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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Confusing magic system. Storyline wasn't compelling.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
First book in a series that cannot stand by itself... Undecided if I'll continue series
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Deportation
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Trafficking, Pregnancy, War
Necromancy is gross but somehow this book makes it (slightly) more interesting. A hot one-eyed monk and prince also helped.
dark
tense
slow-paced
Kinda predictable and mediocre writing. It wasn’t very clear how the characters in the love triangle felt about each other. I didn’t love the magic system or the religious themes.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Foxglove King gave me everything I crave in a romantasy and then whispered, “But what if we made it darker?” And… I ate it up.
Let’s start with Lore, our necromantic queen. She’s not your typical FMC. Sharp-tongued, emotionally armored, and deeply intriguing, she walks into the palace with secrets in her blood and zero intention of playing nice. I loved her.
We have to talk about the tension because this book delivers a love triangle that actually works. Gabriel: Stoic, celibate, scarred (yes, he only has one eye, and yes, that’s now a new kink), and absolutely not ready for the force that is Lore sharing his space. Their slow-burn tension? Positively feral. The kind that simmers under every glance and gesture. Meanwhile, Bastian: the charming, chaotic prince, meets Lore with the same reckless energy she pretends not to crave. Where Gabriel is restraint, Bastian is temptation with a crown.
Team Gabriel or Team Bastian? Honestly, I switch allegiances every chapter depending on who made Lore blush harder.
But fair warning: this book is not just romance. Court politics, divine conspiracies, and death-magic rituals? Front and center. The plot twists tighter than a noose, and the sense of dread coils through every corridor of the palace… and especially the catacombs. Between necromantic rites and corpses that should stay dead, there’s a deliciously macabre edge to this world that chilled me in the best way.
If you’re looking for a lush, slow-burn romantasy full of courtly scheming, dark magic, and characters you’ll want to dissect and kiss, The Foxglove King belongs at the top of your TBR.
Let’s start with Lore, our necromantic queen. She’s not your typical FMC. Sharp-tongued, emotionally armored, and deeply intriguing, she walks into the palace with secrets in her blood and zero intention of playing nice. I loved her.
We have to talk about the tension because this book delivers a love triangle that actually works. Gabriel: Stoic, celibate, scarred (yes, he only has one eye, and yes, that’s now a new kink), and absolutely not ready for the force that is Lore sharing his space. Their slow-burn tension? Positively feral. The kind that simmers under every glance and gesture. Meanwhile, Bastian: the charming, chaotic prince, meets Lore with the same reckless energy she pretends not to crave. Where Gabriel is restraint, Bastian is temptation with a crown.
Team Gabriel or Team Bastian? Honestly, I switch allegiances every chapter depending on who made Lore blush harder.
But fair warning: this book is not just romance. Court politics, divine conspiracies, and death-magic rituals? Front and center. The plot twists tighter than a noose, and the sense of dread coils through every corridor of the palace… and especially the catacombs. Between necromantic rites and corpses that should stay dead, there’s a deliciously macabre edge to this world that chilled me in the best way.
If you’re looking for a lush, slow-burn romantasy full of courtly scheming, dark magic, and characters you’ll want to dissect and kiss, The Foxglove King belongs at the top of your TBR.