The Priory of the Orange Tree: Pre-Reading Discussion

[Winter, Group Reads]

This month we will be reading The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

This book was nominated by SarahKat for our monthly theme Orange.

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens.

The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door.

Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.

Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.

Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

I'm glad this got picked. I've been wanting to read it but keep putting it off because of the length! My library hold just came through so I'll be starting next week.

Anyone read this author's other series? This will be my first of hers.

[Makayla]

New to the group reading. This book has been on my TBR. Excited to have a discussion group about it.

[Debra Diggs]

My library hold came in. I have just barely started. This was not on my TBR list but it looks good.

[Brittany]

I've been seeing this book around a lot lately, and I'm pretty excited to give it a go. It wasn't necessarily on my TBR for the immediate future, but it has been on my radar!

I've haven't read/discussed with a group since college, so I'm excited about this group in general!

[Carrie]

I was not sure that I would be reading this book in October but my library hold came through so it looks like I will probably try to get started on it by end of this week.

[Simona]

It has recently became my TBR, so I’m curious, the lenght suggests it’s going to be complex…