Thanks to netgalley and orbit for the eARC. The Ashfire King is fast paced and does not suffer from middle book doldrums. It has a useful story recap (for those of us who read the first when it came out and don't remember the details) and follows our group in the dyads of Loulie/Mazen in the sandsea and Aisha/Qadir on the surface. The jinn world is impressively developed with a large cast of characters and I especially enjoyed the marid. I personally never love the two (or more) separate groups storytelling device, so I did not love this book as much as the first installment but it was still an entertaining read.
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