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The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford

The High Mountain Court by A.K. MulfordBASE__COVER-OF

360 pages

4.3/5*

Formats Available: physical copy, eBook Libby, Italian eBook Libby, eBook Hoopla

For thirteen years, nineteen-year-old Remy has known she is possibly the last red witch alive, and she is determined to stay that way. But the Northern Court King, who has slaughtered her family and placed a bounty on red witch heads, is intent on destroying her kind once and for all.

When four fae warriors enter her tavern refuge, Remy tries to flee, but her magic isn’t strong enough to stop the determined—and handsome—Prince Hale of the Eastern Kingdom. He claims he wants to stop a war with the Northern Court before his kingdom succumbs to the same fate as Remy’s. In order to do that, he needs a red witch…and Remy may be the only person alive who can help him.

Yet even as she’s drawn to him, can she really trust Prince Hale? Can her fallen court truly be rescued from the evil clutches of the Northern Court King?

Does she even have a choice?

For the chance to save herself, her people, and help rid the world of a murderous tyrant, Remy must put her faith in Hale and his companions on a dangerous quest to find lost relics…and discover if she is ready to secure her legacy.

 

First off, I want to give a huge thank you to Harper Voyager and A.K. Mulford for sending me the entire stunning series that is The Five Crowns of Okrith and the ARC of the final book, The Amethyst Kingdom. I have been eyeing book one, High Mountain Court, for quite some time, and I was ecstatic when they all showed up in my mailbox! I blew through High Mountain Court, and I really enjoyed the book and loved that it was not a million pages long. I would pick this up if you are into short romantic fantasy books. The book throws you in to main character Remi’s epic journey of hiding her true identity from the people trying to find her, while she has to just simply deal with Hale, the prince of the Eastern Kingdom (might be bad, might be good…only time will tell). I found that the author did a great job giving each and every character their own unique personality and development throughout the story.

My one and only complaint (that could potentially be revoked) is that the book moves so quickly and ends in such a shocking discovery that you are thinking “Okay, let’s go book two! “What’s next?”, but then you quickly find out each book focuses on different characters. I am not quite sure how I feel about this. I want more of Remi and Hale’s story, so I am wondering if it will continue but without them as the main focus. I guess it is time for me to get my act together and dive in to book two, so I can let you guys know!

*Book is compared to A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas and From Blood and Ash by Jennifer Armentrout

For more book recommendations please tune in to Off the Books with B&S Podcast on any of your podcasting platforms; new episodes air every other Thursday.

 -Samantha