Foxglove

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of gender discrimination, pregnancy termination, animal death, and sexual content.

Signa Farrow is the primary protagonist of the Belladonna series. Signa, a wealthy heiress, was orphaned as a baby when her parents were both poisoned at a ball they were hosting. After her parents died, Signa bounced between uncaring relatives who were only interested in the stipend that came with her guardianship, hoping she would take care of them once she accessed her inheritance when she turned 20. All of these relatives died early, leading community members to believe Signa is cursed or a witch. However, Signa finds a family in her distant cousins, the Hawthornes, once she moves to Thorn Grove, and feels even less lonely once she begins her relationship with Death.

Death has followed Signa throughout her childhood, leading her to hate it. Signa has had the power to see Death and the spirits of the dead since infancy, first encountering him at the party where her parents and all of the guests were poisoned. In Belladonna, Signa’s death powers expand as the novel progresses and she begins to recognize Death’s complexity and learns more about his world.