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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
A Sky of Emerald Stars is the second book in the Golden Court trilogy and should definitely be read in order. It is told from Calla, the new Golden Court Queen, and Sadie’s, a royal wolf shifter guard, points of view. Calla struggles with leadership and maintaining their Merem identity in this book while dealing with political alliances. Meanwhile, Sadie, Maez, and Navin are on assignment and we follow their journey.
It has been a while since I read the first book and as a result I had a bit of a hard time getting into this one. Being slower paced at the beginning contributed, but it picked up and I became more invested in Sadies relationship. There is a lot of concurrent action across the two story lines and I look forward to reading the final book to see how all of the problems presented are resolved.
Thank you HarperCollins Publishers for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A great adventure with twists and turns and Mulforld’s remarkable ability to blend tension and humour. A great read and follow on from book one. I love the way she does representation with it being preaching. Definitely recommend.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
A Sky of Emerald Stars is the 2nd book in the Golden Court series. We step back into the world as Sadie is drowning her sorrows and Calla is trying to create peace in her new kingdom. Instantly, I liked that we got to see a new character point of view, and we got to see such added depth in other characters from the first books.
Sadie has been tasked to join Mavin on a journey to gain allies but she doesn't know if she can trust him after he suddenly left at the end of the first back. Sadie is stubborn and so is her pride, she struggles to forgive Mavin and his secrets and all that is still unknown in the world around them. This was a delightful slow burn story, admittedly there were times where the pacing felt slow, overall it was very enjoyable. Calla is trying to create alliances and is struggling with how much of their identity they have to give up to fit into the mold of what other wolves view as a ruler. We ended up with a very layered complex story with new and old characters that built a fantastic 2nd book!
The audio brought the story to life and the narrator had such distinct voices for each character that it was like listening to a play, you could feel the passion in the delivery and the emotions really came through. It made for a fun, immersive, and at times quite tense atmosphere, all lending to the story.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one and can't wait to see what is in store for our characters next! I would definitely recommend reading this one! Also as a side note, I absolutely loved the LGBTQIA+ representation, and special attention spent on different expressions of gender. Thank you to the publisher for providing an advance copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Sadie has been tasked to join Mavin on a journey to gain allies but she doesn't know if she can trust him after he suddenly left at the end of the first back. Sadie is stubborn and so is her pride, she struggles to forgive Mavin and his secrets and all that is still unknown in the world around them. This was a delightful slow burn story, admittedly there were times where the pacing felt slow, overall it was very enjoyable. Calla is trying to create alliances and is struggling with how much of their identity they have to give up to fit into the mold of what other wolves view as a ruler. We ended up with a very layered complex story with new and old characters that built a fantastic 2nd book!
The audio brought the story to life and the narrator had such distinct voices for each character that it was like listening to a play, you could feel the passion in the delivery and the emotions really came through. It made for a fun, immersive, and at times quite tense atmosphere, all lending to the story.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one and can't wait to see what is in store for our characters next! I would definitely recommend reading this one! Also as a side note, I absolutely loved the LGBTQIA+ representation, and special attention spent on different expressions of gender. Thank you to the publisher for providing an advance copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Absolutely amazing. Following book one when Calla took ownership over herself and her people, she's now working with Grae to get a dear friend back from their enemies. Betrayal runs amok in their endeavors, and they split to solve the problems plaguing them.
Sadie is going out of her mind suck at the Golden Court. Not because its bad, it's great, but because she needs to fight and run. So she and Navin, of all people, are sent with Maez on their own quest to help Calla in her quest to create a better world.
Obstacles are thrown in front of both parties at every step of the way. Self growth, growth in relationships, and realizations that although there is a divide in language, humans and wolves are not all that different after all are beautifully written in this novel. As always, A.K. Mulford brings reality crashing into fantasy, focusing on the fight for equality.
Sadie is going out of her mind suck at the Golden Court. Not because its bad, it's great, but because she needs to fight and run. So she and Navin, of all people, are sent with Maez on their own quest to help Calla in her quest to create a better world.
Obstacles are thrown in front of both parties at every step of the way. Self growth, growth in relationships, and realizations that although there is a divide in language, humans and wolves are not all that different after all are beautifully written in this novel. As always, A.K. Mulford brings reality crashing into fantasy, focusing on the fight for equality.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In the second book of this series we get a continuation of our story through the eyes of Calla and Sophie. Calla and Grey are navigating their new royalty and in trying to establish their Court, they are threatened by Grey’s father, Nero. They take off in search of allies with Briar and some of their human companions.
At the same time Sophie and Maze take off to another kingdom me Maven, who is hiding something and Sophie must nuzzle up to him to try to figure that secret out while fighting her hurt from his rejection.
Throughout these two separate adventures, both Sophie and Briar end up betrothed to o different wolf royalty, despite their feelings for others.
Again, I overall enjoy the story in this series. I continue to find it to flow well. I was worried with the two POVs in this installment that things would get confusing, but thankfully the two timelines progressed at the same time.
Thank you NetGalley, Harper Voyage, and HarperAudio for this ARC!
At the same time Sophie and Maze take off to another kingdom me Maven, who is hiding something and Sophie must nuzzle up to him to try to figure that secret out while fighting her hurt from his rejection.
Throughout these two separate adventures, both Sophie and Briar end up betrothed to o different wolf royalty, despite their feelings for others.
Again, I overall enjoy the story in this series. I continue to find it to flow well. I was worried with the two POVs in this installment that things would get confusing, but thankfully the two timelines progressed at the same time.
Thank you NetGalley, Harper Voyage, and HarperAudio for this ARC!
Thank you NetGalley for the ALC of this novel.
I will admit I was super hesitant going in to this. I absolutely love this authors dedication to having a diverse cast of characters and having as much representation in their books as possible.
Book one fell flat for me. The diversity and representation carried it for me.
Book two? Whole different ball game! The plot seemed much more fast paced this time around and interactions between the characters didn’t feel forced. The plot twists were delectable and I honestly can not wait until the next book now. I know this isn’t even released yet, but I’m ready when you are A.K. Mulford!
The audiobook had decent pacing for me. Full disclosure, I listen at 2.5 speed. The narrator did a great job switching up character voices and spoke very clearly. No notes!
Make sure you check out the author’s Instagram page for some sneaks from the book. I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. Those end pages look stunning.
Super enjoyable read!
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book had me at the edge of my seat, chewing my nails, and screaming bloody murder!!! I threw my kindle, I cried, i gasped, and at the very last page, i leapt to my feet and cursed the author!!!!
All that to say, this is, in my fine opinion, a book even better than the first!!! and given my absolute obsession with the first book, that's saying a lot!!! it's hard to leave a review here without filling the page with spoilers but let me tell you, this is a book series well worth reading! there are betrayals, there are allies, there are secrets! (there is a LOT of spice). we learn so much about the Galen del Mora, even more about Sadie and Hector and the way the wolf packs work and at the very end, your left absolutely desperate for more.
All that to say, this is, in my fine opinion, a book even better than the first!!! and given my absolute obsession with the first book, that's saying a lot!!! it's hard to leave a review here without filling the page with spoilers but let me tell you, this is a book series well worth reading! there are betrayals, there are allies, there are secrets! (there is a LOT of spice). we learn so much about the Galen del Mora, even more about Sadie and Hector and the way the wolf packs work and at the very end, your left absolutely desperate for more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Alcohol, War
Moderate: Classism
Strangulation, choking, bondage
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes