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frantically's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
today i am: missing belladonna :(
Belladonna was one of my fav 2022 reads and I'm so disappointed to say that the sequel just didn't hold up.
Whereas Belladona was Death & Signa's story with a side of murder & mischief, Foxglove was murder & mischief with a side of Signa and a few too little scenes of Death.
I think I'm not alone in saying that their relationship was one of the best parts of the first book, though! And I really spent too much time with Foxglove where I was just waiting for Death to show up again...
Signa returns to her old home, Foxglove (duh), in this sequel. There's loads of back story and soo many descriptions of this house and now, looking back, it was all very nice but also didn't really add that much to the story.
We do get a new addition to our cast, Fate, and from the get-go I just couldn't really care about him. I've read so many iterations of this man in the last years (other reviewers have rightfully brought up Caraval...), I'm tired, okay??
As much as we all despise love triangles, I think the worst ones are when it's just not a triangle at all, it's a freaking line with some random other guy going "but what about me 😭😭" in the distance. Signa couldn't give any fucks about Fate and neither could I. For me, it was obvious from the start that he wasprobably going to end up with Blythe in the end, so the love triangle part was just unnecessary.
I did like the "Life" storyline and though I was on the right path from the start, the author managed to make me doubt myself and start to make up other theories, so well done on that part! I wish we could've spent more time on Signa's powers in this part, there's still so much we don't know about!
What the author couldn't trick me about wasthe oath part 😤 I've read enough Fae novels Ms. Grace!! I saw what you were doing there!!
Gotta say, I don't know if I'm just not as "in" the YA scene anymore as I once was, but from an editorial standpoint, it's just so...weird to completely change main characters (and thus main relationships!) mid-trilogy? Blythe is a nice enough character and I really enjoyed her in the more sidekick role we got of her at the beginning of Foxglove but with her andFate now as the mains of Wisteria, I'm just really not excited for it :(
At the end I was slightly scared we weren't going to get a Death and Signa HEA, so I was very happy with what we did get but it was still so little!
I'm not saying that this book was particularly bad, it was a nice enough read but for me it was just a let down. I think it really hinges on how much you loved Blythe in the first book!
I also just wanted more Death and Signa content and I'm not afraid to admit that.
Belladonna was one of my fav 2022 reads and I'm so disappointed to say that the sequel just didn't hold up.
Whereas Belladona was Death & Signa's story with a side of murder & mischief, Foxglove was murder & mischief with a side of Signa and a few too little scenes of Death.
I think I'm not alone in saying that their relationship was one of the best parts of the first book, though! And I really spent too much time with Foxglove where I was just waiting for Death to show up again...
Signa returns to her old home, Foxglove (duh), in this sequel. There's loads of back story and soo many descriptions of this house and now, looking back, it was all very nice but also didn't really add that much to the story.
We do get a new addition to our cast, Fate, and from the get-go I just couldn't really care about him. I've read so many iterations of this man in the last years (other reviewers have rightfully brought up Caraval...), I'm tired, okay??
As much as we all despise love triangles, I think the worst ones are when it's just not a triangle at all, it's a freaking line with some random other guy going "but what about me 😭😭" in the distance. Signa couldn't give any fucks about Fate and neither could I. For me, it was obvious from the start that he was
I did like the "Life" storyline and though I was on the right path from the start, the author managed to make me doubt myself and start to make up other theories, so well done on that part! I wish we could've spent more time on Signa's powers in this part, there's still so much we don't know about!
What the author couldn't trick me about was
Gotta say, I don't know if I'm just not as "in" the YA scene anymore as I once was, but from an editorial standpoint, it's just so...weird to completely change main characters (and thus main relationships!) mid-trilogy? Blythe is a nice enough character and I really enjoyed her in the more sidekick role we got of her at the beginning of Foxglove but with her and
At the end I was slightly scared we weren't going to get a Death and Signa HEA, so I was very happy with what we did get but it was still so little!
I'm not saying that this book was particularly bad, it was a nice enough read but for me it was just a let down. I think it really hinges on how much you loved Blythe in the first book!
