Alexis:
I recently reread The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten, which was one of my favorite reads of 2023, and I’m happy to say that I loved it just as much the second time around.
I read the sequel and the next installment in the trilogy, The Hemlock Queen, directly after. I can’t say too much about this book without going into spoilers, but I can say that I really enjoyed the beginning, but I thought the ending was especially well done; there were some stories included near that end that I enjoyed reading, and that added a lot to the lore and religion of this world.
However, I found that the middle of this book did drag a little, and I kept wondering when Lore, the main character, was actually going to do something or make a decision.
Overall, I didn’t love this one as much as The Foxglove King, but I did enjoy it. I’m looking forward to the last book!
If you’re interested in a fun yet gritty fantasy series with necromancy, an undead horse named Horse, a religious cult with religious trauma, and a love triangle (/quadrangle?), then I would recommend this series.
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