Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn

This is the third book in the story of Takeo and Kaide Otori.  In this volume we learn more of the political situation outside of our young couple.  We also learn the age old lesson that working together as a team is much smarter than flying solo into a hurricane.  As Takeo and Kaide work together to bring the three kingdoms under one rule, they learn from each other, and from the people around them.  They also discover that although things may not be as they seem, that isn’t always a bad thing.  This is a good conclusion to the story of Takeo and Kaede, with an afterword that tells us that more is to come but in other voices.  8/10