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A review by booksandcurlz
The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Spoiler-Free thoughts:
I loved the first part of this book, right away there is an incident that sets up the plot and the future of Lore and the kingdom. Most of the second part is just adding to the atmosphere, introducing key characters to each other and some other important information that will be relevant not only later in the book, but in the following books of this series. This part felt slow compared to the first part. The last part of the book wrapped everything up nicely and a lot of things happened all at once. Nothing that was too shocking because it was either built up or alluded earlier in the book. My theory proved right, but not in the way I expected it to be. To me it was a sleepy read but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I loved the first part of this book, right away there is an incident that sets up the plot and the future of Lore and the kingdom. Most of the second part is just adding to the atmosphere, introducing key characters to each other and some other important information that will be relevant not only later in the book, but in the following books of this series. This part felt slow compared to the first part. The last part of the book wrapped everything up nicely and a lot of things happened all at once. Nothing that was too shocking because it was either built up or alluded earlier in the book. My theory proved right, but not in the way I expected it to be. To me it was a sleepy read but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
What I loved?
♥️ Lore - strong female lead, spy, and “poison runner”. She has an interesting upbringing and interesting abilities, I loved how she handled herself in Court and how she was willing to change her mind the new facts were presented to her.
♥️ Bastian - the oh so charming Bastian, I loved his character and cannot wait to see how he grows as the series progresses.
♥️ Gabe - He is kind of the third wheel, but maybe part of a love triangle situation. IDK, their situation is weird. He is the religious one of the bunch and has a difficult time processing new information without letting Anton (the Exalte Priest) sway his opinion on the information he’s received.
♥️ The book atmosphere - This is something this author in particular excells at, and I will tell you, one of my favorite things is that she does it with as little words as possible, still highly immersive.
♥️ The passages at the beginning of each chapter. That kind of allude to the theme of the chapter.
This might be for you if you enjoy:
✨ Strong FMC that is just a little clueless of her powers
🪄 Magic
♥️ A witty MMC who was just a tad bit wreckless
♥️ Another broody MMC
👑 Royal Court intrigue
✨ Religious intrigue & manipulation
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry and Classism
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Drug abuse
Minor: War