The Priory of The Orange Tree

The Priory of The Orange Tree ok I liked the LBGTQ representation and the strong female characters but ultimately this was neither entertaining nor exciting to me. The world building and the magic system are detailed but there was something off in the rhythm of the story telling. Multiple view story telling can be very good (GRR Martin, Joe Abercrombie) but in this case it didn't work at all. There was no sense of the urgency of the threat and the consequences of the actions never felt dangerous. I appreciate the effort but this was not for me. Adding to these is the reader performance of the audio book. It was just too dramatised for my taste.