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A review by readingchristine
A Sky of Emerald Stars by A. K. Mulford
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
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.