Flame in The Mist (Flame in The Mist #1) -

Renée Ahdieh

G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

2017

416 páginas

13h 52m

ISBN-10: 0399171630

The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden, the son of the emperor's favorite consort—a political marriage that will elevate her family's standing. But en route to the imperial city of Inako, Mariko narrowly escapes a bloody ambush by a dangerous gang of bandits known as the Black Clan, who she learns has been hired to kill her before she reaches the palace.
Dressed as a peasant boy, Mariko sets out to infiltrate the ranks of the Black Clan, determined to track down the person responsible for the target on her back. But she's quickly captured and taken to the Black Clan’s secret hideout, where she meets their leader, the rebel ronin Takeda Ranmaru, and his second-in-command, his best friend Okami. Still believing her to be a boy, Ranmaru and Okami eventually warm to Mariko, impressed by her intellect and ingenuity. As Mariko gets closer to the Black Clan, she uncovers a dark history of secrets, of betrayal and murder, which will force her to question everything she's ever known.

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A história é rápida de ler, embora fique mais na mente dos personagens do que nas suas interações. Traz alguns mistérios interessantes e o plot twist também foi surpreendente. Mas o problema é que não foi um livro com o qual eu tenha me empolgado. Foi bom para passar o tempo, mas não trouxe a mesma emoção que The Wrath and the Dawn.