Peaky Blinders, but with Vampires and Tea.
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I seriously needed this book after finishing Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Six of Crows. And I blame it on the vibes alone.
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal is a YA fantasy novel that is comped as Peaky Blinders but with vampires and tea. On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by night, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it—she can’t do the job alone. Calling on some of the city’s most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the sinister, glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it.
This book is literally everything. I loved every second of it. And now I can't wait for the sequel. I will gladly read and love everything that Hafsah Faizal puts out. No matter what it is.
I seriously needed this book after finishing Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Six of Crows. And I blame it on the vibes alone.
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal is a YA fantasy novel that is comped as Peaky Blinders but with vampires and tea. On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by night, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it—she can’t do the job alone. Calling on some of the city’s most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the sinister, glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it.
This book is literally everything. I loved every second of it. And now I can't wait for the sequel. I will gladly read and love everything that Hafsah Faizal puts out. No matter what it is.