A Tempest of Tea is a YA historical fantasy set on the streets of White Roaring, Ettenia which has a Victorian London vibe to it. Arthie Casimir, a criminal mastermind who trades in secrets, runs Spindrift, a teahouse by day which, at night, becomes an illegal bloodhouse for vampires. When Spindrift is threatened, Archie is forced to conspire with an adversary and a band of outcasts to carry out the theft of an item from a sinister, elite vampire society.
A Tempest of Tea is an engaging story with secrets, vampires, magic, found family, romance, politics, colonialism, gangs, a complex heist and a multitude of twists, turns and conspiracies. It was a little slow to start due to character development and world building, but the last one hundred pages will blow the reader away and wallop them with the cliffhanger ending. The events unfolded through the points of view of three characters which made the story richer and more nuanced. I liked the fantasy map. Sign me up for the sequel.
A Tempest of Tea is an engaging story with secrets, vampires, magic, found family, romance, politics, colonialism, gangs, a complex heist and a multitude of twists, turns and conspiracies. It was a little slow to start due to character development and world building, but the last one hundred pages will blow the reader away and wallop them with the cliffhanger ending. The events unfolded through the points of view of three characters which made the story richer and more nuanced. I liked the fantasy map. Sign me up for the sequel.