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The tagged book made it to the final round. I think I‘m slightly more obsessed with it than Throne of Secrets. I‘m interested to see what it‘s going to go up against from December!

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Here‘s your reading list for when you‘re #snowedin @PuddleJumper . I love a good pun title and thoroughly enjoyed browsing your list!

This just got recced for #GottaCatchemAll I think my phone is listening to me 😂

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This House is haunted was my favorite October book. However, it wasn‘t better than Fall of Ruin and Wrath. And Fall of Ruin and Wrath wasn‘t better than A Tempest of Tea.

Excited to see what it comes up against.

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October 30th #WickedWhispets Blood, this book is Blood and Tea Book 1 of series @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Another GenX fave, ragtag teen criminals feat vampires. The audiobook includes an interview of the author by her husband, which is silly and fun but also informative.

This was a March read.

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I've had this one as an eBook far too long, and I should really read it soon. Who doesn't love a warm cup of tea?

2nd book bracket, the tagged book beat out all my other favorites for the year.

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The tagged book was definitely my favorite read of the month!! #2024bookbracket

OMG! I don‘t know why but I LOVED this book. I was immediately hooked and intrigued. Couldn‘t put it down! I‘m so glad I saw someone on Litsy recommend this (I don‘t remember who)!

There is tea, vampires, criminals, a crew and heist. So good! And I‘m so glad it‘s a series and there will be more books!!

Ahh read this!

It‘s been a couple of hours since I finished it and I am now able to string together a coherent sentence about this book (because MY GOD WHAT AN ENDING). That sentence is: Hafsah Faizal has done it again! I loved this book just as much as her previous (something I thought near-impossible) and the way every strand of the story wove together was masterful. Loved the characters, the world and the story and can‘t wait for the next in this series!
5⭐️

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.

A fascinating blend of plot, atmosphere, strong characters and rapier-like writing.

Was 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 🫖

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This YA is getting great buzz. It's the 1st of a duology featuring vampires and is being compared to Six of Crows.

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.