Karina's Reviews > The Priory of the Orange Tree

Cultures clashing, countries on the brink of war, troubled queendoms, magic, intrigue, spying and DRAGONS.
Complex, multi-stranded and epic in scale, this is fantasy that doesn't feel the need to treat women as add-ons, decorative damsels or pawns in male-only power games; they are fully-formed creations with their own flaws, drives and purpose.
It is telling as well that I felt such a sense of relief that girls and women aren't in constant danger of sexual assault at every page turn; death by assassination yes, rape not so much...