Amy 
young adult, fantasy
Smoke in the Sun is the final book in the Flame in the Mist duology and I enjoyed it just as much as the first one. It picked up where the first novel left off. Mariko is set to marry Prince Raiden and Okami is a prisoner in the royal palace after the death of the Emperor and the rise of his son. The characters are fun. The settings are delicious. The adventures are satisfying. Sometimes the fantasy elements were a bit too convenient as was the ability for Mariko to move about and escape the palace without notice. And the new Emperor is just pitifully evil for no good reason. Meanwhile, Raiden’s mother seems to be the cause of almost everything that happens yet she’s a pretty flat character. So, I’m withholding some stars. But, I definitely enjoyed it and looked forward to every opportunity I had to listen to the audio book. Great story-telling by Renee Ahdieh.
The narrator, Nancy Wu, was alright. However, she had a tendency to speak very slowly and robotically at times. Plus, the recording was very digital-sounding which, although not her fault, annoyed me. I’ll give her a B+.
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