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The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten

May 2, 2024 by NatalieH 1 Comment

I didn’t know much about this book going in, I picked it up because I thought the cover was pretty (I’m a sucker for anything purple). The Foxglove King focuses on Lore, a young woman who works as a spy for a smuggling operation ran by her adoptive mothers. She also has necromancy-related magical powers (Which are illegal? Sort of? Maybe?). When she’s caught using them in public and arrested, she’s forced by the King of Wherever (I’m pretty sure there was an actual country […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Hannah Whitten

NatalieH's CBR16 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Hannah Whitten ·
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I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one!

The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1) by Hannah Whitten

January 12, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

This kind of surprise can be a double-edged sword, though, so take my recommendation with a grain of salt. When your expectations going into a book are “probably going to DNF this,” anything compelling will feel better than it probably actually is. With that said, however, I think there are genuinely some things to love about this series! Even with some of the uneven writing. (And apparently it is a HUGE improvement over the author’s first series, which I won’t be reading.) I would say […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, adult fantasy, fantasy romance, Hannah Whitten, Romance, The Foxglove King, The Nightshade Crown

narfna's CBR16 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: #fantasy, adult fantasy, fantasy romance, Hannah Whitten, Romance, The Foxglove King, The Nightshade Crown ·
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