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A review by maddycat8
The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford
3.0
Pros:
-I like the unique story as well as the world that Mulford has created
-Side characters are solid and I can see how at least one is going to have a future book
Cons:
-first 50% of the book. Not wanting to fully bash this book because it has an overall good story but I feel like it took so many of our favorite tropes and threw them into the first 50% of the book and each trope lasted like 3 pages before moving on to the next trope see below:
1. Near the beginning of the book Remy gets angry at Hale but I didn't feel there was any justification behind it, I was confused. I see it as trying to make Remy sassy as the lead but it felt out of context
2. pg 35 she says Hale is getting under her skin yet we've only had 3 genuine conversations between the two?
3. Classic tropes- hotel and only 1 bed situation (pretending to be 'together'), Remy almost died in a scene and we have the moment Hale is v dramatic saying he almost lost her, yet I felt no connection between the two.
-Fast paced but felt like it missed details
Those are just a few of the examples that stood out. The first 50% of the book felt forced and not long enough to create relationships and really build the book relationships. The story improves after 50% but honestly this book either should have been longer OR separated to fully go into each portion of the story. It was definitely fast paced but it was like problem, problem problem with quick solutions. Maybe I just appreciate more context in the story? I've started the 2nd book so let's see how it improves.
Overall, it's a solid start to her writing, will be curious for improvements.
-I like the unique story as well as the world that Mulford has created
-Side characters are solid and I can see how at least one is going to have a future book
Cons:
-first 50% of the book. Not wanting to fully bash this book because it has an overall good story but I feel like it took so many of our favorite tropes and threw them into the first 50% of the book and each trope lasted like 3 pages before moving on to the next trope see below:
1. Near the beginning of the book Remy gets angry at Hale but I didn't feel there was any justification behind it, I was confused. I see it as trying to make Remy sassy as the lead but it felt out of context
2. pg 35 she says Hale is getting under her skin yet we've only had 3 genuine conversations between the two?
3. Classic tropes- hotel and only 1 bed situation (pretending to be 'together'), Remy almost died in a scene and we have the moment Hale is v dramatic saying he almost lost her, yet I felt no connection between the two.
-Fast paced but felt like it missed details
Those are just a few of the examples that stood out. The first 50% of the book felt forced and not long enough to create relationships and really build the book relationships. The story improves after 50% but honestly this book either should have been longer OR separated to fully go into each portion of the story. It was definitely fast paced but it was like problem, problem problem with quick solutions. Maybe I just appreciate more context in the story? I've started the 2nd book so let's see how it improves.
Overall, it's a solid start to her writing, will be curious for improvements.