kiplet reviewed The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.
The House of …
Eh.
2 stars
Sags tiresomely when it doesn’t race through suddenly ancillary quests for plot coupons: an Anthropologie®-curated fantasy with a girlboss gloss that insists I see a dragon without doing the work to show me anything like a goddamn dragon. www.longstoryshortpier.com/2022/11/26/matter-awfully-stern