The Priory of the Orange Tree

I liked this book, especially the main characters (Ead, Loth, Tanè) and the romance between Ead and Sabran. The world that Samantha Shannon built up was incredible, and the slow burn story of the first 2/3's of the book was excellent.

That being said, the last 200 pages or so ended up feeling a bit rushed (especially with characters zipping back and forth across the map, and the rather short final confrontation), and this book probably would've been better off as a duology. Certain plot points also relied too much on characters happening to be in the right place at the right time.

Despite these two issues, I still really enjoyed the Priory of the Orange Tree, and I would recommend it to any fan of epic fantasy. It's not perfect, but it's definitely a good read.