The Priory of the Orange Tree

I enjoyed this story. The world and mythology draws readers in. As an avid epic fantasy reader, I wanted so.much.more. This book should be at least 4 books that allow for deeper exploration of the interesting cultural and religious divides that the author has given the people. Because there is so much ground to cover, we end up slightly shorted - the author has to cut down or ignore paths and keep the characters somewhat simple.
I am hoping that she will revisit this world, perhaps in an earlier time, and draw it out more.

If you like epic fantasy - with dragons and magic - with castles and witches - you may like this book. It even has political intrigue and family drama. Go in being aware that it is an entire fantasy in one book. There are some romantic scenes, but they are mostly PG - nothing too graphic. Violence is also fairly PG.