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A Tempest of Tea

A Tempest of Tea

FantasyRomantasy
Pages
352
Published
2024
Language
English

Synopsis

Arthie Casimir runs a coffeehouse that doubles as neutral ground for the city's vampires, trading in secrets and favors while hiding a secret of her own that would get her killed if the wrong people found out. When a job comes her way that promises to solve her money troubles for good, it pulls her into a heist against the very vampire underworld she's spent years navigating carefully, alongside allies she can't fully trust and a romance she didn't plan for. The first book of the Blood and Tea duology, this YA fantasy mixes heist plotting, court intrigue, and a slow-building forbidden romance against a vampire-run underworld.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

TenseMysteriousAdventurousDarkRomantic
HeistSecret IdentityForbidden LoveSlow BurnRevengeCourt Intrigue

Genres

Fantasy Romantasy YA Fantasy Young Adult

About the author

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Hafsah Faizal

Hafsah Faizal is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling, award-winning author of A Tempest of Tea and the Sands of Arawiya duology, and the founder of IceyDesigns, where she creates websites for authors and beauteous goodies for everyone else. A Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, when she’s not writing, she can be found designing, playing video games, or traversing the world. Born in Florida and raised in California, she now resides in North Carolina with her husband and a library of boo...

Characters

Arthie CasimirProtagonist

A half-vampire refugee from the colonized island of Ceylan who runs the Spindrift teahouse as cover for trading in secrets and vampire blood, all while hiding her own nature.

Lady LindenAntagonist

Flick's adoptive mother, a powerful society figure connected to the vampire underworld.

Jin CasimirSupporting

Arthie's adopted brother and co-runner of the coffeehouse-turned-bloodhouse Spindrift; orphaned as a child, one of the story's three POV characters.

Laith SayaadSupporting

A captain in the Horned Guard who proposes a dangerous alliance with Arthie, driven by vengeance for his sister's death.

Felicity (Blood and Tea)Supporting

A skilled forger and the neglected adopted daughter of Lady Linden; one of the novel's three POV characters, seeking her mother's approval.

All characters in A Tempest of Tea

Frequently asked questions

  • Is there a sequel to A Tempest of Tea?

    Yes. A Tempest of Tea is the first book in the Blood and Tea duology by Hafsah Faizal. The second and final book, A Steeping of Blood, follows.

  • What age group is A Tempest of Tea appropriate for?

    It's a young adult novel generally recommended for readers 14 and up. It includes violence (gunfights, deaths of important characters), mild sexual content and innuendo, and references to colonial violence and parental loss.

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