'Waiting On' Wednesday: Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh
Having had the opportunity to meet this lovely author and hear her speak surrounded by other amazing authors, I finally went looking for what's next on her list. This book looks to be right up my alley given that it is being touted as Mulan (my fave Disney film) meets Tamora Pierce (easily my fave YA author of all time!!!) on Amazon. Who went a bit delirious at that description?! DETAILS: Title: Flame in the Mist Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers Publishing date: May 2, 2017 Author(s): Renée Ahdieh Series: Stand Alone (for now) EXCERPT: 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 fam...