#the five crowns of okrith

[agardenandlibrary]

Things I'm enjoying in the Five Crowns of Okrith so far:

each book focusing on a different character, one that has already been introduced and given some focus, now given their own book which allows us to have a broader perspective on the world. Plus it gives the previous characters a chance to relax a little and enjoy life after Going Through It.

*points* These women are all friends! the MCs in the first two books are both women of color! Many of them are queer! They're having relationships with multiple people without being shamed for it!

a male character is? bad at something? a male fae love interest character? TRULY STUNNING. (It's Hale. He sucks at cards and everyone makes fun of it.)

The multi-cultural everything. Most characters have parents from different courts, or were born in one court and raised in another. The courts all rely on each other for trade and that's important! In book 1, Remy thinks "Oh, they plant this part of the forest for logging"!! WHO'S DOING IT LIKE THEM.

The way the fae try to keep the witches and fae as so clearly separate when they're already so intertwined. I do wish Mulford would add some human focus! Maybe that'll be in the next books. The Rua and Remy books are rightfully very fae/witch centered.

Love interests doing things to help the MCs without being overbearing. Just like "I did this thing bc I thought you would like it" and not any "I did this thing you expressly told me not to, but the narrative is making it clear that I was in the right"

The number of times Rua is like "leave me alone" and Renwick does. And Rua and Remy turning to other people for comfort and friendship, not just her love interest!

Things I could use less of:

the smirking

#cara reads okrith #the five crowns of okrith #ak mulford #re: smirking #it really calmed down in the last half of book 2 #so honestly it's not really much of a complaint any more

[transbookoftheday]

The Evergreen Heir by A.K. Mulford

SPOILERS FOR "THE FIVE CROWNS OF OKRITH"!

From bestselling author and TikTok sensation A.K. Mulford comes the fourth book in the Five Crowns of Okrith fantasy series, following a bookish heir’s fight to save their mother and kingdom when an unexpected romance blossoms. The crown is calling their name, yet can their head bear the weight when passion sets hearts racing? Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Sue Lynn Tan, and Jennifer L Armentrout.

A court of revelry. A bookish heir. An impending marriage. And a dark new power rising in the world…

If allowed, Neelo Emberspear would never leave the library. Reluctant to take the throne despite their mother’s faltering health, the neurodivergent bookworm craves escape from their arranged marriage to charming fae warrior Talhan Catullus. But they know their duty can be put off no longer when their mother, the drug-addled queen, disastrously lights the castle on fire.

Fighting to save their mother’s life and keep her on the throne, Neelo is astonished when bonding over the written word brings them closer than ever to their cavalier, soon-to-be husband. But the non-binary heir’s growing affections may be cut short with witch uprisings threatening to topple the entire continent. 

Can Neelo claim both love and dominion before their court is reduced to ash?

#the evergreen heir #the five crowns of okrith #a.k. mulford #nonbinary #trans book of the day #trans books #queer books #bookblr #booklr

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

if I'm not vibing with one of the Five Crowns of Okrith books, can I move on to the next one and still be able to understand what's going on?

#the five crowns of okrith #ak mulford #the high mountain court #enemies to lovers is boringggggg 😭 #i prefer romances where they actually like each other #(though i do appreciate the fact that Hale respects Remy good on him the bar is so low)

[grandwretch]

i knew that Renwick had witch blood from the beginning (he's just as much a foil to Rua's experience as Aneryn is) but the twist of him getting his nickname of Witchslayer is because he was killing witches to stop them from being forced to sell out Remy........ ohhhhhh my God. That literally made me cry like a baby.

