The Priory of the Orange Tree

 I got a lot of mixed feelings about Priory.
I love how much lore and history I got out of this book. I really want more out of this world and hopefully a sequel one day. I enjoyed a lot of the side characters in this to the point of wishing they had more important roles haha. (Specifically, the pirates!)

I'm putting this in the middle cause its part good, part bad: I think the magic in this universe is super interesting, but I felt like it was a letdown a lot of the time when it was used.


The multiple POVs worked for the most part but at times it felt like I spent too much time away from specific characters that could've used more development time. While it did have its hype the ending felt very rushed which was odd in a book that seemed to take its time with everything else. A side effect of maybe the changing POVs and the depth of this book is that I didn't really get attached to many characters on an emotional level, so it made some things fall flat for me.

All-in-all, I liked The Priory of the Orange Tree and I'm looking forward to reading more from Samantha Shannon.