The book ties up the loose ends of the trilogy, ending Lore, Bastian, and Gabe’s story. The god inside Lore’s head is silent, and her control of mortem gone. However, she unwittingly helps Bastian break free of Apollius’s hold by channeling spiritum. The trio is split up, allowing readers to further explore each character. Alie is another character who finally gets the page time she needs in this installment. However, the choice to reveal that Apollius was lying about the Shining Realm really lessened the impact of the ending. It did feel as though the readers have been teased with a Lore x Bastian x Gabe scene for the entire trilogy, and it’s a little disappointing that we didn’t get one. The happy ending did not fit the tone of the rest of the series. However, it was touching to watch Lore grapple with her godhood and see those around her die peacefully.

Grab your favourite blanket, some comfort snacks, and a few boxes of tissues - the end is near.


I don’t feel I can say much without spoilers for the series - but know this is one of my favourite trilogies ever.

Where The Foxglove King was opulent, The Nightshade God was beautiful. Where the beginning was an adventure, the conclusion was an epic. Where the start was sexy, the ending was romantic. And all three were equally poetically tragic.

Lore, Bastian and Gabe have a very very special place in my heart. And this one has multiple POVs. Gabe’s inner Lore and Bastian thoughts? A+ addition.

I think it was a wonderful journey, and I want more time in the world Hannah Whitten created (I’ve got a six part short story novella mapped out in my head and ready to go if you’re interested…)

A huge thank you to Orbit Books, Hannah Whitten and NetGalley for gracing me with an advanced electronic copy of each book in this series over the years in exchange for honest reviews. The Nightshade God comes out July 15th.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me an early copy of this book! Below is my honest review:

I have loved this series since the first book came out, and one of the things I love the most about it is the way it examines religion, power, and the way those two things can corrupt individuals. I have loved seeing this series explore that over the course of each book, and this book really drives it home. Getting to see the real consequences for our main characters as they deal with the gods and goddesses they were raised to worship. The main characters’ own struggles with the intoxication of power. I especially found it interesting the way each character has such a different approach to the intruders inside their heads and what that says about them as a character.

Initially, as I was reading, I was unsure about how I would rate this because in a lot of ways this is a slow burn of a book. But the ending drove home both the messaging and the necessary journeys our characters needed to take in such a way that moved me to tears (well, more like I was sobbing). I definitely think this is a series I will come back to over and over again.

5⭐️ for this book & 5⭐️ for this series. If you love dark fantasy with deep explorations of religion and politics and also a good helping of romance, I’d definitely check out this series and this final book when it comes out later this year!

This book masterfully wove together multiple povs and settings, but at times being in so many povs felt a little slow in terms of the overall plot. While a lot happened to the characters individually , it took until almost 70% into the book for everyone to be back in the same place and I just wished they had gotten more time together on page.

The yearning in this book was next level- I thought I was in a Sleep Token song.

There are a lot of themes in this book that really resonated with me. I’ve had a difficult relationship with religion and this book (whole series really) explores faith, using faith for power/personal gain, and human nature. It was poignant and thought provoking and left me in tears during the last 1/3rd or so of the book…plus the epilogue. Honestly this is a “the book finished me” situation.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC

Wow what an ending to the series. I love the multiple POVs for the characters who were separated. Everyone remained perfectly flawed and the story came together beautifully. In true HW fashion, the ending is complex and messy and hurt my feelings in the best way. There was no way to solve everything with sunshine and rainbows, but man, it was a doozy to get to that glimmer of an HEA. An absolute fire ending to the series

What an amazing and powerful way to end this trilogy! I adore the multiple POV's and this is done so well with this book. I tend to get lost when a story talks about God's and religion but I was able to follow this easily while being immersed into the world. This is the best book in the trilogy

This wonderful, beautiful book made me rage and cry. Hannah has created such a beautiful ending to this trilogy that will definitely leave readers satisfied and happy. There is character growth, adventure, love, and most importantly hope. Hope that no matter how terrible things may seem, it is up to each of us to treat each other with the kindness we all wish to see in the world. I’ll see you all in the Shining Realm.



Thank you Orbit Books for this ARC via NetGalley. All opinions are my own though I am sure many people feel the same way as me.

