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Sam and Dan wrap up the discussion of Hannah Whitten's The Foxglove King: the first instalment of The Nightshade Crown trilogy.
SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains spoilers of the entire book. We strongly recommend reading the chapters we're covering before listening.
Now that we've finished the novel, we discuss what we thought was great, the character development of Lore, Gabe and Bastian throughout, the world building of the citadel, the church and the catacombs, some theories for where this trilogy is heading, and some critiques of the plot.
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Chapters
1. #5 The Foxglove King: FINAL REVIEW (00:00:00)
2. Welcome and recap of the book's climax (00:00:44)
3. Main characters' development (00:05:05)
4. World-building successes (00:12:54)
5. The role of queerness (00:15:49)
6. Landing the big plot reveal (00:17:49)
7. Visions and prophesies (00:25:41)
8. Lore's spying performance review (00:28:02)
9. Some outstanding questions (00:30:16)
10. Self-congratulation on our theories (00:33:14)
11. Romantic conclusions... or lack thereof (00:34:00)
12. Would we recommend this book? (00:36:02)
13. Would we like to live in this world? (00:37:14)
14. Wrap-up and what are we reading next?! (00:38:27)
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