{"id":28196,"date":"2026-01-06T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=28196"},"modified":"2026-01-07T03:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:54:18","slug":"book-odettes-tea-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-odettes-tea-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Odette&#8217;s Tea Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-3984\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_odettestearoom.png?fit=250%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Odette&#039;s Tea Room\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Odette's Tea Room<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/cat-voleur\/\">Cat Voleur<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2025-11-02\">November 2, 2025<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/self-published\/\">Self-Published<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 31<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/short-stories\/\">Short Stories<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/ebook\/\">Ebook<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/purchased\/\">Purchased<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/4\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/243473411-odette-s-tea-room\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>\"She would know about his little visit one way or the other. He had to make sure it was worth it.\"<\/p>\n<p>Martin would do anything for one more cup of tea from Odette. Unfortunately, he's been cut off. Desperation drives him to kidnap her assistant, but how successful can he possibly be? The old witch might be away, but they say that she has eyes everywhere ...<\/p>\n<p>This short story looks at grief, addiction, and the cost of power.<\/p>\n<p>\"What the f***, Cat?\"<\/p>\n<p>--Tasha Reynolds, Editor<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qC9DVk\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2026-01-06T05:00:28+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Odette's Tea Room\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-odettes-tea-room\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Odette's Tea Room\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Cat Voleur\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/cat-voleur\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"B0FZ45VG62\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 31,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Self-Published\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_odettestearoom.png?fit=250%2C399&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2025-11-02T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/243473411-odette-s-tea-room\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Horror\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 4,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>Odette&#8217;s Tea Room is a fascinating bite-sized horror about a desperate man and a witch. The main character Martin has broken into the home of the local witch, Odette, and as the story progresses the reason for his crime is steadily unveiled. What starts as a home invasion evolves into a game of cat and mouse.<\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed the direction that this story went and was fascinated by the setting and the ending and wanted to know more. There&#8217;s themes of addiction and grief here that I felt were explored well. It&#8217;s a solid story and easy recommendation for short story lovers or for readers looking to sample Voleur&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Your life is <strong>yours<\/strong> in this <em>moment<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Addiction, Dead Spouse, Death, Murder, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Cat Voleur<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_catvoleur.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_catvoleur.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_catvoleur.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cat Voleur is a writer of dark fiction with works featured in HELL HATH ONLY FURY, LIVESTOCK, and DIVERGENT TERROR. She co-hosts two podcasts; Slasher Radio and This Horror Life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catvoleur.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cat_Voleur\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cat.voleur\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/22352308.Cat_Voleur\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XJtzZE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Odette&#8217;s Tea Room is a fascinating bite-sized horror about a desperate man and a witch. 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