A review by bookschocolatewhimsy
Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian

5.0

I thought this book was a great follow up to the first and didn’t suffer from the dreaded “second book syndrome”. The characters were more fleshed out and we were able to see how complicated life is for everyone. War is not glamorous and I am happy that the author took the time to discuss different burial and honoring of life ceremonies and that the would be taken care of. The love triangle is a little annoying though. I really want her to be with Blaise because of their past and their powers, but I really want her with Soren as well since she was falling for him before she knew it. I am intrigued to find out how everything plays out for Thro and Astrea.