I also just wanted more Death and Signa content and I'm not afraid to admit that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, and Animal death
Moderate: Sexual content and Abortion
Minor: Death
lakinglaze's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This was absolutely wonderful! I devoured it so quickly and I can’t believe I have to wait until next August for the next installment. Such a wonderful story and beautifully written. I can’t recommend this book enough!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Alcohol, Abandonment, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit
kassidyreads's review against another edition
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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual content, Animal death, and Child death
scrubsandbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The theme of this book: WOMEN PROTECTING WOMEN. Blythe Hawthorne is a goddamn treasure.
These are one of the very rare occasions where I felt like I loved the second book of a series more than the first. Is there a third? I don't know, I haven't looked it up yet but I'll be disappointed if we don't have one after THAT conclusion. If there was a certain amount of whodunit intrigue in the first one, this one had it amped up.
Someone's poisoned the duke and blamed it on the wrong person, you would never believe who was the real killer! Signa and Blythe are very limited in their time in finding the real culprit in order to free Elijah Hawthorne. This is complicated even more with the arrival of Fate who is trying to find the person reincarnated from his lover, Life, who he believes is Signa. Normally, love triangles annoy me but this one was less of a triangle and more of ... one line trying to intersect the other like a T. It was fairly obvious that one member of that triangle was the intruder, but how his story turned out was a lovely surprise.
I enjoyed the gothic atmosphere in both books, glad to see it didn't stray far from it between this and the first book. We even get an intro to Foxglove, Signa's parents' home and it is just as mysterious if not more haunted. And Adalyn Grace's writing? Chef's Kiss. The description of the settings were rich and vibrant, and the banter between Blythe and other characters was thoroughly enjoyable.
These are one of the very rare occasions where I felt like I loved the second book of a series more than the first. Is there a third? I don't know, I haven't looked it up yet but I'll be disappointed if we don't have one after THAT conclusion. If there was a certain amount of whodunit intrigue in the first one, this one had it amped up.
Someone's poisoned the duke and blamed it on the wrong person, you would never believe who was the real killer! Signa and Blythe are very limited in their time in finding the real culprit in order to free Elijah Hawthorne. This is complicated even more with the arrival of Fate who is trying to find the person reincarnated from his lover, Life, who he believes is Signa. Normally, love triangles annoy me but this one was less of a triangle and more of ... one line trying to intersect the other like a T. It was fairly obvious that one member of that triangle was the intruder, but how his story turned out was a lovely surprise.
I enjoyed the gothic atmosphere in both books, glad to see it didn't stray far from it between this and the first book. We even get an intro to Foxglove, Signa's parents' home and it is just as mysterious if not more haunted. And Adalyn Grace's writing? Chef's Kiss. The description of the settings were rich and vibrant, and the banter between Blythe and other characters was thoroughly enjoyable.
"She didn't care to be a sunflower, unfurling her petals in the daylight for all to see. She would rather be an adorable little mushroom, thriving in the dark crevices where few ventured to look."
Girl, same.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual content and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy, Vomit, and Animal death
katievallin's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, Animal death, Sexism, and Sexual content
Minor: Abortion
maregred's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Death of parent
hecubatohim's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Vomit, Abortion, Body horror, Blood, Death, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy, Drug use, and Child death
ohennui's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Grief, Murder, and Sexual content
kayceeisbookish's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, and Alcohol
takarakei's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This series is so good!! If you like fantasy romance and mystery it's perfect. I did feel like the beginning of this was a bit slower and took a while to really grab me. The mystery in this one compared to Belladonna was also not as much of a focus and so therefore it wasn't quite as well done.
That being said Death and Signa are everything. Blythe is also so amazing, I'm so glad we got her POV. I wanted to like Fate more, but he annoyed me for most of this book. I'm willing to give him another chance tho...
I am already dying for book 3, cause I think that one is going to make me feral.
3/5 🌶️ (not graphic)
That being said Death and Signa are everything. Blythe is also so amazing, I'm so glad we got her POV. I wanted to like Fate more, but he annoyed me for most of this book. I'm willing to give him another chance tho...
I am already dying for book 3, cause I think that one is going to make me feral.
3/5 🌶️ (not graphic)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Blood
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, and Vomit