Because tea magic is actually pretty ingenious.
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"Fire to the Fuse"By: Jackson Wang
"Ya La" By: Kate Linn
"Nobody Like You" By: KAZKA
NOTE: Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC!
As 2023 begins, a lot of books set to come out in January have been in my eyes, and Spice Road is definitely one that made it's way up the ranks to capture my attention. At least in the tea magic aspect.
Because how exactly do you pull tea magic off? I initially thought that heading into this story, it would be a similar road to Swati Teerdhala's The Tiger at Midnight (Because book 1 was excellent despite the rest of the journey being more rocky) but we are met with a VERY different story.
So, here we go.
Short Summary: Girl with dagger hunts down her lost brother who stole some magic and is on a journey with two guys that pull her heart in two directions.
Long Summary: Imani is the youngest shield in the land of Qalia and with a trouble-making sister, a disappeared brother and expectations to remain the best, she sets out on a journey to find her brother to reveal his secrets and to stop the trouble he may cause that can cause more conflict. Along this journey, she is teamed with Qayn typical himbo #1 and Taha, himbo #2 (and yes, both are himbos and I will die on this hill) so she deals with the usual emotional turmoil as she explores that the world is not as honest as she thought it was and that lies are everywhere and can appear at any time.
It was a slow start for me to get into the book, but eventually, the plot picks up and it is heavily focused on the plot and the journey itself, and less about the characters. The tea magic gets explained a bit, but not as much as I would have liked, but it still made for an amusing read and hopefully, it will be more promising in book 2.
Overall: 4/5 stars
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