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A review by curiouser_books
A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Why was this not good?
Actual stars: 2.75
Format: audio, libro.fm
What I didn't like: Okay, let's chat about this book. WOWZA. The plot is all over the place. It is going 100 miles an hour. There are twists and turns. Everything is hard to follow and you might get car-sick trying to catch all the details. When we are speeding along it is hard to learn anything about these characters. That's the magic of Six of Crows (which this is compared to), is that it is 80% character development and 20% plot. This is 95% plot and 3% characters, 2% history and it was not enough for me. I'll willingly acknowledge that plot readers will probably love this, as they should.
What I liked: I like the "team of morally gray characters working together to take down a more morally gray character" theme of the book. I have a cat named Kaz, this is kind of my thing. Even though my star rating of this book is low, I actually did like it, I just wanted so much more from it. The twists were great, although one of the big ones was so obvious to me, that I thought it was a part of the plot until I read some "spoilers" that talked about it and I realized it wasn't actually written out before the reveal. Regardless, it was a fun read for sure.
Who I'm recommending this to: Anyone looking for a fantasy page-turner, but I finished this in a day. It might have gone by in a flash, but I know many readers will love that.
Actual stars: 2.75
Format: audio, libro.fm
What I didn't like: Okay, let's chat about this book. WOWZA. The plot is all over the place. It is going 100 miles an hour. There are twists and turns. Everything is hard to follow and you might get car-sick trying to catch all the details. When we are speeding along it is hard to learn anything about these characters. That's the magic of Six of Crows (which this is compared to), is that it is 80% character development and 20% plot. This is 95% plot and 3% characters, 2% history and it was not enough for me. I'll willingly acknowledge that plot readers will probably love this, as they should.
What I liked: I like the "team of morally gray characters working together to take down a more morally gray character" theme of the book. I have a cat named Kaz, this is kind of my thing. Even though my star rating of this book is low, I actually did like it, I just wanted so much more from it. The twists were great, although one of the big ones was so obvious to me, that I thought it was a part of the plot until I read some "spoilers" that talked about it and I realized it wasn't actually written out before the reveal. Regardless, it was a fun read for sure.
Who I'm recommending this to: Anyone looking for a fantasy page-turner, but I finished this in a day. It might have gone by in a flash, but I know many readers will love that.