Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Foxglove by Adalyn Grace

29 reviews

meggiemeggie52's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

andreapepsii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, and Murder

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content and Abortion

beckyyreadss's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read the first book in this series in October as it was the book club’s pick of the month. When I noticed it was a series, I was very interested in carrying on with the series.  

This book is based on nineteen-year-old Signa Farrow and her cousin Blythe Hawthorne, and a duke has been murdered and Blythe’s father has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He's hellbent on revenge after Death took the life of the woman, he loved many decades ago . . . and now he’s determined to have Signa for himself, no matter the cost. Signa and Blythe are certain that Fate can save Elijah Hawthorne from prison if they will entertain his presence. But the more time they spend with Fate, the more frightening their reality becomes as Signa exhibits dramatic new powers that link her to Fate’s past. With mysteries and danger around every corner, the cousins must decide if they can trust one another as they navigate their futures in high society, unravel the murders that haunt their family, and play Fate’s unexpected games – all with their destinies hanging in the balance.  

I am hooked with this series. I loved Signa and Death’s relationship and how they grew together and trusted each other through the difficult times and that they weren’t letting anyone get in between them. I loved the character development of Blythe; she sorts of dipped a bit throughout the book as she was confused and hurt, but she was back on the good side by the end. Fate was supposed to be this big, bad scary dude and I just couldn’t hate him. He wanted his girl from back in the day and thought Signa was his girl. I love the regency and gothic feeling with all the balls and talks about how a woman must act in society and then Signa and Blythe are like nope screw that I'm out. I loved the mystery element and was waiting to see who killed the duke and if Elijah was going to be saved or hung. The way that this book ended with the plot twists had me audible gasping. Blythe was a badass and then Death and Signa slowly figuring out who Life is, had me on the edge of my sit.  

The reason why this isn’t getting five stars is because it is still missing something. Some elements. I can’t put my finger on what it was, but it did lose its pace during the middle of book and was waiting for it to go back on track.  

I cannot wait to see how Blythe and Signa work together in the next book and hopefully Fate and Death work together and they can all be one happy family.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Death

organizedxchaos's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Self harm, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

attempted abortion/miscarriage

kiwij96's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I loved how Blythe got her own POVs and how they were few and far between but complimented the story perfectly.

All in all, I had fun. I felt at times like this suffered from Second Book Syndrome though. It definitely tried to achieve too much in a short space of time: it took maybe half the book to clear up the last one whilst slowly setting up the plot for this one, and it all got resolved fairly quickly in the second half. The timeline was a bit off at times too. But I enjoyed it and had a good time diving back into this world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual content

theresamothinmyroom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Vomit

kwthor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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I had a wonderful time reading this book. I think it was a good sequel -- I think it carried on the overall storyline and plot while still being its own book.

I adored the characters. It was nice seeing more of Blythe, and Signa was good. I liked Death, and I had a good time reading about Fate. I liked the relationships -- Signa and Blythe, Signa and Death, and Blythe and Fate. I loved the the snark and bantering between Blythe and Fate.  The writing was good, and the pacing varied a little, but I enjoyed it overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy