A Tempest of Tea promises a thrilling heist with mystery and vampires, while the concept and setting are interesting, it was unsuccessful in delivering a memorable story.

Unfortunately the audiobook narration was very monotone and simple. I was hoping for a larger difference between characters’ voices because, along with the British accent, much of the dialogue blended into itself and the background, making the characters dull and very flat. I found myself drifting away from the plot and couldn’t retain the information spoken.

The writing itself was good although overflourished and over complicated. The book has a very beautiful cover but ultimately failed to keep my attention.

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the advance listening copy to review.

Title: A Tempest of Tea
Author: Hafsah Faizal
Genre: YA Fantasy, Vampires
Rating: 2/5 ⭐️⭐️