Great read! The ending was both heartbreaking and satisfying but I do wish we just got a little more ending content from the very last section! I cannot wait to read what Hannah Whitten puts out next!

What a beautiful conclusion to one of my favorite fantasy series of the last few years!

I do think this book could have been a couple hundred pages shorter, but the epilogue was pure perfection!

Hannah Whitten, I will read whatever you write ❤️

I really enjoyed it, most things were wrapped up well. My biggest complaint though is the end conversation when Bastian and Gabe come back. It makes it seems like they haven't missed her at all and have been partying for five hundred years without any thought to her while she's been suffering for centuries. Not even a we missed you? A Thank you? A we love you?
I do wish there'd be some sort of epilogue or one chapter of them happy together. Considering we didn't get that at all.

There was a mistake on 323 when Bastian says "she must have put the fear of god in them when she killed Jax." But at that point Bastian doesn't know she's done that and then a page or two later is shocked by the revelation.

I am known to have a love/hate relationship with this series, but for me, this book pulled everything together.

For those of you who don't know, this is the third book in the series, and you absolutely need to read the first two books in order to understand what is happening in this book. I recommend reading them not too too far apart from one another because there is a lot going on, and the small details are important, so the closer together you read them, the better.

We pick up pretty much exactly where the second book left off, and just like the end of the second book, we have multiple POVs. Each POV has its own chapter, so you aren't jumping from one POV to the next within the span of a single chapter, which I greatly appreciate. This helps us keep track of who we are following in the story, where we are, and what exactly is happening. That being said, there is a lot going on in this book: and I mean a lot.

It's a little slow like the other books in the series, but because we have so many POVs and we are in so many different places, the pacing picks up compared to the other books. From my understanding, this is the last book in the series, and a lot of the plot points get wrapped up nicely. That being said though, there are a few loose ends in my opinion that we never really have addressed that I really wish we did. They weren't super crucial to the story, but still, I wish these little details were explained more.

Finally, I just want to point out that this series is often promoted as a fantasy romance, and while there is some romance in this series, it is a subplot to the epic fantasy plot. If you're not a fan of epic fantasy, I recommend skipping this series because the romance (a love triangle of sorts) is on the back burner for the rest of the plot.

Thank you so very much to Orbit Books for an ARC of this book. I was very excited to complete this series. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by the manner in which I received it.

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to Netgalley and Orbit for the advanced copy of one of my most anticipated reads of the whole year. This series is complex, mysterious, macabre, and full of interesting characters and twists and turns. I can't say this third entry was my favourite in the series - while it eventually got to a satisfying ending for our trio, I yearned for more interaction with all three of them in the same place at the same time (interactions both G-rated and....not). Regardless, I still recommend the series to anyone, and I wish all love triangles could be resolved this way.

I was eagerly waiting for this book, and I had high expectations. This did not disappoint! The multiple POVs didn't feel overwhelming and made the story 1000x better; the world-building continued to be excellent, and the story was wrapped up perfectly! If I could give it more than five stars, I would!!

THANK YOU to Orbit and Netgalley for gifting me an early ebook of one of my most anticipated reads of 2025. All opinions are my own and boy do I have a lot of them. Infinity stars, no notes, give me another, inject it directly into my body. I have been foaming at the mouth for the conclusion to this story since reading The Foxglove King in 2023 and this earth shattering story absolutely rocked my world. Hannah Whitten has crafted a macabre, beautiful world and characters that I love deeply (I am still thinking about Horse). This was very thought provoking and somehow still felt action packed. Even though our main characters were separated for most of the book, and I was dying for Gabe, Bastian, and Lore to be reunited, getting glimpses of their relationship and their eventual reconnection was worth it. It was also fantastic to finally get to see some other POVs, especially Alie, and watch her journey. We also got to see some fascinating new characters, and learn more about beings that are more human than you might have expected. I cried for the entire final chapter and definitely the entire epilogue, which from me is a ringing endorsement.

This book was epic, painful, heartwrenching, and gorgeous. The themes and questions are horribly timely and while the twists were jaw-dropping and sometimes painful, Whitten leaves you at the conclusion with hope.

