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A review by althechaosbisexual
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
4.0
So this book was really a 3.5 star, but I always round my reviews based on how you would round in math, so that's why it's rated a four star.
Now, my enjoyment of this was really a 3-star. And usually, I rate according to my enjoyment because my enjoyment usually presents what I think of the over all quality of the book. But that's not always the case. For example, one book a read a while ago was a three star enjoyment, but I had problems with how a certain character and their mental health issues were handled so I bumped it down to a 2-star. With this book, even though my enjoyment was a 3-star I felt like the quality deserved a higher rating.
So, for my review lets state the fact that this is a THICC book, and even though we love her for it, 800-whatever pages is a lot and it's hard to keep a person interested over that entire time. It took me 3 days to read the first one hundred pages, which is not bad by any standard, it's just not how I read. Now the books I usually read are 300-500 pages. In three days, I'm either done with the book or at least half way done with the book. So when I wasn't at least 300 pages in by three days, I was a little discouraged and almost thought about putting down. Then the second part of the book (and beginning of the third part) I was speeding through it. Then near the end of the book I was reading it slowly again. Even though it was a task to get through, it was fun.
I found most of the characters pretty interesting, but some of the POV's really just sent me to sleep. But that's bound to happen with me. Every book I've read with multiple point of views has always had one or two that bores me. I never really get onto an author for writing multiple point of views because as somebody who likes to write in their spare time, it's fun.
I really thought most of the story lines were interesting. Though I was a bit disappointed that Tane's dragon rider storyline didn't go on a bit longer. I really wanted to see Turosa get what was coming to him.
I do recommend this for people who like adult fantasy. It had likeable characters, interesting story lines, and a wonderful setting. I feel like if you like YA fantasy (like me), it might be a bit harder for you to get into the book.
Now, my enjoyment of this was really a 3-star. And usually, I rate according to my enjoyment because my enjoyment usually presents what I think of the over all quality of the book. But that's not always the case. For example, one book a read a while ago was a three star enjoyment, but I had problems with how a certain character and their mental health issues were handled so I bumped it down to a 2-star. With this book, even though my enjoyment was a 3-star I felt like the quality deserved a higher rating.
So, for my review lets state the fact that this is a THICC book, and even though we love her for it, 800-whatever pages is a lot and it's hard to keep a person interested over that entire time. It took me 3 days to read the first one hundred pages, which is not bad by any standard, it's just not how I read. Now the books I usually read are 300-500 pages. In three days, I'm either done with the book or at least half way done with the book. So when I wasn't at least 300 pages in by three days, I was a little discouraged and almost thought about putting down. Then the second part of the book (and beginning of the third part) I was speeding through it. Then near the end of the book I was reading it slowly again. Even though it was a task to get through, it was fun.
I found most of the characters pretty interesting, but some of the POV's really just sent me to sleep. But that's bound to happen with me. Every book I've read with multiple point of views has always had one or two that bores me. I never really get onto an author for writing multiple point of views because as somebody who likes to write in their spare time, it's fun.
I really thought most of the story lines were interesting. Though I was a bit disappointed that Tane's dragon rider storyline didn't go on a bit longer. I really wanted to see Turosa get what was coming to him.
I do recommend this for people who like adult fantasy. It had likeable characters, interesting story lines, and a wonderful setting. I feel like if you like YA fantasy (like me), it might be a bit harder for you to get into the book.