Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh

Flame in the Mist (Flame in the Mist, #1)

by Renée Ahdieh

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn, comes a sweeping, action-packed YA adventure set against the backdrop of Feudal Japan.

Mariko has always known that being a woman means she's not in control of her own fate. But Mariko is the daughter of a prominent samurai and a cunning alchemist in her own right, and she refuses to be ignored. When she is ambushed by a group of bandits known as the Black Clan enroute to a political marriage to Minamoto Raiden - the emperor's son - Mariko realises she has two choices: she can wait to be rescued... or she can take matters into her own hands, hunt down the clan and find the person who wants her dead.

Disguising herself as a peasant boy, Mariko infiltrates the Black Clan's hideout and befriends their leader, the rebel ronin Ranmaru, and his second-in-command, Okami. Ranmaru and Okami warm to Mariko, impressed by her intellect and ingenuity. But as Mariko gets closer to the Black Clan, she uncovers a dark history of secrets that will force her to question everything she's ever known.

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REREAD.

Because of the next installment release, I really wanted to re-read this one. Yes it has only been a year, but I did not remember everything and I wanted to for the next one.
Still loved it very much, love the characters.. Love the world, and damn that ending ! So happy that I can continue soon and will read the novella's in the meantime :D

FIRST READ.
I finished this one way too soon XD

I wanted to spread it out between a couple of days, but once I started I could not stop !! I read this book in one day ! Mainly because I have a couple of days off, and what better way to spent the time then reading some books in this awesome weather !? And well, because this was an amazing read. I REALLY LOVED IT.

It was everything I wanted it to be and more ! A plot full of action and mystery, not knowing who to trust and who is telling the truth. Awesome main characters and full with very interesting side characters, whom I would like to know so much more about !! A bit of romance throughout the story to make me swoon, but not to overwhelming to ruin the main plot.

Just awesome !!! Renee Ahdieh has become one of my favorite authors in a short time, I loved her The Wrath and the Dawn series and I know this will be among my favourites too !! Can not wait for the second book aaaarrggghh !!!

Seriously, 5 stars and READ THIS BOOK

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