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- Content warnings: Child death, Parental abuse, Religious trauma, Animal death, Vomiting / emesis, Gore, Violence, Child neglect, Terminal illness, Blood, Captivity, Cult themes, Death, Grief, Murder, Trauma
The Foxglove King
by Hannah F. Whitten
Book 1 in The Nightshade Crown
Death magic, court rot, religious corruption, and a love triangle that stays more tense than spicy. Lore is dangerous because she has survived too much, and the court is dangerous because everyone wants to use that.
goodreads 3.76/5 36,973 ratings
storykind_community 3.5/5 4 ratings
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Length467 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Forbidden love
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door
- The angst delivered
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- Brooding prince
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Addictive read
- Morally gray
- Mutual pining
- Tension
- Obsessed
- Dark/tortured soul
- Love/hate tension
- Anticipation
- Power imbalance
- Longing glances
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Love triangle
- Royal court / palace
- Gothic
- Necromancers
- Forced proximity
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- Underground / underworld
- High fantasy
- Humans only
- Hidden identity
- Temple / church / monastery
- Secret power
- Hidden past revealed
- Undercover/spy romance
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Lush
- Heavy
- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
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- Necromancer / death magic user
- Intense
- Spy/thief
- Dark
- Brooding
- Survivor
- Immersive
- Romantic
- Eerie
- Forbidden desire
- Morally complex
- Political intrigue
- Court of shadows
- Cliffhanger warning
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Book details
- Length
- 467 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book