I'm sad to say that I didn't really enjoy this book. I don't know, everything just kind of landed "meh" and my wrist hurts from holding this monster of a novel. I think I would have enjoyed this more if it was a series, it's just built so much like Game of Thrones that packing the beginning and end into one arc just left me feeling unfulfilled in all of the plotlines. A lot of characters, several lands, magic, warriors, dragons, etc.

A great little teaser of what's to come in this story. You can read my review of the full book in audio here https://starcrossedreviews.co.uk/review-the-priory-of-the-orange-tree/

This little sneak peek into this world was very interesting. Definitely has taken my notice. I loved the setting and can't wait to properly delve more into this book upon release.

The sneak peak was AMAZING the world building was out of this world and the characters are fantastic. Also there are Dragons thats all I’m saying. This book is so amazing cant wait to read the rest.

Loved this small bit that we get to see. And after having read the whole book, it only got better. This is fantasy at its best, with vivid imagery, magic, dragons, complex alliances and well crafted characters.

This is only an extract but I can’t wait to read more of this book! The writing is fantastic and I’m so intrigued by this world and the characters. Looking forward to how it all plays out.

What an amazing fantasy novel. I blew through this in a week during quarantine. The characters that Shannon writes are strong female warriors and the fantasy elements create a world you can sink your teeth into.

The Priory of the Orange Tree is a creative re-imagining of the story of St George and the Dragon. The author was inspired to create her own version of the story which places an emphasis on women that were overlooked n the original story. Samantha Shannon takes the story of a hero who slew a dragon and creates a vivid world and with engaging characters. I particularly loved the multiple POVS and the LGBTQ representation in the book. 5 Stars!

This is a brilliant start to a brilliant book! Although I'm late to the party, I adored this early extract of 'The Prioriy of the Orange Tree' and have made it my mission since to get the full book. Thank you for making this early extract available and bringing a little bit of fantasy back into my life.

This book is extraordinary, a Feminist revelation in a typically archaic, misogynist story - soooo worth the wait

I read this excerpt a while back and it completely slipped my brain to add feedback as I soon after read the book but let me just say that Samantha Shannon knows what she is doing when it comes to high fantasy. The intricacies and details, character development, and world building were phenomenal. I had read her Bone Season series and was expecting the greatness but she absolutely blew me away with this one.

Ooh! I loved this excerpt and CAN NOT wait to read the full book! I picked it up on audio!! I can already tell I'm going to love the two main characters, there's going to be lots of adventures, and dragons! This feels like the right amount of epic fantasy I know I'm going to love!

Great extract of the novel! The writing is great and very engaging. I can't wait to read the entire book, even though it's over 500 pages!

This was SO GOOD! While it was definitely a longer book, it was one that I felt completely immersed into and I miss the world now that I am done with the book.

This is fantastic. I don't have words to describe about this. Absolutely amazing. It is a big book but it's worth reading. The world and the writing style is awesome.

I am SO excited to finally read this book. It has been on my list for so long and after reading this excerpt, I bought a copy of it.

I enjoyed the extract and I'm excited to get into the actual book, however I don't know how long that's going to be since it's a chunky one and I feel as though I need to prepare for it! I'm very glad that there is so much hype surrounding this book as we need more queer epic fantasy. I just need to get into gear and pick this one up soon!

I was intrigued enough by this extract to buy the book and continue with it.
Love the idea of the dragons and I hope we get more of them. There are a lot of characters in this book though and I lot going on, I hope this is something I can keep up with.
I'm giving the extract 3 stars.

I really enjoyed this except. The world and mythology are super intriguing and from I've seen of the characters so far, I'm really excited to find more about them and follow their storylines. I've actually bought a physical copy of the book after reading the excerpt and I'm very excited to continue reading the book.

The start of this book is absolutely captivating.
I really don't know why, but I found myself not really looking forward to this book even though I am absolutely in love with The Bone Season. I was so pleased to be wrong about how wonderful high fantasy written by Samantha Shannon could be!

The characters and world are immediately complex, interesting and attention grabbing. The stakes are high right from the first page which demands immediate buy-in before you have even turned to page two.

I am super excited to read this whole massive novel now, and I have absolutely no doubt that when I read the last page I will wish it had been longer.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read this advance extract.