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A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea)

Hafsah Faizal

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From the New York Times–bestselling author of We Hunt the Flame comes the first book in a hotly anticipated fantasy duology teeming with romance and revenge, led by an orphan girl willing to do whatever it takes to save her self-made kingdom.

On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a criminal mastermind and collector of secrets. Her prestigious tearoom transforms into an illegal bloodhouse by night, catering to the vampires feared by society. But when her establishment is threatened, Arthie is forced to strike an unlikely deal with an alluring adversary to save it—she can’t do the job alone.

Calling on some of the city’s most skilled outcasts, Arthie hatches a plan to infiltrate the sinister, glittering vampire society known as the Athereum. But not everyone in her ragtag crew is on her side, and as the truth behind the heist unfolds, Arthie finds herself in the midst of a conspiracy that will threaten the world as she knows it.

Dark, action-packed, and swoonworthy, this is Hafsah Faizal better than ever.

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Chanterelle Solace\ \ Sabie\ \ • Mar 14

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Discotopia | Diverse Books\ \ Disco (he/they)\ \ • Feb 18

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Ramadan Mubarak to those who celebrate! Books listed: A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal Travellers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao #booktok #ramadan #muslimbooks #diversebooks #bookrecommendations

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Kitaab Klub\ \ Anvita\ \ • Oct 31 2025

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🍁 south asian books to read this fall 🍁

- a tempest of tea by @hafsahfaizal - a riddle of thorns by @sarenasashabooks - kaikeyi by @vaishnawrites - somewhere in the deep by @tanviberwah - illusions of fire by @nishawrites - when devils sing by @xankaur - the jasmine throne by @tashasuri - heir by @sabaatahir - thorn season by @kiera.azar - the phoenix king by @spirited_gal - hekate: the witch by @nikita_gill - for she is wrath by @emilyvargabooks

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Chanterelle Solace\ \ Sabie\ \ • Oct 1 2025

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Happy October AND Our Book Club Picks & Game of the month🍄‍🟫🍄

Do you enjoy reading Fantasy books based on Middle Eastern & North African folklores?

Mona and I started this book club earlier this year and this month we are reading A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal and we are super excited to read it 🤭

We also have our next few months read up until beginning of 2026 and our past reads too, which I’ll be listing here now (keep in mind you can join discord anytime to discuss any of them, the chats are all ongoing): 🍄 Sept: The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P Djeli Clark 🍄 Oct: A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal 🍄 Nov: A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark 🍄 Dec: Thron by Instisar Khanani 🍄 Jan: Dawn of the Firebird by Sarah Mughal Rana 🍄 Feb: The Theft of Sunlight by Instisar Khanani

Previous reads: 🍄 Aug: The Gryphon King by Sara Omer 🍄 July: The Angel of Khan El-Khalili by P. Djeli 🍄 June: A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P Djeli 🍄 May: The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah 🍄 April: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah 🍄 March: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

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Chanterelle Solace\ \ Sabie\ \ • Sep 26 2025

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[Poll:\ \ Have you ever read a Cottagecore Book that is inspired by a non-western Folklore?\ \ \ \ Here is the fourth roundup of Cottagecore Newsletter: \ \ Table of Content:\ \

A Cottagecore Fantasy Book that is based on Moroccan Folklore\ \
Palestinian Reading Fundraisers\ \
Dragon Bone Publishing Subscribers for all new releases monthly\ \
October Book Club Picks and Gaming Club Pick\ \ \ Before we dive in, just a reminder that we are hosting our Bookshop.Org Giftcard giveaway and we have reached the first milestone so it is now £60 or $85! It can go up to £100 or $125 for one winner and the best way to do this is to invite your friends or spread the news in the community about who we are and our mission so that we can reach our final milestone with the giveaway so check it out here!\ \

- *\ \ A Cottagecore Fantasy Book that is based on Moroccan Folklore: \ \ Yesterday, I stumbled upon a book coming out in 2026 that’s North African (Moroccan Folklore) Epic Fantasy with Dark Fairy Tale retelling. If you guys have been here for a while, you'll know that I run two book clubs: Cottagecore Witchy Book Club & Ifrits and Ink (MENA or SWANA Fantasy inspired books).\ \ This is like both of my book clubs combined together and is legit a Cottagecore Fantasy that’s based on Moroccan folklore🥹🥹🥹It’s called The Lustrous Dark by Loretta Chefchaouni and it comes out in May 1, 2026 (I am going to count down the day sot read this book guys like this is amazing)\ \ This is the first book that I see combining Cottagecore Fantasy with Horror and Folklore in North African Mythology, while discussing injustice against women and rallying us readers against the patriarchy and oppressive regimes worldwide. This is ONE type of book I'd LOVE to publish through Cottagecore Imprints in the future and seeing something that is a beautiful combination of things that I am passionate about is just so lovely.\ \ Some of the tropes mentioned in here are:\ \

Fantasy Blended with Horror\ \
Feminist Magic\ \
Bone Chilling Monsters\ \
Sleeping Gods(ess)\ \ \ Here is the author's instagram, please do go and support her! Add the book on your TBR and let's uplift this author's book so that it just shows how many of us are excited about Cottagecore as a sub-genre\ \

- *\ \ Palestininan Reading Fundraisers: \ \ There are currently TWO campaigns happening for raising money to Palestine for readers (the gaming one just ended) and there is a book club that is reading books by palestinian authors and raising funds that way! Here are all their details:\ \

Read for Palestine: Donating £2 or $2 to go to Dignity for Palestinians with every book you read in September\ \
Unbound for Gaza: This is an Auction that is happening today, tomorrow and the 28th to raise money and there are a TON of amazing fantasy books, special edition books and other items (Art, binded books...etc.)! I made a list for all the 57 fantasy and horror books that have been donated in here and you can check out their website in here\ \
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- *\ \ Dragon Bone Publishing Subscribers for all new releases monthly: \ \ As some of you may have heard, I've joined an Indie Press as their marketing/content creator! This same press, Dragon Bone Publishing, is doing a monthly subscription, where you join and get monthly new releases as an eBook for free (part of the perks)\ \ As a new Indie Press, this is a LOVELY idea that makes books more accessible and allows you to join, support the company and get the eBooks too! (I know I'm biased because I'm part of DBP staff but I wouldnt be if I didnt believe in the company AND they published their Mushroomcore Sci-Fi Horror book, so you know I'm 100% here for that)\ \ Check it out in here! It is $3 a month or $9 a quarter and you can choose to donate this to the community, in which your books are given to individuals and this helps fund DBP as an Indie Press too!\ \
- *\ \ October's Book Clubs Pick and Gaming Club Pick: \ \

Cottagecore Witchy Book Club: We are reading A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna\ \
Ifrits & Ink: We are reading A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal\ \
Cottagecore Gaming Club: We are playing Out and About! (We still have the gaming key giveaway that is happening in our discord if you want to join)\ \ \ And that's it for this week! Don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter if you are new here! Every voice matters and we are trying to grow our community to reach out dreams!\ \

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Cottagecore Newsletter 5: I FOUND a North African Cottagecore Fantasy BOOK, Reading Fundraisers for Palestine and Dragon Book Delivery Service

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Kitaab Klub\ \ Anvita\ \ • Jul 31 2025

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✎𓂃 in conversation with author Hafsah Faizal at YALLWEST 2025

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Kitaab Klub\ \ Anvita\ \ • Jul 29 2025

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✎𓂃 in conversation with author Hafsah Faizal at YALLWEST 2025

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Reads with Rachel\ \ Rachel\ \ • May 1 2025

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