#shut up az #the five crowns of okrith #I love this series bc the first book is literally just setting up classifications of people right #and then the ENTIRE second book is based around pointing out that no that's not how people work #the fae and the witches are so deeply human that they cannot help but to mingle amongst themselves and the humans #every single character is of many courts and Remy and Rua and Aneryn and Renwick all are of different 'races' #Renwick literally is and then Remy and Rua and Aneryn by virtue of how they were raised #also even the difference of Remy being raised by brown witches but Rua being raised by red witches and finding a home amongst the blue #and then even that being shattered by the realization that all witch magic isn't that defined #the red witch sword being able to break the blue witch glass curse #and the blue witch glass having power over the violet witches #AK mulford really said nice dichotomy idiot what lies outside it

[crazy-pot-pourri]

[Books] The High Mountain Court di A. K. Mulford (The Five Crowns of Okrith #1)

Titolo originale: The High Mountain Court Autore: A. K. Mulford Prima edizione: 2021 Edizione italiana: traduzione di (2023, HarperCollins Italia) (more…) “”

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#a.k. mulford #fantasy #HarperCollins Italia #Romance #romantasy #the five crowns of okrith #the high mountain Court

[longsightmyth]

So many kinds of power were at her fingertips. She could not be cut down a battalion with just a swipe of her sword. But it would be the fae who would pay for the horrors of this world, not the witches. Even the ones driven to violence had been broken by fae hands.

- The Witches' Blade, AK Mulford, pg 49, kindle edition

The fae are the dominant power in the land in this universe, with the witches and humans generally relegated to serving them even if that's in an exalted capacity. The High Mountain Court (which Rua and Remy's parents ruled) was EXPLICITLY allowed to be conquered by the other fae nations because they dared to actually incorporate witches into government and decision making and, essentially, treating them the same as fae. The red witches (the coven based out of their court) responded by working with them to incorporate red witch magic into the bloodline as a way of essentially having a dual-rep government, and the other courts Did Not Like It. We've seen how other courts treat their respective covens - brown witches seem to be mostly at liberty, for instance, but blue witches are literally tortured into servitude by their court if they try to go elsewhere.

Rua is actually fae. She just grew up with witches and has their magic. She (and Remy too actually) is uniquely situated to understand all of the shit in play here, and she is very, VERY aware (as Remy is) of the power the fae still hold, and of why the blue witches especially might have fought for their court even if their court was awful.

Rua (and Remy in the previous book) are very clear on where the ultimate blame lies, and while there are blue witches who hurt them and cooperated with the northern court in the overthrow who they may personally despise, they are fully aware that the blue witches get tortured into servitude, often to the point of physical mutilation. It's this stupid society, and if Rua and Remy can make it a little better, then by god, they're gonna

(The last bit isn't explicit but I can extrapolate)

#myth reads the five crowns of okrith #myth reads the witches' blade

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The High Mountain Court (The Five Crowns of Okrith 1)

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Oh my goodness. I was so engrossed in this book that I didn’t take the time to write down my comments or reactions 🥺 But this was such a cute story, and honestly I would have thought that it was a standalone. It ended at a good spot where it could have been a standalone, but there was also a chance for a sequel. Normally when this happens I feel there are too many unanswered questions left, but for this one I don’t feel like there were. Maybe that’s just me.

Anyway, Remy and Hale are adorable. And it’s all semi predictable. Especially if you’ve already read ACOTAR or similar stories. There were a couple things that ended up a little different than I anticipated, but that just makes it better.

One thing I really didn’t like was the brief moment Remy found out her brother was still alive, but then he ended up dying in their rescue of her. I though that was really cruel.

Definitely going to read the other two books though, because I’m curious how other characters’ stories are going to turn out. Mainly Remy’s sister being with the Prince, soon to be King, of the Northern Court. How the sword is going to affect her. Will she and the Prince get together? What is the Prince’s story? How did he come to be on their side? Also how will Remy and Hale take control of the West Court? Will his brother listen to them? There are a couple Novellas too, but I haven’t decided if I’m going to read those yet.

