Book 78 of 2024: A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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. 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.

I’m a bit behind in my @bookishswiftiesclub reads for the year, but my Libby hold for this book finally came through! This was definitely an entertaining read! I loved the writing style and the different points of views of the various characters. Arthie was such a complex character and I loved how more and more of her background  is revealed throughout the book. There were a lot of twists, turns, and betrayals, and I ate all the drama and suspense up! I really enjoyed the romance elements of the book and thought Flick and Jin were perfect together. And I also enjoyed that there was a lot of action and intrigue! The book ends on a bit of a cliffhanger so I’m excited to see how everything resolves in the second book!