Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
27th September 2025
This first book in this cosy fantasy series introduces us to a rebellious young couple fed up of their typical fantasy setting lives and on a mission to set up a tea-and-bookshop.
It's all very nice, quite episodic, alternating viewpoint between the two main characters chapter by chapter, even in places where that felt a bit odd, like we were seeing things from the wrong perspective.
I found it a bit slow, but that's obviously by design. But also a bit patchy - there's not really a strong narrative, it's much more about the atmosphere and the relationships.
I just didn't quite get into it as much as I felt I wanted to, and so while it was good enough, I don't think I feel strongly enough that I want to read the sequels.
