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Tea & Alchemy
by Sharon Lynn Fisher
"Being a woman is no excuse for being uninformed"
Tea & Alchemy was a delight of a read!
Our heroine, Mina Penrose, leads a simple life. She runs the household for her and her twin brother after their parents passed, while also working at the tea shop in town. But soon, her simple life begins to unwind and broaden after she stumbles upon a dead body and meets the mysterious Harker Tregarrick.
Tea & Alchemy is a cozy gothic fantasy with mystery sprinkled. While alchemy plays a small part in the beginning of the book, it gets left behind as the plot of the story gets revealed.
I do wish Harker's chapters only took place in the second half of the book. While it was cool to see his POV earlier on, I think it would have been more impactful to start it later.
I really enjoyed this book. While parts of it felt rushed and other parts a little bit too unexplored, overall, the story was easy to read and I felt satisfied at its end.
4/5 Stars
Pick this book up if you like:
gothic fantasy
cozy reads
well thought out and researched material
vampires
Fun fact: the book is based off of a real place, Roche Rock, in Cornwall, UK.
Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest opinion!
Tea & Alchemy was a delight of a read!
Our heroine, Mina Penrose, leads a simple life. She runs the household for her and her twin brother after their parents passed, while also working at the tea shop in town. But soon, her simple life begins to unwind and broaden after she stumbles upon a dead body and meets the mysterious Harker Tregarrick.
Tea & Alchemy is a cozy gothic fantasy with mystery sprinkled. While alchemy plays a small part in the beginning of the book, it gets left behind as the plot of the story gets revealed.
I do wish Harker's chapters only took place in the second half of the book. While it was cool to see his POV earlier on, I think it would have been more impactful to start it later.
I really enjoyed this book. While parts of it felt rushed and other parts a little bit too unexplored, overall, the story was easy to read and I felt satisfied at its end.
4/5 Stars
Pick this book up if you like:
gothic fantasy
cozy reads
well thought out and researched material
vampires
Fun fact: the book is based off of a real place, Roche Rock, in Cornwall, UK.
Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest opinion!