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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So many components to this story and all of it felt equally important. The mystery of who was behind the wraiths, the relationship between the sisters, and the fate-thread linking Io and Edei…all had me invested and I loved how each part played out. Each reveal left me more and more speechless and the ending was insane. I’m so thankful I decided to wait until book 2 was out to read this because I need to know what happens next immediately.
4.5
One to weave, One to draw and One to cut the threads
This was a solid 4.5 stars and one hell of a ride! Besides the cover and a very promising premise, I was instantly pulled in from the very first chapter. Threads that bind is an intricately beautiful take on Greek Mythology, its Gods, Fates and their descendants, it is set in a somewhat post apocalyptic kind of world where collapsed society's are reformed. Kika Hatzopoulou is undoubtedly a great story teller with how original everything in the book felt, with a mix of mythology, political intrigue, rogue mobs and complex familial dynamics, a splash of adorable romance the book is quite captivating as itself. The addition of a twisty murder mystery to it turned it to be an intense action packed page turner especially the last part had me on the edge!
The world building of the sunken city of Alante takes the cake for me, it is quite obvious that the author put a hell lot of effort into building this elaborate world and magic system. Io is a Moira-born(a descendent of God with special abilities) third sister, a cutter of threads, She is such an amazing character that you'd want to root for from the beginning, she reminded me a bit of Bree from Legendborn with a strong will to fight the injustice around her. I loved that her job is a private investigator in the book, it is quite interesting to watch her brain work and unfold a complicated murder mystery following an even complex trail of bread crumbs. Edei the love interest, Ava the sister and rest of the characters were also brilliantly written.
Overall it is an utterly fascination debut one would enjoy regardless of the fact if they are into Greek Mythology or not, but if you love Greek mythology it is going to be a total delight. I am eagerly looking forward for more from this world
Thanks to Penguin Teen for my eARC!
One to weave, One to draw and One to cut the threads
This was a solid 4.5 stars and one hell of a ride! Besides the cover and a very promising premise, I was instantly pulled in from the very first chapter. Threads that bind is an intricately beautiful take on Greek Mythology, its Gods, Fates and their descendants, it is set in a somewhat post apocalyptic kind of world where collapsed society's are reformed. Kika Hatzopoulou is undoubtedly a great story teller with how original everything in the book felt, with a mix of mythology, political intrigue, rogue mobs and complex familial dynamics, a splash of adorable romance the book is quite captivating as itself. The addition of a twisty murder mystery to it turned it to be an intense action packed page turner especially the last part had me on the edge!
The world building of the sunken city of Alante takes the cake for me, it is quite obvious that the author put a hell lot of effort into building this elaborate world and magic system. Io is a Moira-born(a descendent of God with special abilities) third sister, a cutter of threads, She is such an amazing character that you'd want to root for from the beginning, she reminded me a bit of Bree from Legendborn with a strong will to fight the injustice around her. I loved that her job is a private investigator in the book, it is quite interesting to watch her brain work and unfold a complicated murder mystery following an even complex trail of bread crumbs. Edei the love interest, Ava the sister and rest of the characters were also brilliantly written.
Overall it is an utterly fascination debut one would enjoy regardless of the fact if they are into Greek Mythology or not, but if you love Greek mythology it is going to be a total delight. I am eagerly looking forward for more from this world
Thanks to Penguin Teen for my eARC!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A unique world with authentic character dynamics. I loved picking up on clues along with the detective MC, and found the romance sweet and genuine, open and curious. Will def pick up the sequel at some point
I have no words. This book is so good that I can process how.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Hm.
Hm….
Okay, so. This book is just “The X-Men mutants are greek mythology” which, neat cool, fun way to base a magic system.
And it’s a murder mystery! Fuck with a murder mystery in my fantasy, fuck with any fantasy that isn’t about saving the world from certain destruction.It did fail on this part but at least it was an end reveal so like… maybe i could ignore it? Oh who am I kidding…
Soulmates! Little bit of a mixed bag outside of the realm of fanfiction where you have an auto-buy in and so a hard sell for someone romance averse/skeptical. But Edei is cute and endearing (even if I have no clue how to pronounce his name. Ee-dee? Ee-day? Google says the former but I spent over half the book reading it the other way) and so i’m content keeping him aroundalso the answer is “good enough” for something as outlandish as “fate thread connects you to someone you’re destined to have a strong bond with”. Even if it feels like a bit of a cop-out to give multiple characters the “oh they could just be a friend or an ally” and then the minute he shows up on page he’s immediately romance coded. I could see how one could get the ick from that. I almost got the ick from that.
But like… what was that ending? This book never struck me as having a great grip on its tone throughout, swinging wildly from action packed genre fiction and inwardly focused character drama with some magical realism. Great separately but never perfectly married. I’ll accept being in the minority about the characters (I liked Io a bit as someone who has a panic attack every time they see a hot person and Nico’s endearing) but like MAN that ending. I’m not sure if it works, everyone’s motivations get a little soupy at the end and the details are a little sloppy and so it’s a “is it just emotional or does it make sense” and I suspect that it’s maybe answered in the next book?
I don’t know, I kept telling my friend that it was compelling me just enough to keep turning pages but not enough to love it so… do with that what you will.
Hm….
Okay, so. This book is just “The X-Men mutants are greek mythology” which, neat cool, fun way to base a magic system.
And it’s a murder mystery! Fuck with a murder mystery in my fantasy, fuck with any fantasy that isn’t about saving the world from certain destruction.
Soulmates! Little bit of a mixed bag outside of the realm of fanfiction where you have an auto-buy in and so a hard sell for someone romance averse/skeptical. But Edei is cute and endearing (even if I have no clue how to pronounce his name. Ee-dee? Ee-day? Google says the former but I spent over half the book reading it the other way) and so i’m content keeping him around
But like… what was that ending? This book never struck me as having a great grip on its tone throughout, swinging wildly from action packed genre fiction and inwardly focused character drama with some magical realism. Great separately but never perfectly married. I’ll accept being in the minority about the characters (I liked Io a bit as someone who has a panic attack every time they see a hot person and Nico’s endearing) but like MAN that ending. I’m not sure if it works, everyone’s motivations get a little soupy at the end and the details are a little sloppy and so it’s a “is it just emotional or does it make sense” and I suspect that it’s maybe answered in the next book?
I don’t know, I kept telling my friend that it was compelling me just enough to keep turning pages but not enough to love it so… do with that what you will.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail
This book had the misfortune of being read during a reading slump so I may have liked it more if that wasn’t the case. I found the world a bit confusing at times, there was a LOT of different “other born” and sometimes people from other countries called the same other born different names so that got confusing for me. The premise was suuuper cool though! I’ll check out the second book if I’m feeling it.