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The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
5.0
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-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: Yes

The hype surrounding this book is absolutely deserving. I usually take these hyped books with a grain of salt — I haven’t read one yet that’s lived up to my expectations. Until I read this book. An INCREDIBLE, AMAZING fantasy standalone that really does stand above the rest in terms of quality, storytelling, characters, plot, and world building. It had me from page 1 to page 830. Absolutely INCREDIBLE.