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caitbop5's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Kidnapping and Death of parent
sarahsbooklife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gore, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
clairew97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
alilbitofeveryth1ng's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and War
krisalexcole's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
readbyemilee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Full transparency, I really had no idea what was going on for the first 50 pages or so. Not super uncommon when I read adult fantasy, but I can stick with a book if the characters are compelling and it at least feels like things will start making sense. The Foxglove King has some whodunnit aspects, and I loved finding things out as Lore and friends discovered them. The ending is a little predictable, but it’s okay because the journey to the end was thoughtful and engaging.
The themes of religion and parallels to modern Christianity are very interesting. As an ex-fundie, I’m always eager to read anything that explores institutional religion. I found myself empathizing with both Lore and Gabe, but Gabe especially. His character arc is one of the most complicated I have read in a long time, and I think he will be on my mind a lot until the next book.
I would have liked to see Lore be more independent. The “girl is yanked from the streets and forced to live in a castle, where she assimilates into high society with no problem and has friends immediately” plot is getting redundant… but I’m still gonna eat it up every time.
This ends on a cliffhanger BUT as a reader who generally despises cliffhangers, it’s not bad. The story has a good conclusion and sets us up for what to expect next. This is the kind of cliffhanger that you can feel coming—when the pages left are getting thinner and there’s still a whole mess of things that need to happen.
Thank you Orbit for the ARC!
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder