Reviews

A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair

greenldydragon's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kturnbull's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

4.0

zaferino's review

dnf at 50%

I wanted to love this book. The humor is very well done with relatable quips about customer service and the elite. The story is very open minded without weird hate speeches. I just didn't care for the main character...or the other characters. To be honest, besides from the message, I didn't care for the world or the characters. It could have been how the main character tended to breeze by challenges because she was so much more open-minded than the people around her and could read how people felt around her. Every character tended to bend to her and went along with whatever she wanted. Even the problems she caused was easily fixed by her within a chapter or two. I know this is label as cozy which is considered to be low stakes, but I couldn't get past the main character getting a challenge every few chapters and solving it with ease. Not my cup of tea I suppose.

literary_rose's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book had a really strong start, but kind of plateaued and stagnated towards the middle. It didn’t pick up again until the last 50/70 pages or so. 

Overall, it was a cute little story. I enjoyed it. But there times I felt like the story dragged a little bit. Would recommend to someone looking for cozy fantasy books. 

wathykite's review against another edition

hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

hannerein's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

changeablelandscape's review against another edition

Too many chosen one vibes, too didactic, just not for me.

bethq's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

4.0

verumsolum's review against another edition

4.75

A really good book. I picked it up, largely because it was free to read with my Prime subscription. But I fell in love with the main character and her struggle to find her place in the world, and not the place “the world” wanted to assign her

fell4's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Reminds me of the Poison study. It draws you in, the characters, the action! Immerses you in it.