A Pirate’s Life for Tea is the highly anticipated sequel to Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea and I loved it.

I love this sapphic romance series because first and foremost the main characters Reyna and Kianthe are not your stereotypical lesbian couple from literature - and whilst I have zero issues with the stereotype? These two amazing women are both so fierce and determined to survive and when you see their softer, romantic and sometimes spicier moments together it feels so real and one might blush a little, 

Of course, there’s also the amazing world-building that I loved in Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea, and I wish their bookshop slash tea shop existed as Rebecca Thorne brought the wonder of New Leaf Tomes and Tea to life in such a way that I think anyone who reads this series will join me in wanting to curl up with a good book and a cup of perfect tea.  In A Pirate’s Life for Tea, we get to see so much more of this magical world and the various Diarn’s who rule over their own individual area with either kindness or an iron fist. Our heroines are joined by Serina who’s an interesting pirate and Bobbie who is a loyal guard and really shouldn’t do anything but chase Serina down. These two are beyond adorable and I wanted to give Bobbie the wake-up call she desperately needs because once again, Thorne has written these characters in such a detailed way that it does feel as though they could come to life from the page.

The only time I put A Pirate’s Life for Tea down was when I had to. It was filled with adventure and I liked that we see the way Reyna and Kianthe work together and how they balance one another out as they work together. Kianthe’s almost childlike enthusiasm for everything continues to make me smile and she’s a firm favourite - I do hope there’s going to be more in the series because she’s one of my all-time favourite characters in all the books I’ve read. After all, she's the exact opposite of how she’s no doubt expected to be among many other things. The magical creatures are of course, ever present and I love how we see the young griffon grow and evolve as the story unfolds. If anyone can find me one, or a stray dragon egg could you let me know?

But… the best thing in this book is we get to meet the ultimate object of many a person’s desires and dreams, the Dastardly Pirate Dreggs and he’s everything you could ask for in a charming, charismatic pirate. Prepare for giggles and to see our lovely ladies fall to pieces over him.

This book was everything I could hope for in a sequel, it’s wonderful, it’s romantic and there’s drama all around our heroines and their friends both new and old. I really hope there’s book three coming because I want more from this world.