Jade Fire Gold by June C.L. Tan
In an empire on the brink of war . . . Ahn is no one, with no past and no family. Altan is a lost heir, his future stolen away as a child. When they meet, Altan sees in Ahn a path to reclaiming the throne. Ahn sees a way to finally unlock her past and understand her lethal magical abilities. But they may have to pay a far deadlier price than either could have imagined. TITLE: Jade Fire Gold AUTHOR: June C.L. Tan with Natalie Naudus (Narrator), Kevin Shen (Narrator) PUBLISHER: Harper Audio YEAR: 2021 LENGTH: 464 pages (12 hours) AGE: Young Adult GENRE: Fantasy RECOMMENDED: No Queer Rep Summary: Lesbian/Sapphic Secondary Character(s), Gay/Achillean Secondary Character(s). JADE FIRE GOLD stars Ahn, a peasant girl who finds out that her past is more complicated than she remembers, and Altan, in hiding and making a play for his lost throne. I loved the first part of the book and then felt like the second half was just okay. It had a tendency to cut away after emotionally intense moments. T