Are you ready for a heist? But make it with vampires! Arthie and Jin Casimir (siblings but not by blood) run the teahouse known as Spindrift, a proper place to get all the best teas in White Roaring. However, by night, Spindrift becomes a bloodhouse, a place where vampires can feast on those willing humans without judgment. When their business is threatened, they employ some of the last people they ever thought they'd be dealing with. Master forger Felicity aka Flick joins the heist along with the handsome and alluring artist, Matteo. And did I mention there's a kitten? What's not to love?
First of all, I loved this this book (obvi). I appreciate a good heist story, and this one is up there in my opinion, Secondly this book offers a scathing commentary on colonialism as Arthie lives and works in the very country that colonized her own. Then we add, my favorite trope in all of fiction, found family. Again, what's not to love? I'm not sure if this book is YA or adult, but it felt more adult to me. Either way, I don't think that's a bad thing. Maybe it's NA? It toes the line for sure. There's a sprinkling of romance in this book, but it felt a bit lusty rather than romantic. Again, that's not a bad thing. In the moment kind of feelings do take over sometimes. I loved Arthie as a character. Jin and Flick were interesting too, but Arthie, the badass, take no nonsense female lead, really had my heart.
This book had been on my radar for some time, and I was over the moon to get it. Maya Saroya was a great narrator, and I cannot recommend this book enough!
First of all, I loved this this book (obvi). I appreciate a good heist story, and this one is up there in my opinion, Secondly this book offers a scathing commentary on colonialism as Arthie lives and works in the very country that colonized her own. Then we add, my favorite trope in all of fiction, found family. Again, what's not to love? I'm not sure if this book is YA or adult, but it felt more adult to me. Either way, I don't think that's a bad thing. Maybe it's NA? It toes the line for sure. There's a sprinkling of romance in this book, but it felt a bit lusty rather than romantic. Again, that's not a bad thing. In the moment kind of feelings do take over sometimes. I loved Arthie as a character. Jin and Flick were interesting too, but Arthie, the badass, take no nonsense female lead, really had my heart.
This book had been on my radar for some time, and I was over the moon to get it. Maya Saroya was a great narrator, and I cannot recommend this book enough!