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A review by ashction
Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh
4.0
So... when's the next book? 😅😱👀
This was a book I had no expectations for; the plot sounded trite but still interesting, so I gave it chance. And it certainly didn't disappoint - I binged this in just two days(!), much to my surprise!
I love, love Ōkami and Mariko, both as individual characters and as a pair (🔥♥🔥)! In a way, this story/the Black Clan felt very Lost Boys-esque, with the morality of Robin Hood but the badassery of Mulan. I also adored how well Ahdieh handles exposition - some authors feel they need a lot and write it exhaustingly, but the exposition here felt almost as rich as the climax and culminations of this first novel - major respect for that craft mastery!
I only dock a star because there's magic in this world that was really glossed over for multiple characters, and while this will likely be developed later (and hopefully explained, i.e. how this happened and its source), I definitely got annoyed by the magic surrounding ÅŒkami and Kanako (and even Ranmaru) just occurring with no logical reasons or acknowledgement as to why. Otherwise, I can't wait for book two!!!
This was a book I had no expectations for; the plot sounded trite but still interesting, so I gave it chance. And it certainly didn't disappoint - I binged this in just two days(!), much to my surprise!
I love, love Ōkami and Mariko, both as individual characters and as a pair (🔥♥🔥)! In a way, this story/the Black Clan felt very Lost Boys-esque, with the morality of Robin Hood but the badassery of Mulan. I also adored how well Ahdieh handles exposition - some authors feel they need a lot and write it exhaustingly, but the exposition here felt almost as rich as the climax and culminations of this first novel - major respect for that craft mastery!
I only dock a star because there's magic in this world that was really glossed over for multiple characters, and while this will likely be developed later (and hopefully explained, i.e. how this happened and its source), I definitely got annoyed by the magic surrounding ÅŒkami and Kanako (and even Ranmaru) just occurring with no logical reasons or acknowledgement as to why. Otherwise, I can't wait for book two!!!