The cover of this book is phenomenal and absolutely drew me in. However the story and writing just doesn't live up to it.
The meat of the book left me confused a good chunk of the time. I might just be an idiot but I had a really hard time following what was going on.
Arthie is a criminal gang leader who runs a respectable tea house during the day and a blood house serving vampires (illegal!) at night. When the tea house is threatened by a bigger baddie, she and her gang plan a heist.
Sounds exciting right? Gives you Six of Crows vibes? Sorta, but it's painfully slow and confused.
The characters were great, the world set up was awesome - especially in the exploration of colonialism’s impact of the characters and their countries of origins and even how they’re treated/viewed in their new home, and I like the concept. But I have to admit the execution fell flat for me.
The meat of the book left me confused a good chunk of the time. I might just be an idiot but I had a really hard time following what was going on.
Arthie is a criminal gang leader who runs a respectable tea house during the day and a blood house serving vampires (illegal!) at night. When the tea house is threatened by a bigger baddie, she and her gang plan a heist.
Sounds exciting right? Gives you Six of Crows vibes? Sorta, but it's painfully slow and confused.
The characters were great, the world set up was awesome - especially in the exploration of colonialism’s impact of the characters and their countries of origins and even how they’re treated/viewed in their new home, and I like the concept. But I have to admit the execution fell flat for me.