4 Stars | ARC | Young Adult | First in Series | Vampires
Thank you, NetGalley and the Publisher for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.
“Every good love story starts with a bullet to the heart.”
I’ve been desperate to get my hands on this novel since Hafsah Faizal announced that she was writing A Tempest of Tea. When I tell you that I screamed when I was approved for an ARC, I screamt. Heists, vampires, and Arthurian legends with a twist. . .yes, please. And oh-my, I was not disappointed.
Arthie runs a teahouse by day, and an illegal bloodhouse by night, think bootleggers and prohibition but with blood and vampires. Immediately I could taste the tea, and smell the rich blood laced with coconut. The atmosphere feels like an industrial fantasy laced with historical elements.
When Arthie’s teahouse/bloodhouse is threatened, it’s time for a heist and what happens next is nothing short of secrets upon secrets, and conspiracies that threaten everything.
My only gripe, and it’s not really a gripe, it’s just a trope or element in books that I don’t enjoy personally is that there is a love triangle of sorts. I’m not a love triangle type of reader, but whatever, it’s fine. I’m also rooting for one in particular so we’ll see how that pans out.
Overall, I really enjoyed this fun and fantastical new outing from Hafsah Faizal and can not wait for the sequel. If you are looking for a well-written book with elements that feel familiar while being entirely rich and new, then you seriously need to pick this one up.
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