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A review by beccisays
The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
I found myself getting into this and then wondering why I'd left it on my TBR for so long. It's a true romantasy and I've been missing that recently in my reads, so it was a nice palate cleanser and return to the genre that pulled me back into reading.
I thought the approach to poison being used recreationally was really cool, as well as how it interacted with the Mortem and Spiritum magic system. The death vs. life and dark vs. light thing has been done a lot, in fantasy romances especially, but I think this book has an edge of originality that sets it apart, particularly due to the poison and necromancy.
I've finished the book without being team anyone, except that I'm really rooting for the love triangle to turn into a throuple situation. Lore should 100% enter her why choose era, do it for the plot!
I thought the approach to poison being used recreationally was really cool, as well as how it interacted with the Mortem and Spiritum magic system. The death vs. life and dark vs. light thing has been done a lot, in fantasy romances especially, but I think this book has an edge of originality that sets it apart, particularly due to the poison and necromancy.
I've finished the book without being team anyone, except that I'm really rooting for the love triangle to turn into a throuple situation. Lore should 100% enter her why choose era, do it for the plot!