#five crowns of okrith #the high mountain court #remy #hale #road to 100 #54/100 #september reads 2022 #ak mulford

[bookaddict24-7]

(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (October 18th, 2022)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

Strike the Zither by Joan He

Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds

The Sevenfold Hunters by Rose Egal

We Are All We Have by Marina Budhos

Berliners by Vesper Stamper

New Sequels: 

The Scratch Daughters (Scapegracers #2) by H.A. Clarke

The Rogue Crown (The Five Crowns of Okrith #3) by A.K. Mulford

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Happy reading!

#books #bookish #booklr #bookworm #bookaholic #bibliophile #book blogger #book blog #new release #new books #october 2022 #yalit #yareads #young adult #a.k. mulford #h.a. clarke #vesper stamper #marina budhos #rose egal #hannah reynolds #joan he #book list #Features #tbr #to-read #read #reader #reading

[spaceshipkat]

I wonder if Maas is pissed she bardugo beat her to a 8 figure book deal

i think she'll be jealous of any author who gets a lot of money and has a better reputation than she does in the industry, but i know she's definitely not hurting for money, so. just yesterday i heard that the acotar tag alone on tiktok has over 5 billion views, and we all know how much influence booktok has over the industry right now. (most authors who go big on there end up selling for high six figures if not seven. AK Mulford, for instance, sold Five Crowns of Okrith for seven figures, and Olivie Blake's latest deal was for seven figures.)

#ask #anonymous

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She's a Keeper

My 24th book of the year was She's a Keeper by Ali.k.Mulford, the first book in the Prickle Island Zoo series. Ali K Mulford is the romance books pen name for the author of one of my favourite fantasy series, so I won't lie, this is a biased review

My 24th book of the year was She’s a Keeper by Ali.k.Mulford, the first book in the Prickle Island Zoo series. Ali K Mulford is the romance books pen name for the author of one of my favourite fantasy series’: The Five Crowns of Okrith, so I won’t lie, I’m pre-disposed to love anything she writes because I love them as author and all her books. A brief summary Prickle Island zoo is home to…

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#alikmulford #bookblog #booklove #bookreview #bookreviewblog #books #prickleislandzoo #shesakeeper

[lovelyloveday]

The action moves west in A.K. Mulford's romantic, action-packed epic fantasy series, The Rogue Crown: The Five Crowns of Okrith #3 by A.K. Mulford https://bit.ly/3UyqSX8 

[agardenandlibrary]

Books Read in April 2024

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

I LIKED IT. Fun fairy tale retelling. I love the child-eating swamp creatures. Has Toadling eaten a human child? Unclear!

Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold:

Memory

Komarr

A Civil Campaign

(all destined for the podcast)

The Five Crowns of Okrith series by A.K. Mulford:

The Evergreen Heir. It was great to follow Neelo and see their story. I think I would’ve liked to hear Talhan explain himself a little more. The jump from “we’re besties” to “suddenly I am very serious about being your partner” was ??? am i too ace for this, is that what’s happening.

Book 5 soon!

In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Written when the author was 13! What can I say. It was written by a 13 year old. (complimentary)

Kiesha’ra series by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes:

Hawksong

Snakecharm

Falcondance

Wolfcry

Wyvernhail

Hawksong was my favorite.

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker

Deeply ironic to have finished this book the day before I went to a Hozier concert right before I had to get up at 4am to go to the airport. Sorry, Mr. Walker, I'm a dumbass.

Very informative and easy to follow. Lots of neat information!

#cara reads 2024 #cara reads Okrith #cara reads the Vorkosigan Saga #amelia atwater rhodes #t. kingfisher #thornhedge

[harryforvogue]

Someone is asking what book I want for a gift. Any adult fantasy/romance recommendations?

the bridge kingdom series

the wolf and the woodsman

the five crowns of okrith series

these are all great ones!

