Thursday Tea: April 30

Thursday Tea is a weekly meme hosted by yours truly. To play along, all you need is some tea, a book, and the will to answer some very simple questions: what tea are you drinking (and do you like it)? What book are you reading (and do you like it)? Tell us a little about your tea and your book, and whether or not the two go together.

You’ll notice this time I actually got my post up in a timely fashion! I wrote it in advance this time, ha. And since I have a little more time to work on my blog in the next few days, I was wondering: is my TT spiel understandable? Is it too long? Too many parenthesis? Should I rewrite it? What do you think?

The tea: For the last week or so I’ve been drinking a really delicious tea from Stash: Acai Berry. It’s a caffeine free herbal tea that tastes wonderful, kind of fruity and but not overly sweet. It’s best without milk and one spoonful of sugar and is perfect right before bed.

Stash says it a little more detailed (and succinctly) than I do:

Fruity blend combines tart hibiscus with natural acai berry, blackberry, and blackcurrant flavors.

The book: I just started reading Only Human by Tom Holt, but I quite like it. Reminds me of Good Omens, a little. It’s funny and quirky and I hope I’ll enjoy the next 300 pages as much as I enjoyed the first 30.

Here’s a summary from Amazon:

Something is about to go wrong. Very wrong. What do you expect if the Supreme Being decides to get away from it all for a few days, leaving his naturally inquisitive son to look after the cosmic balance of things? A minor hiccup with a human soul and a welding machine soon leads to a violent belch, and before you know it the human condition—not to mention the lemming condition—is tumbling down the slippery slope to chaos.

Do they go together? Um. Well, I wanted to say “yes,” but…I don’t really think so. It’s not that the Acai Berry is a horrible match, but Only Human need something a little quirkier and perkier. Like this Wintermint Herbal tea, maybe.

What are you drinking/reading this Thursday?