#BookReview: Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea #1) by Rebecca Thorne

Synopsis: Now with beautiful jade spray-painted edges and brand-new original art!

In the tradition of Legends & Lattes , comes a cozy fantasy steeped in sapphic romance about one of the Queen’s private guards and a powerful mage who want to open a bookshop and live happily ever after…if only the world would let them.

All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters… all complemented by love and good company. Thing is, Reyna works as one of the Queen’s private guards, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives isn’t so easy.

But after an assassin takes Reyna hostage, she decides she’s thoroughly done risking her life for a self-centered queen. Meanwhile, Kianthe has been waiting for a chance to flee responsibility–all the better that her girlfriend is on board. Together, they settle in Tawney, a town nestled in the icy tundra near dragon country, and open the shop of their dreams.

What follows is a cozy tale of mishaps, mysteries, and a murderous queen throwing the realm’s biggest temper tantrum. In a story brimming with hurt/comfort and quiet fireside conversations, these two women will discover just what they mean to each other… and the world.



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Rating: 3 Stars
My Review: Reyna and Kianthe are tired of living their lives only for their duty. They work for political machines that don't care for them as individuals. So they decide to run away together and pursue their own happiness for once. That happiness is being together more than in stolen moments and opening a bookstore that serves tea. Will they be able to keep their pocket of happiness? What will they do when their pasts catch up with them?

This book was the epitome of cozy fantasy. Reyna and Kianthe have such a cute relationship. This book contains a lot of representation of healthy communication in relationships. You don't see that often. Reyna and Kianthe work on their insecurities and share their feelings with each other. It's very wholesome. This book was a daily life type of book, which made it feel slow at times. I thought the mystery introduced was going to be solved within this book, so I was disappointed that it wasn't. It felt a little out of place being introduced and then put on the backburner for the rest of the book. I'm not sure I will read the next one even though the mystery does intrigue me. I recommend this book for cozy fantasy fans who don't mind a slower paced book.

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