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A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
2.0
adventurous

My feelings are mixed - I like our cast of characters, I enjoyed a heist plot, and appreciated a distinct take on vampires. However, the voices did not feel distinct between the multiple POVs, and many of the moments of trust between characters did not feel entirely earned. A lot of "I can't work with you" - "okay, I trust you, let's go" kind of conversations. I also felt like there were way too many lose ends at the end for how much the narrative was set up, like
Jin's parents, how Jin felt about Arthie's secrets and that he was turned to vampire but she died at the end and leaves him behind