The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

Day 10 of the #scarathlon photo challenge - Orange

For today, I‘m sharing this ebook that I‘ve had on my Kindle since 2019. It has the word Orange in it. I also have the audiobook on Audible but I haven‘t heard great things about the audiobook narrator so maybe it would be better for me to read the ebook. It sounds really good. I used to be a GOT fan but not anymore because of how Season 8 ended and the book series is unfinished.

#HHC

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Branwen

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

This Priory of the Orange Tree mug came with my Illumicrate box this month and I'm obsessed! 💕🐉📚

AnnCrystal WOW 🤩. Nice 👍. 1y

Meshell1313 😍😍😍 1y

melzen So nice 👍 this book feels like a project to go through 1y

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Ddzmini

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

My pin came in I love it 🥰

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BookwormAHN

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

Thanks for the tag @MoonWitch94
1- The Priory of The Orange Tree
2- Sometimes, I especially love to read horror in the fall.
3- Blackberries, love them
I tag @KatieDid927 @Chrissyreadit @AmyG
#ThoughtfulThursday

KatieDid927 Thanks for the tag! Is this your first time reading the tagged book? If so, look forward to your review! 3y

BookwormAHN @KatieDid927 Yes, it is and so far it is really good 😺 3y

AmyG Thanks for the tag. 😘 3y

MoonWitch94 I just heard there will be a sequel to the tagged book! It‘s out in January. This one has been on my #tbr for a while so maybe I‘ll tackle it this summer! Thanks for playing 🌷☺️📚 3y

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BookmarkTavern

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

Happy better year! Hopefully. 🤞🏻

1. First book I finished this year!
2. When the quarantines first really started back in March, I started keeping a book journal. I‘m going to try and continue that this year! 📖
3. Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

#sundayfunday Have a great beginning to the year, and don‘t forget to tag me! 🎉

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BookmarkTavern

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

pick

An ancient evil, locked away for 1000 years, is waking. And the realms may not come together in time to defeat it.

This needed to be two books. We start with a lot of world building, so it‘s slow. But then we switch realms, with even more slow world building. I really enjoyed Ead‘s chapters, but I didn‘t connect with the other POVs.

Having the character guide or map at hand would have smoothed a lot of the confusion. But, A+ narrator. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

BookmarkTavern @TheAromaofBooks Took me all month, but I finished my December #BookSpinBingo book just in time! 😅 4y

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! That one is quite the chunkster!!! 4y

KatieDid927 Agreed. 4y

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BookmarkTavern

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

The nibling and I just spent a couple hours out in the snow, and now it‘s time for the fireplace, cookies and hot chocolate, and some #audiogaming .

If anybody was going to appreciate my decor, I knew it would be y‘all. ❤️📚❤️ If you want a friend on #AnimalCrossingPocketCamp hit me up! 1649 8649 302

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BookmarkTavern

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

My December #BingoBoard is all set up for the last #BookSpinBingo of 2020!

#BookSpin - The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

#DoubleSpin - The True Queen by Zen Cho

So I‘ve got a couple long ones to get through. 😂 Let‘s see how well I do this time.

Many thanks again to the fantastic @TheAromaofBooks for putting all this together!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Good luck!! 4y

aa_guer2021 At least the Priory book is an awesome fantasy story! So, that should be cool! Also, I got to try to get into this next year, maybe? 🤔🤞🏻 (edited) 4y

BookmarkTavern @ruskigurl16 I‘m looking forward to it! I‘ve heard great things about it. And you should! #BookSpinBingo has been amazing in helping me visualize and work on my TBR list. 4y

TheAromaofBooks @ruskigurl16 - You're welcome to jump into BookSpin any month that you like!! If you want more information, I did make a master post that explains (sort of haha) how it works - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/1989556 Just let me know if you'd like to be added to the tag list for January!! 4y

aa_guer2021 Thank you @ozma.of.oz! And @TheAromaofBooks you explain things wonderfully. I peeked at the master post before, and have been seeing everyone‘s enthusiasm about the bingo for a bit now! 🤭👏🏻❤️ 4y

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bookandcat

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

WELL! I finished the tagged book just before midnight when the #bookoffimreading #readathon ended! Huge accomplishment, I really wanted to get it done. This one was 4 stars!

