Antonia Bernardin

The 49th book I read this year was Amethyst Kingdom, the final book in the Five Crowns Of Okrith series by A.K Mulford.

Check out my review for book one: High Mountain Court, two: The Witches Blade, three: The Rogue Crown- this one I did not review for some reason… and four: The Evergreen Heir.

I am an unabashed fan of A K Mulford fyi, so this is a very biased review.

A summary attempt

The competition for the Eastern Court throne is finally here, but Carys seems more resigned to her place in the competition than excited. All of her friends have settled down in separate courts with their fated but her fated still remains her enemy and her biggest source of pain. As the competition progresses so does their enemy’s plans, all the while Carys finds that dark place inside her yawning open again. With her past haunting her and the enemy who has been working behind the scenes over the last four books seemingly more and more untouchable by the day, can Carys keep the broken pieces of herself together long enough to help save Okrith and then maybe herself.

What did I think?

So, because Cary’s has kept herself distant in the previous books as an inherent part of her character and the pain inside her, it did make me not as invested in her story as others… plus, A.K.Mulford writes her depression so well, it was honestly just a really sad read to begin with. However, once the story got rolling I really enjoyed it and I thought it was such a good conclusion to the series, I feel like everyone has been tied up in a neat little bow and I definitely had a little cry reading on and off throughout reading this!