The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, 1)

Leider hat mich das Buch gar nicht abgeholt :( Der Plot ist sehr generisch und vorhersehbar, die Charaktere konnten mich auch nicht überzeugen.

Ich freue mich extrem auf Band 2😍

Lore transportiert Gift für das Kartell das sie aufgenommen hat, sie versucht dem Gesetz aus dem Weg zu gehen, während sie ihre gefährliche Todesmagie versteckt. Als ein Job schief geht und sie von den Krieger Mönchen des Königs gefangen genommen wird erwartet sie den Tod. Doch der König hat andere Pläne. Ganze Dörfer sterben über Nacht und Lore soll herausfinden wer dahintersteckt… • Auf The Foxglove King habe ich mich unfassbar doll gefreut. Das Buch gab mir richtig düstere Vibes und ich war mir sicher das mir das gefallen würde. Das düstere Setting hat mir sehr gut gefallen, es hat super zur Story gepasst und ich konnte mich richtig gut in die Welt hineinversetzen. Besonders fand ich hier vor allem das Magie System. Das Konzept mit Mortem und Spiritum war für mich super spannend zu lesen. Auch die Charaktere in diesem Buch habe ich sehr ins Herz geschlossen. Gerade Lore als Bad Ass Protagonistin fand ich super. Es gab hier auch eine kleine Lovestory in Form eines Liebesdreiecks, die war allerdings eher im Hintergrund. Am Ende gab es keinen krassen Cliffhanger, trotzdem freue ich mich sehr auf Teil 2🫶🏻

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 easy, I honestly was prepared for worse. I can’t really say I was constantly hooked throughout the whole book, though I also wouldn’t say it fell flat or that I was particularly bored. The book did not only deliver the vibes, but also a solid plot to go along. There’s a cult, a (questionable) church, a court where no one can be trusted, necromancy and gods. And betrayal. Everywhere. Generally, I really enjoyed the characters! The combination of Lore, Bastian and Gabe did something to me. Especially Gabe. I will say though, the maybe-maybe not love triangle was…? I didn’t particularly hate it, but I am also glad it didn’t evolve into more than what(ever) it was. What I would have really loved to see were more one on one scenes of Lore and Anton (head of the church). I think this could have been some great passive aggressive dialogues. The ending was great, especially the epilogue. I’m really excited for the sequel! Thank you Orbit for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Ich habe mich echt schwer getan, dieses Buch zu bewerten. Es hatte einige Längen und weder Plot, noch Worldbuilding hat mich richtig begeistert. Dafür mochte ich die Charaktere total und wollte unbedingt wissen, wie es mit ihnen weiter geht. Band 2 fiebere ich nun regelrecht entgegen, da kann ich dem Buch also auch nicht weniger als 4 Sterne geben.

Love can channel Mortem and ends up at the Citadel to help the king and spy on the prince. She's protected by the monk Gabe. All Changes once Bastian figures things out and a cat & mouse game with the King ensures

The beginning was a little slow but once the other characters are introduced, things start to get interesting. I really liked Gabe's stoic nature as well as Bastian's rather opposite nature. I likea Lore a lot, too. I just neuer really saw the Love - triangle happen. The tension between Gabe & Lore was heavier than between her and Bastian. But I was heavily in love with the whole Worldbuilding and politics. I'll definitely will read "Hemlockqueen"

Wow.

Vorab, ich hatte eigentlich wirklich Schwierigkeiten in dieses Buch zu finden. Die ersten 40% waren…. Langsam und zäh. Aber die letzten 60% konnten es tatsächlich für mich retten. Ab da wurde es immer spannender und ich konnte es auch nicht mehr weglegen!

I wasńt expecting to like this book so much to be honest. I dońt know why, but i just had a feeling… well i was wrong. I loved this book, from the first page i was captured in this weirded and adventures world with so much secrets and royal drama. Also our female Protagonist was just badass and really relateabel, now i really wanna know which and if she choose one man for her life or if she just takes of single and badass. Until the last 50 Pages i really didńt know were the book would end and now im frustrated because the next book releases next year….. Watch me cry until thank…..

I was so excited to read „The foxglove king“ and happy that i received an e-ARC. The cover is so beautiful and the blurb sounded so very interesting. I started reading straight away and I was able to really get into the plot. But after a while it got a bit boring. I won't say I lost interest but there was so much detailed information about the world and everything else. That was a bit much for me and the characters and their development got lost a bit. I would have wished for a better balance. Lore is an interesting character and I was very curious as to where she came from and why she perceives Mortem so intensely. I had a few good and interesting reading hours and the other characters also aroused my interest. In addition to Lore, these were Gabriel and Bastian. The investigations of these three were very interesting, but the plot was a bit lost because of the amount of information. „The Foxglove King“ was an ok start for this series and i hope that the second book focuses more on the characters and that you can understand their emotions better.

Dark vibes with a unique magic system.

This was a solid read. In the beginning I had some minor trouble finding into the story. The familiar who is who, what’s the place and wtf is going on?! But after a while I got the hang of it and I really liked the tension and secrecy the plot provided. The magic system is complex and with the gods connection sometimes hard to follow, but it worked in the end. Some characters made me fume due to hate and some I loved bc of the banter. I didn’t fully love the whole story, but still enjoyed it - often dark vibes don’t make me feel a book too much. Off to read Hemlock Queen now.

Supercooles Worldbuilding, aber leider die Hauptperson ist leider nicht nur die schlechteste Spionin jemals, sondern verhält sich auch sonst eher wie ein NPC