Here are my stats! (I read 2,183 pages total so far this #mdw weekend.)

(For a more complete wrap-up with ratings I have a longer post on my bookstagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAmM9QJgVse/?igshid=hgyfh7t79km0 )

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LazyOwl

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

1. This is really hard ... I guess my one word would be 'Epic' for the tagged book
2. Yes - Gideon the Ninth, The Sisters Grimm and The Unspoken Name.

@TheSpineView #two4tuesday

@riversong153 thanks for the tag

I tag @RamsFan1963 if you feel like it 🐉

MrT Twisty. Yes. Waiting on a delivery of Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin. 5y

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 😊 5y

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Kalalalatja

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

pick

A fantastical world with drama of its own to escape into ✔️

STRONG female characters (and a diverse cast in general) ✔️

Dragons ✔️

No teenage love triangles ✔️

All in all, a perfect #QuarantineBook for these crazy times 👌

#Booked2020 #MillennialAuthor

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Glad this #Chunkster didn‘t disappoint 🙌🏻🧡🐲 5y

Moray_Reads I love the colours on this cover 5y

TrishB Been on my tbr for ages! 5y

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squirrelbrain I have this one on Kindle but don‘t really read fantasy.... is it too much of a chunkster for a first-timer?! 5y

Kalalalatja @squirrelbrain that‘s a tough question! Do you normally like chunksters? This is high fantasy, so it is a completely new world, with nothing similar to our own, and the book doesn‘t give you a thorough introduction, it is more “learn as you read”. But if you are up for the challenge, I would say go 😄 5y

Kalalalatja @Cinfhen no, when you spend 800+ with a book, you want it to be good 😄 @Moray_Reads they are very striking together 👌 @TrishB definitely a good pick, if you need to disappear from this world for a bit! 5y

BarbaraBB Are you still in quarantaine? No early escape? 5y

squirrelbrain Hhhmm, I do love a good chunkster but just not sure about the fantasy thing. I‘m sure it will languish on the TBR list for some time to come.... At least I‘ve learnt something new - I had no idea what ‘high‘ fantasy was.... 😁👍 5y

Kalalalatja @BarbaraBB technically, we aren‘t in quarantine any longer, so we can do our own shopping etc. But everyone is told to go out as little as possible, so we are still at home most of the day. But now it isn‘t mandatory any longer 👍 how about you, what‘s the status in The Netherlands? 5y

BarbaraBB We can go outside and the shops are open but most people stay at home and of course all schools and restaurants are closed and social events cancelled. It is quiet and empty but I spend as much time outside as possible. Even though it feels eerie. 5y

Kalalalatja @squirrelbrain ha, I‘m glad I at least gave you that bit of information 😉😄 5y

BiblioLitten I really want to read this... especially after you wrote no teenage romance 🙃 5y

Kalalalatja @BiblioLitten most of the main characters are in their late twenties/early thirties, with a few being younger and older, so I don‘t consider this YA at all! 5y

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Kalalalatja

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

Quarantine day 3/14

We are trying to do little “projects” each day, so we don‘t turn into couch potatoes completely. Today we gave the apartment a thorough Spring/Covid-19 cleaning, so I feel justified in taking a few hours with my book and a cup of coffee 📖☕️

Happy Saturday Littens ❤️

#Currentlyreading #QuarantineBook

vivastory Thinking of you Katja 🙌 5y

squirrelbrain Hope you‘re doing OK. Little projects are a good idea.... 5y

Cathythoughts Good idea ! Take care X 5y

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Simona Isolation can be very tough ... take care of yourself❣️ 5y

