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A review by ihavetosay
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Full review at ihavetosay.blog
There’s three acts: the planning of the heist, the heist, and immediately after the heist. This book is a slow burn and everything clicked into place once I finished the last sentence. The author leaves clues throughout the book that seem suspect, but are overall meaningless, only for it to come back up once the big reveals happen. It was masterful to me, even if one aspect of the reveal wasn’t too surprising.
I would say the book is mainly about the whys and not the whats, including the reveals. We get some backstory on each of the members of the team throughout the entire book, including the three narrators, but Arthie is curious of everyone’s motivations, because she doesn’t trust easily and knows people to be self-interested, which leads us as the reader to wonder about each person and their involvement.
Overall, I give this 4.5 out of 5 stars (another rare half point). I really enjoyed the vibe of this book and I love heist themed media. It is a slower paced adventure about tea, vampires, and heist and I enjoyed the journey.
There’s three acts: the planning of the heist, the heist, and immediately after the heist. This book is a slow burn and everything clicked into place once I finished the last sentence. The author leaves clues throughout the book that seem suspect, but are overall meaningless, only for it to come back up once the big reveals happen. It was masterful to me, even if one aspect of the reveal wasn’t too surprising.
I would say the book is mainly about the whys and not the whats, including the reveals. We get some backstory on each of the members of the team throughout the entire book, including the three narrators, but Arthie is curious of everyone’s motivations, because she doesn’t trust easily and knows people to be self-interested, which leads us as the reader to wonder about each person and their involvement.
Overall, I give this 4.5 out of 5 stars (another rare half point). I really enjoyed the vibe of this book and I love heist themed media. It is a slower paced adventure about tea, vampires, and heist and I enjoyed the journey.