The priory of the orange tree should really be referred to as “Arteloth Beck’s great journey into the unknown of atheism.”
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something something about emotionally repressed dragon riders who have such a big heart despite the fact that they have suffered so much and their unbreakable bond with their dragons 🫶
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just finished reading The Priory of the Orange Tree. here are my thoughts:
Roos is so fucking pathetic like wow holy shit
i still don't really like Sabran all that much, but that's okay because not all characters have to be likeable (exhibit a: roos). she reminds me of my sister a little bit in that she is super cunty.
i feel like Ead is a little too overpowered but wtv
Tané is definitely my favorite. idk why but I always imagine her looking like Janice Lee lol.
i hc Loth as being aro/ace
Kitston Glade deserved better
Susa DEFINITELY deserved better, fucking OW
Roos is like, the epitome of sopping wet rat man
i will forever be mad at the editors who told Samantha Shannon to shorten the final battle
Nayimathun is a boss ass bitch and ily her vm
kinda weird of Aleidine that the first thing she does upon seeing her deceased husband's secret bf is to go "so there's this cute astronomy professor you might like..." but go off i guess
Meg is great and her husband/fiancé has a sickass scar on his face, I'm so happy for them
Kalyba is just. So Much. like there's a lot there.
Chassar is sweet and i fucking LOVE Aralaq
Niclays Roos is the pettiest, most miserable motherfucker on the planet, and i adore him.
overall I'd give it a 9/10
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"To be kin to a dragon," Nayimathun said, "you must not only have a soul of water. You must have the blood of the sea, and the sea is not always pure. It is not any one thing. There is darkness in it, and danger, and cruelty. It can raze great cities with its rage. It's depths are unknowable; they do not see the touch of the sun. To be a Miduchi is not to be pure, Tane. It is to be the living sea. That is why I chose you. You have a dragon's heart.
Nayimathun and Tane The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
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Niclays @ Tane: You smuggled a person to hide the fact you broke seclusion!! You put your own ambition over the law!
Me: Wow, god forbid women do anything
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Truly I have only had Nayimathun the dragon for approx. 10 pages but if anything happened to her I'd kill everyone in this room and then myself
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Nayimathin you have my undying loyalty forever and ever and ever and ever and ever-
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Since Temeraire got popular I decided to do another book dragon.
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Illumicrate’s Roots of Chaos set made me literally cry by putting my favourite quote on the back:
“To be kin to a dragon, you must not only have a soul of water. You must have the blood of the sea, and the sea is not always pure. It is not any one thing. There is darkness in it, and danger, and cruelty. It can raze great cities with its rage. Its depths are unknowable; they do not see the touch of the sun.”
That illustration is glorious *__*
Here together with the Day of Fallen Night one
Also the naked covers fit together, how cool is that?
Bonus for the Waterstones copy. I’ve seen other signed endpapers before but this is my enchanting favourite:
The Broken Binding set is apparently still available too, if you want it
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Surprise to no one that the relationship between Tané and her dragon kitty is my favorite in this story.
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every time i see a name i recognize from priory in fallen night i feel like the spiderman meme
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I’m going to say it every time I read this book, I know, but oh my god the relationship between Nayimathun and Tané is simply one of my absolute favorites in literature, I just love the connection they have with each other
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i have this little dragon plush keychain my roomies got me for xmas last year that i finally put on my backpack and since i just read priory i decided to name it after nayimathun hehe
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