Nicole's Reviews > The High Mountain Court

My friend gifted me this book albeit she knows I am very picky in choosing my novels (especially fantasy). And she decided to get this one because it was unknown (slim chance I’d read it already) and had a good rating (although we all know a good rating starts from 4.2) but I was still grateful for the gesture, I mean books are very close to my heart & all that. I tried to read the High Mountain Court with an open mind. Yeah sure I am up to a fantasy + smut book! (And I truly don’t mind those if well written every once in a while.)

But seriously, this book sucked. Adding the extra star because it is not the book’s fault that it landed in my lap.

In short? ACOTAR + TOG + FBAA mush that went wrong (style i repeat what i read without understanding the assignment, I am being harsh but it’s been a while since I read an almost rip off book).

Here's why this book is not the best:
- before we given begin, look at the title. HOW UNREATIVE is that? I mean we've had our fair share of ACOTAR copy cats but guys we are in 2022 and we should find better titles.
- the book started ok enough until we had INSTA LOVE. Come one. As if that's not enough, we had to suffer MATES. *shakes head violently.*
- the romance was cringe. I couldn't feel the attraction. Also Hale. What kind name is that. So meh...
- the plotline is predictable and slow paced. the big reveal can be seen from early on if you've read the books I mentioned before. Again. Not creative.
- the side characters were ok, not much to say about those.
- Remy isn't anything special for an MC. She's not bad but nothing stands out about her.


This book would've been fun if it was 2015. However, today, the stakes are higher because there are so many books out there and so many ideas that have been executed already. There is nothing wrong with inspiration but one has to stay unique. This book sadly was anything but.



At the very least, I realised I am in a reading place slump and not a book slump. I finished 250 pages in a day while I am back in my hometown. I also didn’t spend the whole day at home. But I can’t read for the life of me over 100 pages a day in the place where i moved to around a year ago. So weird.