A review by taylorhathcock
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

5.0

“She not only defied society, she owned that defiance. She had forged a crown for herself when the world told her she was not meant to have one.”

I have to admit that I wasn't really sure how I was going to feel about this one. I saw lots of people raving about how amazing it was. However, a heist story just didn't sound like my kind of thing. I have to say though that I was enchanted with this story from the minute it started. The writing is phenomenal and the author manages to create tension so well with each chapter... the shifting of perspectives when something pivotal happens really increases the amazingness of this. I loved the variety of characters that we got in this story and how they were all a little band of misfits who found each other and became a family.

Arthie may forever be one of my new favorite female characters. She is ferocious, spunky and just an overall force. I loved the dynamic between her and Jin because it was this pure brother/sister dynamic that was just absolutely adorable. The two have an amazing back and forth that just kills. The book is full of wit, snark and banter. I also have to admit that it was a bit steamier than I was expecting from a YA novel but in like a tension building and innuendo type of way. The number of twists this book threw at me almost killed me. They were just so spectacular and perfectly placed. I have to say that the ending blew me away and I absolutely need the next book like today.