The Priory of the Orange Tree
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Great writing, great characters, great story. I cried
Beautiful.
I think that's the only word I can use to describe this book. There's no other word that can. The writing, the plot, the characters, the romance. I've never read anything like it and I don't think I ever will. Truthfully, I put this book off for a whole year because - well, I don't really know, but for anyone who might be doing the same, read it now. After a few pages you're hooked, it's crazy. Shannon has portrayed the characters and their thoughts and inner turmoil in such a way that you don't question any of it because you understand. I understood why they acted 'selfishly', and at no point did I say 'I would have chosen differently' or 'That course of action didn't make sense'. (semi-spoiler:) My favourite part of the story has to be when the characters are faced with challenges that shake the foundations of what they thought was the truth. Loth questioning his faith, Eadaz questioning the Prioress, Sabran questioning the very foundation of her queendom, Tané questioning her worthiness (and also Niclays questioning his will to live, but I didn't much care for him and I think that's what Shannon intended). This book has become my new favourite. Will be reading more by Shannon in the near future 🫶🏻
This book is absolutely amazing! I was always a fan of dragon stories - Eragon and How to Train Your Dragon are among my favorites. To me there was always this slight disappointment that there didn't exist more stories like those. Finally, all my wishes have come true in this book. Priory contains everything I want from fantasy: dragons, strong women, political intrigues, secrets, legends and an old enemy who will end the world if he is not stopped in time. I really appreciated the diverse relationships as well, the strong friendships (even between men and women), the same-sex relationships, secret affairs and the slow burn romance! The world the book is set in is divided in two: one half, the West, sees all dragons as evil and wants them dead. The other side, the East, worships their dragons (although they also see the fire-breathing dragons as their enemies). While the narrators are, at the beginning, evenly distributed between those two sides, the balance did feel a little off. Maybe that was just because I always wanted to read more of Tané. I just I loved her storyline so, so much. However, it wasn't too annoying - there were so many thing happening with the other narrators that I was never disinterested. Anyway, that is the only thing that wasn't absolutely perfect for me. In the end, I enjoyed the whole read so much that I didn't want it to end. The length of the book made me appreciate every single moment, right until the end.
I listened to 80% of the audiobook until I couldn’t do it anymore. If I would’ve read it I probably would’ve stopped earlier. I tried getting into the story, but it was way too slow and unnecessarily long for me.
the book of all time
I am at a loss of words I think. This book owns my heart from now on.
Spannend und episch
Ein tolles Buch, mit interessanten, vielseitigen Charakteren, epischer Geschichte und einem interessanten Magiesystem. Hat mir viel Freude bereitet!
Wirklich toller Epos! Hat mich richtig gefesselt!
Dragons, magic and immense world building - what else do you need??
I loved loved this!! The characters were so full and all had their little icks, but I loved them all the story needed a little time at the beginning (but every good epic fantasy book needs a little time), but then everything came on and on with no time to breath. the world building really popped off, because everyone and everything was connected. evertime there's a tale, you need to remember for later - and turn to the whole plot. Samantha's writing is perfect as well, even though as someone, whos English is not the first language it was a little bit confusing, but I figured it through context. thank you for this amazing book!! excited to read the prequel.
Gay and dragons. Badass lesbians and poc, plus fantasy, this is everything in only one book
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Great writing, great characters, great story. I cried
Beautiful.
I think that's the only word I can use to describe this book. There's no other word that can. The writing, the plot, the characters, the romance. I've never read anything like it and I don't think I ever will. Truthfully, I put this book off for a whole year because - well, I don't really know, but for anyone who might be doing the same, read it now. After a few pages you're hooked, it's crazy. Shannon has portrayed the characters and their thoughts and inner turmoil in such a way that you don't question any of it because you understand. I understood why they acted 'selfishly', and at no point did I say 'I would have chosen differently' or 'That course of action didn't make sense'. (semi-spoiler:) My favourite part of the story has to be when the characters are faced with challenges that shake the foundations of what they thought was the truth. Loth questioning his faith, Eadaz questioning the Prioress, Sabran questioning the very foundation of her queendom, Tané questioning her worthiness (and also Niclays questioning his will to live, but I didn't much care for him and I think that's what Shannon intended). This book has become my new favourite. Will be reading more by Shannon in the near future 🫶🏻
This book is absolutely amazing! I was always a fan of dragon stories - Eragon and How to Train Your Dragon are among my favorites. To me there was always this slight disappointment that there didn't exist more stories like those. Finally, all my wishes have come true in this book. Priory contains everything I want from fantasy: dragons, strong women, political intrigues, secrets, legends and an old enemy who will end the world if he is not stopped in time. I really appreciated the diverse relationships as well, the strong friendships (even between men and women), the same-sex relationships, secret affairs and the slow burn romance! The world the book is set in is divided in two: one half, the West, sees all dragons as evil and wants them dead. The other side, the East, worships their dragons (although they also see the fire-breathing dragons as their enemies). While the narrators are, at the beginning, evenly distributed between those two sides, the balance did feel a little off. Maybe that was just because I always wanted to read more of Tané. I just I loved her storyline so, so much. However, it wasn't too annoying - there were so many thing happening with the other narrators that I was never disinterested. Anyway, that is the only thing that wasn't absolutely perfect for me. In the end, I enjoyed the whole read so much that I didn't want it to end. The length of the book made me appreciate every single moment, right until the end.
I listened to 80% of the audiobook until I couldn’t do it anymore. If I would’ve read it I probably would’ve stopped earlier. I tried getting into the story, but it was way too slow and unnecessarily long for me.
the book of all time
I am at a loss of words I think. This book owns my heart from now on.
Spannend und episch
Ein tolles Buch, mit interessanten, vielseitigen Charakteren, epischer Geschichte und einem interessanten Magiesystem. Hat mir viel Freude bereitet!
Wirklich toller Epos! Hat mich richtig gefesselt!
Dragons, magic and immense world building - what else do you need??
I loved loved this!! The characters were so full and all had their little icks, but I loved them all the story needed a little time at the beginning (but every good epic fantasy book needs a little time), but then everything came on and on with no time to breath. the world building really popped off, because everyone and everything was connected. evertime there's a tale, you need to remember for later - and turn to the whole plot. Samantha's writing is perfect as well, even though as someone, whos English is not the first language it was a little bit confusing, but I figured it through context. thank you for this amazing book!! excited to read the prequel.
Gay and dragons. Badass lesbians and poc, plus fantasy, this is everything in only one book