this take me literal years to finish? Yes, yes it did. Was it worth it? Absolutely. Heavy fantasy, HEAVY fantasy- as in timelines and glossaries and maps. Some POVs I loved more than others and I think that was one of the reasons I struggled to finish this. All that being said, Shannon managed to make me forgive and love a character previously loathed in the span of a couple of chapters and left me as breathless with “action montages” as well as confessions of love.