Bk21 of my never ending #BookMail is another beautiful edition. In White Roaring,Arthie Casimir runs a tea shop by day, at night it‘s an illegal blood house, catering to the vampires.But when it‘s threatened, she strikes a deal with an adversary to save it.So she brings together the city‘s most skilled outcasts to infiltrate the Vampire society called the Atherium. But not everyone is on her side & she finds herself in the middle of a conspiracy.
pickA fascinating blend of plot, atmosphere, strong characters and rapier-like writing.
pickWas 50 outside!
The book was slow with mystery abound between the 5 characters. wasn‘t blown away, thou did enjoy it. Love how Faizal writes her women. Nice vampire culture. Arthie is an orphan immigrant who finds a way to fight against the system through a heist. The heist didn‘t feel much like one, and while I love revelations, they didn‘t fit in the big picture. Until the ending where I threw up hands. Final 50 pages is where it all came to 🫖
These books were on my radar to read especially “A Tempest of Tea”. I was pleasantly surprised when Macmillan Publishing sent me a copy of these audiobooks.
Tomorrow, I will start listening to “A Tempest of Tea” by Hafsah Faisal. Thank you to @macmillan.audio for these #gifted audiobooks!
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YA + vampires + heist
I'm a sucker for a heist story.
Orphan Arthie turns her respectable tea house into a "speakeasy" for vampires at night. When her enterprise is threatened, she needs to put together a crew to steal an important book from under the current ruler's nose.
Liked the world-building and this is different from the usual "chosen one" YA stories. Diverse characters.
Low pick.
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