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This dark twisted little book was absolutely everything.
Hannah Whitten is a genius. It felt like this book should only be read in the middle of the night making the betrayals, the twisted web of religion and cou... READ MORE
A deathly and deadly fantasy that you will not be able to put down!
I read Hannah Whitten's newest release in about two days, after I started it, I just could not put it down! This new book follows Lore, a woman who can har... READ MORE
A gloriously gothic fantasy novel with all the twists and turns of a rollercoaster
Foxglove King is an imaginative, unique fantasy with great world-building.
The characters are well written, Lore is definitely my favourite, she seems lik... READ MORE
An Addictive, Twisty, Fantasy read!
This book lives rent free in my head...
Firstly, the cover. Absolutely stunning.
The FoxGlove King is my first Hannah Whitten Novel. I went into this... READ MORE
A Dark Delight
Oh, I adore the world that has been created and just the general creativity! The reader is completely thrust into a world of poisoners and corruption from ... READ MORE
Poison Magics!
This feels like a very natural evolution to the YA that I love, but everyone is appropriately aged up.
intoxicating blend of dark magic, courtly intrigue, and complex romance...
The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten is an intoxicating blend of dark magic, courtly intrigue, and complex romance, wrapped in prose that’s lush and atmosph... READ MORE
Synopsis
In this gilded, gothic, and romantic new epic fantasy series from New York Times-bestselling author Hannah Whitten, a young woman's secret power to raise the dead plunges her into the dangerous world of the Sainted King's royal court.
Lore has been living by her wits since she was a child, running poisons for the cartel that took her in, avoiding the attention of the law, and keeping her illicit affinity for death magic a secret.
When a job goes wrong and Lore is captured by the Sainted King's warrior-monks, she expects death. But King August has a different plan. Entire villages on the outskirts of the country have been dying overnight, seemingly at random. Lore can either use her magic to find out what's happening - or face the pyre.
Thrust into a lavish court where no one can be believed and even fewer can be trusted, Lore must navigate an intricate web of politics, religion, and forbidden romance and solve the King's mystery. A mystery more dangerous and twisted than Lore can even imagine.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9780356518916
- Number of pages: 512
- Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 38 mm
- Weight: 354g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allImaginative fantasy
As I read this book I was taken with the depth of imaginative fantasy story telling found in book one of The Nightshade Kingdom. This for me is going to be... READ MORE
Loved It!
I loved For The Wolf and was so excited to read The Foxglove King. And it did not disappoint! With incredible world building and a fascinating magic system... READ MORE
My favorite book of the year
The protagonist of The Foxglove King is Lore, a twenty-three-year-old with the death power of Mortem, the essence of death, the power born of entropy, and ... READ MORE
Hannah Whitten strikes again!!
I read this book a little while ago, but like a fine wine, i've had to let my thoughts sit and simmer and think on it. I really enjoyed reading this book! ... READ MORE
good ending but such a slog to get there
I found this book very hard going, normally i would finish a book like this in 2-3 nights, but this took me over a week.
The story seems a little all over... READ MORE
4⭐️ An enjoyable and twisty fantasy set in a glittering royal court
Thank you to netgalley and orbit books for an earc and finished copy of this book. Here’s my honest and unbiased review.
This was a really enjoyable fan... READ MORE
A Beautiful & Compelling Introduction To An Intriguing Fantasy World
'All she'd ever wanted was to find somewhere she fit that wasn't in the dark. But shadows and death were the only things that held space for her.'
Right... READ MORE
I really loved this
I had the joy of physically reading my beautiful Fairyloot special edition of this and I absolutely loved it.
I loved the whole magic system in this and t... READ MORE
Loved this book!
Love, Love, Loved this book!
It’s dark and magical with an engaging story and characters.
Lore is a spy for a poison runner gang in the city of Della... READ MORE
Gothic, Political Intrigue and Romance
I received an e-copy of The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten from Little, Brown Book Group UK and Netgalley. Even though I have been gifted this book for re... READ MORE
Wonderfully dark and twisty
Where to start?
I've begun this review about 4 times, and each time, it's not felt quite right!
I hate to give things away in my reviews, which makes... READ MORE
Death, Life, Gods & Goddesses!
Thank you Little, Brown Book Group, U.K. and NetGalley for the arc of The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
... READ MORE
Thoroughly enjoyable read
This was a thoroughly enjoyable story.. Slow start but once it got going is was non stop action to the end. Some great characters and a very inventive stor... READ MORE
Great themes with a great story!
I’ve been eyeing this book for about a year and I don’t know why I waited so long to read it, because it was really good!
The beginning was great and ea... READ MORE
complex / twisted / captivating
Favorite character: Bastian / Lore
Three words: complex / twisted / captivating
Favorite quote: Lore was selfish. If it came down to her or the world, Lore... READ MORE
Court intrigues, a gothic world building, perfect writing and very well characterized and vivid characters
4.5 stars
The Foxglove King was truly a perfect read! I've been waiting for this book for ages, and being able to preview it thanks to Netgalley was truly ... READ MORE
Well-realised fantasy world
In the city of Dellaire, the lower orders groan to support King, clergy and nobles who will have the best of everything for themselves.
In the city of Del... READ MORE
A promising start to an opulent epic fantasy
My thanks to Little, Brown Book Group U.K. Orbit for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘The Foxglove King’ by Hannah Whitten.
I have been intending to read the wor... READ MORE
The world-building and magic system are the highlight
For me The Foxglove King simply did not live up to Hannah Whitten’s previous work. In the Wilderwood Books I didn’t just feel that she went against the gra... READ MORE
An Interesting Beginning
This was a good read. I thought the start and the plot that they set up made no sense with the spy business and yet she seemed to be not very good at it at... READ MORE
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