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A review by leopardsummer8
Hearts That Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou
4.0
"But perhaps, these hearts were supposed to be broken. Perhaps this faith was undeserved. Perhaps what came after heartbreak was just as important: when you rose on one knee, then the other, and stood. When you realized that you could piece yourself back together, little by little, slowly and painfully. You might not be whole ever again, but you would survive, and that was - that was salvation in its true form."
Hearts That Cut is the exciting sequel to Threads That Bind, and I definitely did not solve the mystery in this one either. Honestly, I think my favorite part of this duology has been the worldbuilding, to be quite honest. Greek mythology (and other mythologies too) takes center stage in this fantasy world dealing with an apocalypse ... and fantasy apocalypse stories are some of my favorites.
As much as I liked the ending of this book, the beginning felt a bit slow. In the first book, it felt like nonstop action but this book felt like it didn't start until the 50% mark. The first third or so was just intro and it felt like reviewing the events of the last book. That being said, the ending was very exciting and this series is one of those that is written like a movie. The visual design and the way the scenes look in my head are incredible. There was a fair bit of action and mystery, and the plot twists were surprising, so the second half was enjoyable. I just struggled to get into it.
In terms of characters, Nico is still my favorite despite the limited page time. I liked Io and Edei and their struggles with deciding whether or not to abide by fate. Besides Io and Edei, though, the side characters didn't get much attention (besides Bianca) and so I didn't really have many opinions on them.
Fans of fantasy-mysteries or fantasy stories about fantasy-apocalypses should check out Threads That Bind and Hearts That Cut.
3.75/5
Hearts That Cut is the exciting sequel to Threads That Bind, and I definitely did not solve the mystery in this one either. Honestly, I think my favorite part of this duology has been the worldbuilding, to be quite honest. Greek mythology (and other mythologies too) takes center stage in this fantasy world dealing with an apocalypse ... and fantasy apocalypse stories are some of my favorites.
As much as I liked the ending of this book, the beginning felt a bit slow. In the first book, it felt like nonstop action but this book felt like it didn't start until the 50% mark. The first third or so was just intro and it felt like reviewing the events of the last book. That being said, the ending was very exciting and this series is one of those that is written like a movie. The visual design and the way the scenes look in my head are incredible. There was a fair bit of action and mystery, and the plot twists were surprising, so the second half was enjoyable. I just struggled to get into it.
In terms of characters, Nico is still my favorite despite the limited page time. I liked Io and Edei and their struggles with deciding whether or not to abide by fate. Besides Io and Edei, though, the side characters didn't get much attention (besides Bianca) and so I didn't really have many opinions on them.
Fans of fantasy-mysteries or fantasy stories about fantasy-apocalypses should check out Threads That Bind and Hearts That Cut.
3.75/5