Take a photo of a barcode or cover
2.26k reviews by:
taliaissmart
talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before
At the royal court of the Western land of Inys, Ead Duryan tolerates the impractical gowns and tedious society drama, concealing her true identity and the magic that flows through her veins. Her hidden goal? To safeguard the queen, a woman whose own blood is believed to keep an ancient enemy at bay.
A world away, in the Eastern nation of Seiiki, a warrior called Tane trains to commune with ocean dragons, hoping that a hasty decision will not come to haunt her.
Every sentence of Priory glows with wit, grace, and talent. This is an epic to lose oneself within: a story of love, loss, myth, sacrifice, power, womanhood, and dragons.
At the royal court of the Western land of Inys, Ead Duryan tolerates the impractical gowns and tedious society drama, concealing her true identity and the magic that flows through her veins. Her hidden goal? To safeguard the queen, a woman whose own blood is believed to keep an ancient enemy at bay.
A world away, in the Eastern nation of Seiiki, a warrior called Tane trains to commune with ocean dragons, hoping that a hasty decision will not come to haunt her.
Every sentence of Priory glows with wit, grace, and talent. This is an epic to lose oneself within: a story of love, loss, myth, sacrifice, power, womanhood, and dragons.
Absolutely infuriating waste of a setup for the exploration of wealth/social power via supernatural ocean horror. You mean to tell me you’re going to put one poor girl in a cohort of wealthy teens on a LUXURY CRUISE SHIP, gaslight her constantly, and then do zero commentary on the role of money and hubris in how they all got here + why no one paid attention or cared + why not everyone met the same fate? Why even bother?!?
Side note realization I just had: centering a story around gaslighting (especially within a first person POV) generates a wild amount of redundancy in narrative. Because the desperate need to be believed means that the character will tell everyone, over and over and over and over, the exact same story. Meanwhile, their internal dialogue echoes with frustrated pleas for an audience. But, like, you’ve got an audience (me), and I’m tired, so please—if you’re going to include gaslighting as a major plot device, could you make it mean something?
Side note realization I just had: centering a story around gaslighting (especially within a first person POV) generates a wild amount of redundancy in narrative. Because the desperate need to be believed means that the character will tell everyone, over and over and over and over, the exact same story. Meanwhile, their internal dialogue echoes with frustrated pleas for an audience. But, like, you’ve got an audience (me), and I’m tired, so please—if you’re going to include gaslighting as a major plot device, could you make it mean something?
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
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:
No
Budgerigar: How a Brave, Chatty and Colourful Little Aussie Bird Stole the World's Heart
DID NOT FINISH: 66%
DNF about 2/3 through
