hanna7 's review for:

Tea & Alchemy by Sharon Lynn Fisher

3.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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This is a athmosheric read, set in the victorian era. It's well researched, you can see that the author put in the research.
While it starts off feeling like a cosy read, with Minna working at the tea shop, baking and walking to and from work, it's certainly not. The narrative becomes darker and more tense pretty quickly. 
I did not expect the

vampires

from reading the blurb and might not have started reading the book if I would have known. It follows some tropes but the author makes the story her own in a good way. I enjoyed the book and the blooming love stroy, even tough I wanted to yell at Minna at some points. I'm not the biggest fan of the trope used, but it was used well and I enjoyed the book.

I was provided with a free ARC copy of the book by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.