I've been a huge fan of the first four books so I'm going to keep this short, because the characters and world-building are great as always and I hate that this was the final adventure with them!
The plot in this book was thrilling and action packed but nothing short on the romance subplot, which I love! It gives your brain a little break from the politics and back to the drama and love haha. But all jokes aside, this one was between love and duty, which ripped my heart apart. Good thing is that it got stichted together in the end (you will find out).
Disclaimer on microtropes: second chance and personal desire vs greater good. It is as amazing as it sounds!

I don't remember the last time I read an entire series in just a few weeks. Of course, it did help that I got an arc for this book via Netgalley while I had just finished the first book in the series, but still. There was not one moment I was dreading starting the next book in this series. There was not one moment I longed to read another book instead. I really enjoyed myself. I'm therefore really happy that HarperVoyager granted my review request for this finale.

It's hard to describe this series and even harder to explain why I am a little sad that this is the last book in the series already. The concept of this series is brilliant. In every book we focus on another couple and yet there is this overarching storyline reaching its conclusion in this book. And although there is a lot of romance in this series, there is also a lot of fantasy, magic, fighting, mythology and world building. I think both fantasy and romance lovers will love this series.

For a little while I was afraid that the author was gonna make the final battle in this novel a little too easy. Everything seemed to be going so well. However, I shouldn't have doubted the author. I think this book had the best and most epic finale out of all five. I've never been so afraid for so many characters. I don't think so many characters have been as close to dead as they've been in this book. And just as easily things could have turned out a lot worse.

I also really loved the romance in this book. It's a second chance romance. A romance that didn't really work the first time and that means that both characters have to put in a lot of effort to make it work this time. When someone has hurt you, when lies have ripped you apart, it's hard to build bridges and to forgive each other. However, both characters learn and grow a lot in this book and with every little step they're moving closer to the other.

I will miss Okrith. If the author ever returns, I will for sure follow!

5⭐️ As a super fan of the five crowns of Okrith, I went into The Amethyst Kingdom with big expectations. The fifth and final book needed to maintain the solid story that had been threaded through all the books while immersing me in Carys’ perspective AND to bring all our character’s together for the finale. Thankfully, I found everything I wanted in this book.

The Amethyst Kingdom is centred around the romance of Carys and Ersan, fated mates who had lived their early years together until they were torn apart by lies and deception. Carys is a complicated soul who both loves and hates big. Lovers to enemies and eventually to lovers again, it is a bumpy ride.

While these two duke it out Carys is also trying to win the Eastern crown in a series of trials. As these trials are happening, Adisa is taking control of powerful Fae and Witches ready to unleash her plan to take the five courts for herself and her violet witches. Carys has a lot going on!

One of my favourite elements of The Five Crowns of Okrith series is the main cast of characters, a group of found family who love each other deeply. Within each book our group continues to grow as they take partners. For the majority of The Amethyst Kingdom I was left alone with Carys and Ersan, without this whole group and although I craved them, I still felt satisfied.

The stakes were risen in this final book, as one would expect and I was left holding my breath so many times. There were moments that my worry for the characters was intense, but this made the adventure captivating.

Perhaps the most surprising element of The Amethyst Kingdom was the open and raw exploration of depression which really hit hard witnessing it rise within Carys despite having so many who love her deeply. It nailed the reality of depression where this mental illness is not ‘cured’ by love, joy, abundance and all the things we assume make people happy. Having it written into a fantasy and with such a vibrant character as Carys gives us space to explore it in our own experience.

I am sad to see the ending of this amazing series but am deeply grateful for the characters who captured my heart. Such a diverse representation of endearing characters who felt so real that they became friends. Luckily I can visit with them any time I want to with a re-read.

Ask mulford has done it again! This epic conclusion to the five crowns series is fantastic. It has everything magic , battles, plot twists and that ending!

It was great to see all the little things from each book coming together

An epic conclusion to a great interwoven romantasy world. The character growth is perfection. The actual characters are flawed in such real ways. I loved the representative nature of this series, especially women’s hormonal differences. There is action, adventure, fae, witches, Gods, trials…I could go on! This book has second chance romance and I really was rooting for them. Overall a fun filled romantasy series that’s accessible to readers and action packed. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC. This is a voluntary review of my own thoughts.

Thank you NetGalley and to HarperCollins for a copy of this e-arc in exchange for my honest review 🖤

I honestly think I might need a minute to think after finishing this....

What can I say. Final book in the series and I think it's my new favourite of the 5?!

Carys is out on a mission to get the Eastern Crown to save her kingdom when a grumpy, liar of an ex turns up to win the crown for himself. She has to push all past feelings to the side in order to focus on the task at hand.... even if Mr.Smouldering grumpy eyes can't take his eyes on her.

I really enjoyed how this book delved in a bit about fate and whether you can move on from someone you are fated to. Something that other fantasy novels go hard on. It was refreshing to see the FMC struggle with her emotions of whether she can move on from her ex-still fated mate, or if she is genuinely stuck with him. She is obviously a stubborn mule and it was good to see her character develop throughout the novel and see her grow up as a person. From previous books she was a rude fae who hated and despised the witches and humans/half lings, and to see her mature as a character was just what I needed as the reader.

It was so nice to see Carys as a relatable character. Someone who got tired and overwhelmed and just needed time to breathe. And when she got her period she needed to lie down, relatable.

Carys was someone who I related to in the sense of wanting somewhere to belong, wanting to have that found family. The mental heartbreak she went through when thinking about it was close to the bone for me. Carys as a character was just top tier. I wish I had a Carys.

I cannot recommend this enough. Please read the whole series, you will not regret it. 🖤

This blew my mind. I binged this in complete happiness.
A.K. Mulford has a way of writing that just speaks to my soul and I devour every word she writes.
Amethyst Kingdom packs one hell of a punch- whilst telling a delicate story of Carys facing her past, we have the excitement of the competition for the crown as well as the tension of the Violet Witches.
I loved every second of this and cannot wait for my preorder to arrive so it can be on my treasure shelf forever with the rest of the series.
Fantastic characters, incredible world building and the most amazing way to end a mind blowing series!

I really didn’t like Carys for the first half of this book- her constant whining annoyed me but I know enough of Mulford’s work to trust the process- and I’m so glad I did- it was a beautiful story of healing and growth. Great twists and the plot had me hooked from the start. A great end to the series