A review by sophiesometimesreads
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

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

3.25

I was really excited to read this as I had heard some good things about it. Overall, I really liked the premise of the tea shop turned blood house, and the ending was great, it was my favourite part of the whole book. Unfortunately, I felt like I didn't wholly connect with the characters and the pacing at the start felt a little off, with a lot of time spent in the build up to the heist and a lot of talking, which took me out of the story a bit and meant I didn't enjoy this as much as I wanted to (but I did overall have a good time with it). I got into the story and characters more within the last 50 to 100 pages, and some of the reveals and twists did surprise me, so I will be picking up the sequel and possibly rereading this beforehand. The story was well-written so I think I'll pick up Hafsah Faizal's other series at some point too.
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