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Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

8 reviews

plume_de_renarde's review

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adventurous lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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hailstorm3812's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-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

4.25

This was super sweet and right was it says on the label, a cozy fantasy. It is comforting and hopeful with stakes that a interesting but you know it will get a HEA. I also liked that it is a being in love romance rather than the usual falling in love. I liked exploring the difficulties of being in relationship and how they worked through it.
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ifoundcallie's review

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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strange_little_ranger's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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wickedgrumpy's review

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

I have some qualms with this book.

If it were a romance it skipped all the fun parts of the forbidden nature into the growing pains of the relationship where they move in together but don't really know each other that well because they've been sneaking away previously.  So, no pining, they're in love but not quite the fluffy happily ever after love.  One is the super powerful mage with a penchant for puns and is perpetually horny and loves reading (the brains) and the other is a palace guard who bakes and loves tea along with battle sense and quick analyzing skills (the brawn).  They are very much in a ride or die mindset and it's a bit repetitive until the cast of character is expanded to include neighbors/townsfolk and start to develop more of a found family.

The world building was... Both sparse and complex somehow.  Imagine some nuggets of lore just dropped and seeming like it means something but is never fully explained.  That is the majority of the book and while some of it can be figured out with context clues, there's still a lot of questions and I suppose I am used to a first book in a series spending adequate time establishing everything to reduce confusion through the remaining volumes.

As for plot, there were so many threads everywhere and only one was really tied up.  I presume more will be addressed in the future but it seemed like a lot of plot for a book that was vibe heavy.

Finishing this and all I can think is that it was fine.  The things I have issues with weren't particularly bad but I might hesitate to read more in the series.
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saintyeehaw's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This book just wasn't my cup of tea which is disappointing. I found it a bit immature and overwritten in parts. Kianthe and Reyna's personalities are just too similar to tell them apart much. 
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dancers_and_dragons's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

5.0

This book felt like a warm hug of a story, with adventures and magic like the ones we idealize, but with just enough tension and conflict to make it real and meaningful. The sapphic romance and queer supporting cast brought a smile to my face, and Thorne does an excellent job of detailing the world around them without dropping all of that information all at once. 

The main characters are almost foils of one another, with the calculating and deliberative Reyna, and the spontaneous and idealistic Kianthe. But Thorne brings them to places where these two women learn how to love themselves and others in a new way. I personally deeply appreciated that there were a couple deep conversations between these main characters, and that they put in the work to make their relationship and their dreams come true. 

While there are tense moments and the stakes of the book rise and fall at times, Can't Spell Treason Without Tea has the perfect mix of Hurt and Comfort to break your heart a little and then mend it again. I highly recommend this book, and can't wait to to revisit it again someday!
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ophycore's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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