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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford
4.0
I can't enter a bookstore without buying a book. However, when visiting Rotterdam last summer I at least tried to limit myself. One book per bookstore. Eventually I of course did mess up and got two books from Donner, but it could have been much and much worse. One of the books I got from Donner was this book. I read the summary and the book seemed to scream my name and it was impossible to not buy. Like with loads of other books though, it took me a long time before I started reading.
The beginning of this book was a little overwhelming at times. Although this book is a romance at its heart, focussing on two people slowly falling in love despite the circumstances, a lot of thought has gone into the world building, the mythology, the magic and the history of Okrith. Normally I don't mind unknown words and whatever, but in this case there were moments I felt like the author really had to slow down a little with giving us more background information.
However, once the world, its people, its politics, its magic and its history became more and more familiar I started to enjoy the story more and more. That's mostly because with us having all the needed information there was a little more room for emotions. There was more room for the characters to feel and doubt and grow and learn. And there was more time for inner monologues giving us a better idea of who our heroine actually is.
I also started to like, and even love, these characters more and more. I liked the way the interacted, how they talked, how there was an instant attraction from the start, but how they also had to work for this relationship to work. I also really liked how both their personal journeys and emotional stories were dealt with in one action packed and amazing finale. I'm therefore really excited to read all the other books in this series as soon as possible! I can't wait to meet the other couples!
The beginning of this book was a little overwhelming at times. Although this book is a romance at its heart, focussing on two people slowly falling in love despite the circumstances, a lot of thought has gone into the world building, the mythology, the magic and the history of Okrith. Normally I don't mind unknown words and whatever, but in this case there were moments I felt like the author really had to slow down a little with giving us more background information.
However, once the world, its people, its politics, its magic and its history became more and more familiar I started to enjoy the story more and more. That's mostly because with us having all the needed information there was a little more room for emotions. There was more room for the characters to feel and doubt and grow and learn. And there was more time for inner monologues giving us a better idea of who our heroine actually is.
I also started to like, and even love, these characters more and more. I liked the way the interacted, how they talked, how there was an instant attraction from the start, but how they also had to work for this relationship to work. I also really liked how both their personal journeys and emotional stories were dealt with in one action packed and amazing finale. I'm therefore really excited to read all the other books in this series as soon as possible! I can't wait to meet the other couples!