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A review by _bookishbrina
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-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
4.5
I’d like to thank my friends and family as they supported me while I incessantly complained about the length of this book. At least, it was worth it.
Love Actually (everybody knows everybody to some degree) meets Merlin (gay round table knights) meets Game of Thrones (dragons and complex political environment + secret societies).
Narrators in a nutshell:
Loth - The cool cousin that everybody likes that seems down for adventure, but truly is a Hobbit and wants to stay home; alas he was chosen for missions beyond his understanding. Very Bilbo. Very Frodo. Very demure.
Tané - the annoying cousin who thinks who’s better than everyone and does one legit thing once in a while: but it’s legit enough to keep her around. She’s also the one who never finished anything and changes uni program all the time.
Ead - the calm & cold first daughter that handles everything and spreadsheets her way through life. Reliable. Tough as a cookie. Talks back to her dad without blinking.
Niclays- Wet sock energy. Very Pettigrew.
Side characters:
Sabran - Sharpay Evens. In the sense that you hate her at first, but the as you grow older and rewatch HSM, the more you realize there is more to her and she might not be the villain, after all.
MAIN COMPLAINT:
Not NEARLY enough dragons - it’s on the COVER for Christ’s sake. 750 pages over political plot and twists for a battle of 50 pages and the shortest ending ever.
Love Actually (everybody knows everybody to some degree) meets Merlin (gay round table knights) meets Game of Thrones (dragons and complex political environment + secret societies).
Narrators in a nutshell:
Loth - The cool cousin that everybody likes that seems down for adventure, but truly is a Hobbit and wants to stay home; alas he was chosen for missions beyond his understanding. Very Bilbo. Very Frodo. Very demure.
Tané - the annoying cousin who thinks who’s better than everyone and does one legit thing once in a while: but it’s legit enough to keep her around. She’s also the one who never finished anything and changes uni program all the time.
Ead - the calm & cold first daughter that handles everything and spreadsheets her way through life. Reliable. Tough as a cookie. Talks back to her dad without blinking.
Niclays- Wet sock energy. Very Pettigrew.
Side characters:
Sabran - Sharpay Evens. In the sense that you hate her at first, but the as you grow older and rewatch HSM, the more you realize there is more to her and she might not be the villain, after all.
MAIN COMPLAINT:
Not NEARLY enough dragons - it’s on the COVER for Christ’s sake. 750 pages over political plot and twists for a battle of 50 pages and the shortest ending ever.