Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
Release Date: September 23, 2025
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy / Romance
The epic conclusion to the #1 bestselling A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal; the gritty fantasy duology about an orphan girl and her crew who get tangled in a heist with vampires, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows.
She's had her tea, now she's out for blood.
White Roaring is sharpening its fangs after the deadly night that left the city in shambles. The press are dead, the public calls for justice, vampires are in danger, and amid the turmoil, the Ram announces a celebration.
Still reeling from the bloodshed, Arthie Casimir has no time to mourn the death of anyone, let alone her own. She has no time for love, either, but it had saved her life. As Arthie navigates new emotions and new allies, she must reassemble her scrambled crew and scrape what little they have left to fight one last time – and she will need to face the ghosts of her past to do it.
In Ceylan.
After the jaw-dropping ending of #1 bestselling A Tempest of Tea, Arthie and her crew still have plenty of hearts to break and crimson-red secrets to uncover. Hafsah Faizal crafts a deliciously twisty and seductive sequel that will leave readers breathless until the very last page.
She's had her tea, now she's out for blood.
White Roaring is sharpening its fangs after the deadly night that left the city in shambles. The press are dead, the public calls for justice, vampires are in danger, and amid the turmoil, the Ram announces a celebration.
Still reeling from the bloodshed, Arthie Casimir has no time to mourn the death of anyone, let alone her own. She has no time for love, either, but it had saved her life. As Arthie navigates new emotions and new allies, she must reassemble her scrambled crew and scrape what little they have left to fight one last time – and she will need to face the ghosts of her past to do it.
In Ceylan.
After the jaw-dropping ending of #1 bestselling A Tempest of Tea, Arthie and her crew still have plenty of hearts to break and crimson-red secrets to uncover. Hafsah Faizal crafts a deliciously twisty and seductive sequel that will leave readers breathless until the very last page.
A Steeping of Blood is the second and final installment in author Hafsah Faizal's Blood and Tea duology. This story alternates between Arthie Casimir, Jin Casimir, Flick (also known as Felicity Landon), and Mateo Andoni, who play key roles throughout the story. This story picks up right after the chaotic events of the first book, where protagonist Arthie Casimir and her ragtag crew of humans and vampires barely escaped a deadly heist gone wrong.
Without spoiling the jaw-dropping twists (and trust me, Faizal saves some of her most deliciously twisty reveals for this installment), the story follows Arthie as she grapples with the aftermath of bloodshed in the fog-shrouded city of White Roaring. The Ram, the tyrannical monarch pulling strings from the shadows, remains a looming threat, and with vampires under siege and humans vanishing into the night, Arthie's crew must reunite for one final, audacious heist.
This time, their quest takes them back to Ceylan—Arthie's homeland—where old ghosts and new alliances collide in a web of political intrigue, forbidden pacts, and crimson secrets. Arthie still remembers 10 years ago when she arrived in Ettenia in a blood-drenched boat, the only survivor. For 10 years, she's hidden the fact that she's part vampire from everyone, including Jin, which is why she has an affinity for drinking from coconuts.
Arthie, the fierce orphan teahouse owner with a vampire's unquenchable thirst for justice, shines brightest here. Her arc delves into vulnerability—mourning losses she can't afford to feel while confronting the "ghosts of her past" in Ceylan—making her evolution from a guarded leader to someone who dares to love profoundly all the more moving. Jin and Flick provide the emotional counterpoint, their relationship a sweet anchor amid the chaos.
What was a budding spark in book one blooms into a heartfelt partnership, with Flick's POV "really shining" through her growth as a forger and ally. The villain of this story didn't disappoint. In fact, this person actually had Arthie and her crew struggling and rushing to keep up with the machinations that this person put in place. This book is a clear political statement by the author about colonization, one that I will not address, as it was an integral part of the overall storyline the author was trying to convey.
The author should spend time in South America and ask the people there how they feel about the Spanish. Just saying. I am very much sick of authors and others, especially politicians, blaming white people for their troubles. Fix your own lives before blaming others. Put away the political nonsense, and this book was enjoyable, as well as a bit sad that things ended the way they did.
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