The Hemlock Queen
von Hannah Whitten
'Hannah Whitten is my new favourite obsession' Jodi Picoult, New York Times-bestselling author In this epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller, The Foxglove King, the glittering and dangerous world of the Sainted King's royal court is forever changed by Prince Bastian's ascension to the throne - and the dark forces gathering beneath it. The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lore to his right-hand side. Together they plan to cut out the rot from the heart of the royal court and help the people of Dellaire. But not everyone is happy with the changes. The nobles are sowing dissent and the Kirythean Empire is beating down their door. Even Prince Bastian has changed. No longer the hopeful, rakish, charismatic man Lore knows and loves, instead he's become reckless, domineering and cold. With Bastian's coronation fast approaching and enemies whispering on all sides, Lore must figure out how to protect herself, her prince and her country before they all come crumbling down and whatever dark power has been creeping through the catacombs is unleashed . Praise for The Foxglove King: 'Sinister, deadly and so seductive you won't be able to tear yourself away from this dark gem of a book' Stephanie Garber, New York Times-bestselling author 'Beautifully written, lushly cinematic, unsettling, mysterious - an unputdownable story' Ali Hazelwood, New York Times-bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis 'Darkly sumptuous and beautifully dangerous, The Foxglove King wraps you up in a velvet gown and then holds a knife to your throat' Ava Reid, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman 'I am OBSESSED with this book! Hannah Whitten just keeps getting better and better' Katee Robert, New York Times-bestselling author
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The Hemlock Queen
von Hannah Whitten
'Hannah Whitten is my new favourite obsession' Jodi Picoult, New York Times-bestselling author In this epic sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller, The Foxglove King, the glittering and dangerous world of the Sainted King's royal court is forever changed by Prince Bastian's ascension to the throne - and the dark forces gathering beneath it. The corrupt king August is dead. Prince Bastian has seized the throne and raised Lore to his right-hand side. Together they plan to cut out the rot from the heart of the royal court and help the people of Dellaire. But not everyone is happy with the changes. The nobles are sowing dissent and the Kirythean Empire is beating down their door. Even Prince Bastian has changed. No longer the hopeful, rakish, charismatic man Lore knows and loves, instead he's become reckless, domineering and cold. With Bastian's coronation fast approaching and enemies whispering on all sides, Lore must figure out how to protect herself, her prince and her country before they all come crumbling down and whatever dark power has been creeping through the catacombs is unleashed . Praise for The Foxglove King: 'Sinister, deadly and so seductive you won't be able to tear yourself away from this dark gem of a book' Stephanie Garber, New York Times-bestselling author 'Beautifully written, lushly cinematic, unsettling, mysterious - an unputdownable story' Ali Hazelwood, New York Times-bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis 'Darkly sumptuous and beautifully dangerous, The Foxglove King wraps you up in a velvet gown and then holds a knife to your throat' Ava Reid, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman 'I am OBSESSED with this book! Hannah Whitten just keeps getting better and better' Katee Robert, New York Times-bestselling author
Aktuelle Rezensionen(2)
Rezension von Marie Wirklich gute Story, aber bitte lest es auf Englisch! 🙏
Rezension von Anna3,25 / 5 To say “I am confused” would be an understatement in every way, shape or form. I read ‘The Foxglove King’ in February this year (so about 4 months prior to picking up ‘The Hemlock Queen’ and a reasonable period between books if you ask me) and I can't really say if it's a me thing or if it's the book, but it took me forever to get into this. At least until the 40% mark, but probably more. After the first couple of chapters I was immediately hit with the thought of ‘Did I skip a book?’, because it sure felt like it. Honestly, I am even hesitant to say if I got into it at all. Maybe it’s just one of those series that needs to be read back-to-back to properly make sense. I don't know. My biggest issue, especially in the beginning, were Lore and Bastian, because it almost felt as if they drifted into completely different people after and especially compared to how ‘The Foxglove King’ ended. I guess, after finishing the book, you can say that Bastian’s behavior makes sense, Lore however ? At one point my confusion just got more confused. The only character who seemed “normal” was Alie. Bless her. Actually, I really, really came to like her. I was also missing more of Gabe. The somewhat love triangle between Lore-Bastian-Gabe, again, if you read this book, will somewhat make more sense, but can’t say that I was enjoying or routing for this back and forth between them. One of the few really good and interesting parts of the book was the backstory of the gods somewhere in the last 30%. That last third was also the part with the most moments I wish had happened more sprinkled in throughout the book, which maybe would have helped for me to be more invested. I was so excited when the Kirytheans early on suddenly got involved and kinda disappointed when they were abandoned up until like the second to last chapter. I feel like exploring them more would have been a great plot point. If you enjoyed the vibes of ‘The Foxglove King’, I do think ‘The Hemlock Queen’ delivers very nicely on that. Besides the last 3 chapters (before the epilogue), which seemed for whatever reason to go on forever in a mouthful-like writing, the ending/epilogue was good. Really good actually and I am interested to see how it will all play out in the last book of the series. Until then, I will debate if I should reread The Foxglove Kind and The Hemlock Queen before book three releases. Thank you to Orbit for providing this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.