The Nightshade God by Hannah Whitten delivers a captivating continuation of the series, blending dark magic with intricate world-building and intense character development. With its suspenseful plot and richly detailed settings, it keeps readers on edge while exploring themes of power, loyalty, and sacrifice. You don’t want to miss this one!

I've been wondering to myself how this story would end, and if I would honestly be satisfied with it because of how much I love these characters and the world. And I can say that the ending to this was satisfactory and I enjoyed every second of it. Although I'm extremely sad to see it end, I know all good things sadly have to come to an end.
The characters in this book as they were in the last 2 are amazing as always, I love Lore and Bastian and even seeing Allies POV was nice. All of the POV's in this book were needed, and this is probably the only series I never have struggled with handling all different character POV's.
The twists and turns that were in this? Oh my some parts I truly wasn't expecting. The world building was immaculate as always and just drives you deeper into the story. And I loved learning more and more as the story went on.
Thank you to Netgalley and Orbit Books for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

5 Stars! I recently discovered Hannah Whitten's work and developed a fast appreciation for The Nightshade Crown series. I was fortunate to receive an advance reader copy of The Nightshade God. The conclusion to the series gutted me in the best way. Hannah skillfully addressed the complexities of love, religious systems, and relationship dynamics in The Nightshade God. The narrative conveys a sense of atonement at the end, leaving the me with a bittersweet yet satisfied feeling. I cannot recommend this series enough.

This trilogy has my whole heart. The characters, the magic system, the religious fervor - Whitten built a world her readers can completely immerse themselves in.

In this final installment, the stakes are higher as Lore, Gabe, Bastian, and Alie race to undo wrongs from centuries ago. This story has always been about the human condition - our need to explain the unexplainable, to have some higher purpose, and to escape the obscurity of death by living forever. If we learn anything, it is that history is doomed to repeat itself. This story turns that notion on its head, and shows how we are capable of growth and great learning when we have enduring love.

I loved Alie’s development and voice throughout this novel, but for me it has always been Lore, Bastian, and Gabe. The Nightshade God gave me everything I wanted for their relationship and wrapped up all the storylines in a way I didn’t know I needed. The ending was the stuff of epic ballads, and left me with feelings of hope and love.

Thank you to NetGalley and Orbit Books for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

What a rollercoaster this trilogy has been. I have read everything Hannah Whitten has written thus far and will continue to do so! It took me awhile to get back into the world, but once I did my heart was racing. I was stressed for these characters. I knew it was going to be a rough ride. Hannah certainly didn’t hold back. She really gave everyone a tough time! I was so worried no one would get a happy ending! Lore, Bastian, and Gabe grow so much throughout the series, it is most apparent in this final installation. There was so much going on the last 100 pages or so. I did get confused at times with all the gods and their vessels, but it all made sense in the end. What an ending! Can’t wait to see what Hannah writes next!

Back with my man, Bastian. How I missed him!
This third book, and last of the series, was filled with just as much flair. I love Hannah Whitten’s style because it’s got banter, tenderness, and this fantastic mix of earthy-otherworldly-grit. A smile written on a character just so gives a shiver up your spine, and even the opulence is often described in a way that is eerie.

I loved the switches in POV between chapters and the quotes that started each one - proverbs, ancient tavern songs, journal entries, and so on. It really immersed me in the world. I also always note how inclusive it is with race, gender, body shape, and sexuality. There is no doubt this world is diverse, and that makes me so happy that it’s represented.

Have to pause my review to thank NetGalley for this eARC! I rated this based on how excellent the writing is. The story itself wasn’t always for me. It had a lot of Gabe in it this go round and he is just not my cup of tea, but everyone likes different personalities, and I’m sure it will be a treat for those who like him.
The romance aspect fell very flat in comparison to the other preceding storylines. I adore a love triangle, but wasn’t satisfied where this one leads.

I’d say the first 75% of the book is a bit slower, but it really gears up after that and you just don’t know what will happen next! The ending? Again, not to my taste, but it was very well-done. I can’t read this and think “I’ve read a million fantasy stories just like it”. It’s fresh and new, and that’s always fun in my opinion. I am definitely going to continue following Hannah Whitten’s works and buying them as soon as they hit the shelves.