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

Read in April 2024

April was sort of underwhelming. I just haven't been able to settle on anything and nothing really impressed me. except Ivan Coyote, they're always there for me <3

I'm still in a reading slump so I have no idea how May's gonna go but at least I've got free time now

Series read: The Five Crowns of Okrith series by AK Mulford 1. The High Mountain Court - DNF A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin 1. A Game of Thrones - DNF

Backlog books:

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones - 3/5 (audio)

Other reads:

Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au - 1/5

Gender Failure by Ivan E Coyote & Rae Spoon - 5/5

Rebent Sinner by Ivan Coyote - 5/5

Close to Spiderman by Ivan E Coyote - 4/5

Starling House by Alix E Harrow - 3/5 (audio)

What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell - 2/5 (audio)

The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan - 2/5 (audio)

#booklr #bookblr #trcc original #read last month #read in april #2024

[longsightmyth]

You know, I can't recall reading a sexy dream about a villain that's like. Supposed to be disturbing? In that the character is DEEPLY freaked out that they had a sex dream about a villain?

Anyway poor Rua sex dreams are just fuckin weird babe, sorry your brain is fucking with you, it doesn't make you a bad person that you subconscious translated your extremely confusing recent experiences into that

(And the book, while Rua feels that way, is clearly not blaming her)

#sex talk #sorta #myth reads the five crowns of okrith #myth reads the witches' blade

[longsightmyth]

It's like. Of course Aneryn thinks Renwick can be a decent dude despite Everything (TM) because she has known him since she was 5 (AND SHE LITERALLY GOT HANDED TO HIM LIKE A GIFT?!)(the northern court is fucked up)(her mom saw that her daughter's best chance was being handed to This Fae In Particular)(GUESS SHE WAS RIGHT)

Anyway he basically raised Aneryn and she has SEEN him help other people when he could and help/shield her in specific for twelve years. Aneryn is The Right Choice to give us a view that Renwick can be believed, where Random Blue Witch Number 37 Just Knowing Renwick can be a good dude would make no sense. It's a good writing choice both because it makes sense and isn't downplaying the very real horror Renwick's existence could be to literally any other blue witch [who hasn't seen him trying to do better in visions]

Though actually because he almost always has Aneryn with him and blue witches can't see each other, that means they... haven't been able to see him much.

...which also sort of means Aneryn is probably going to be around him for a very long time

...which makes sense for this genuine but deeply complicated relationship these two seem to have

Anyway my point is this: both in giving a living example of someone Renwick has had (her) lifelong power over and showing that he only used it to help, the book allows us the readers to know that he is actually very serious about it. By having Aneryn be the one to acknowledge HIS pain, we the readers can acknowledge his (horrific) backstory without having someone he has hurt have to be A Super Forgiving Mouthpiece Of Peace With The Oppressors. (though as Aneryn points out, EVERYONE in a community is hurt when you start targeting them even if some don't suffer physically)(so maybe I should say, without someone he has hurt purposefully, no matter how unwilling he may have been later)(or even in the beginning! HIS FATHER SENT HIM TO TORTURE CAMP FOR SUMMER BREAKS)

Aneryn gives us a perspective that allows us to accept that Renwick isn't an unmitigated monster. The other blue witches give us a perspective that makes us acknowledge you don't have to be an unmitigated monster to hurt people terribly.

It makes sense for Aneryn to be the softer viewpoint in a way that books that try to include this nuance often miss: she CAN be the softer viewpoint, because she has a different experience.

I'm not sure I'm making sense, it's 2:22am

But if this was a sarah janet novel we'd have good blue witches who worshipped the ground Renwick walked on because he apparently suddenly decided to stop torturing people and we'd have bad blue witches who didn't believe he was good now, the meanies.

Well okay actually in a sarah janet novel Renwick's childhood torture camp would be justified in some way and his dad and uncle retroactively trying to save the world while secretly Baba Aaru was the true evil all along because she was chill with them dying to free her people.

Don't look at me like that. That's basically the side plot of crescent city.

#myth reads the five crowns of okrith #myth reads the witches' blade #myth rags on throne of glass #myth rags on crescent city