TrishB Sounds like a good idea 👍🏻😘 5y

emilyhaldi Perfect time for spring cleaning!! 🙏🏻 I've been doing some tidying as well... Feels good! 5y

batsy Hope you're both doing OK 💜 5y

Bookworm83 That‘s my plan, too! Hang in there 💜 (edited) 5y

valeriegeary Oh this is a good idea. Doing a little something each day. Sending you ❤️. 5y

hilded Good idea, that‘s my plan for tomorrow! 5y

Bookzombie That‘s a good idea. Hope you are both doing okay. 💗 5y

BarbaraBB Hoe are you doing Katja? Not ill? Sending 🍀💚 5y

Kalalalatja @vivastory @squirrelbrain @Cathythoughts @Simona @TrishB @emilyhaldi @batsy @Bookworm83 @valeriegeary @hilded @Bookzombie @BarbaraBB we have both been feeling a little off today, but we can‘t figure out, if it is real or just us being hyper aware of everything going on in our bodies. It might also be the isolation that is getting to us, but we will see over the next few days 🤞 5y

Bookzombie @Kalalalatja I‘m not even isolated and feel hyper aware of myself. I can‘t imagine what that would be like in isolation. I hope that it‘s not real. That sounds weird to say. 💗 5y

hilded @Kalalalatja Hopefully it‘s ‘just‘ the isolation and pshycological stress/anxiety that is getting to you 🤞🏻💗 5y

erzascarletbookgasm 🤞 Have been thinking of you. ❤️ 5y

ephemeralwaltz I love cleaning during times of stress! Makes me feel productive enough 😂😂😂 hugs! 5y

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Kalalalatja

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

Day 2/14 of quarantine

Next up in my #QuarantineReads is this chunky beast. I have been saving it for a holiday, but now feels like the perfect time to escape this crazy world for a bit, and dive into something completely different. Also, dragons!!! 🐲🐉🐲🐉

#Currentlyreading

Cinfhen Great attitude 🥳 5y

JennyM Sending you lots of love 😘 5y

erzascarletbookgasm Books are definitely great escapes! 😘 5y

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batsy That looks like a good one to get stuck in! Will look forward to your review. The hardback is so pretty, too 🧡 5y

Cathythoughts Look forward to your thoughts, I have this on kindle, it‘s not my usual but I got it on sale ( 🙄😁the usual carry on ) still , I‘ll give it a try sometime 5y

alisiakae That is the perfect #QuarantineBook! 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I hope you both are feeling well 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️ 5y

SauerPatch I had such mixed feelings on this one, so I‘m looking forward to reading your thoughts! 5y

Mrs_B Love the cover! 5y

BarbaraBB Escaping this crazy world., that really is what I want to do too! 5y

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Rbabyblue

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

Book 6 of the Popsugar Reading Challenge (a book with a map)
I‘ve been so excited to read this book but its length intimidated me for so long. I haven‘t read a long book in a minute. A buddyread goodreads group is breaking it down into parts as botm so I couldn‘t miss the chance to participate!
#popsugarreadingchallenge

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WanderingBookaneer

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

Eyelit Accurate! 5y

Karisa And that tagged book is such a great book! One of my favorites this year. 5y

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Ddzmini

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

After I finished this 📖 this is how I felt, but I really wanted to keep reading #bigbooks #unendingstories 📖😋

BGam 🤣🤣🤣 5y

CoffeeCatsBooks This is on my TBR pile and I keep looking at it thinking 🤔...hmmm...I am afraid of getting into it and needing to haul it around. 5y

Ddzmini @CoffeeCatsBooks it‘s worth it 🤷‍♀️ 5y

brit91 🤣🤣🤣🤣 5y

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Bindrosbookshelf

The Priory of the Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon

What are you currently reading?
I‘m ending my reading slump jumping into this mammoth. I‘m a third of the way through and I‘m really enjoying the world building and character set up. Also you just have to give me a book with court politics and even a hint of a dragon and I‘m there to be honest...
#currentlyreading #ilikebigbooksandicannotlie #dragons #septemberreads

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Bindrosbookshelf @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I need to read Evelyn Hugo at some point. Hope it‘s good so far for you. Before She Knew Him looks good too 😊 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Bindrosbookshelf Evelyn is a reread for book club! I love it!! I hope you find something good!! 📚💗 5y

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