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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Death of a parent, War, Genocide, Trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content
The High Mountain Court
by A.K. Mulford
Book 1 in Five Crowns of Okrith
The slow build into a five-book ensemble where every couple gets their own arc; this is the gateway.
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Length354 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Addictive read
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- Fae prince
- Tension / anticipation
- Tension finally satisfied
- Morally gray
- Fated mates
- Emotional / loving
- Found family feels
- Protective love interest
- Reluctant allies to lovers
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Warrior/fighter
- Found family
- Wall pinning
- Obsessed
- Possessive/protective
- Banter
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Longing glances
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Possessive
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Fae romance
- Forest / wilderness
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- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
- Mountain / highlands
- Only one bed
- Adventure romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Adventurous
- Warm
- Moderate
- Reluctant chosen one
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- Queer
- Magical
- Engaging
- Witch/mage
- Sapphic
- Romantic
- Fast-paced
- Survivor
- BIPOC love interest (LI)
- Atmospheric
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Nonbinary main character or love interest (MC/LI)
- Swoony
- Banter-heavy
- Epic
- Character-driven
- Fae courts and politics
- War-torn kingdom
- Reluctant royalty
- Bonds forged in war
- Series binge material
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 354 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
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