A review by wonderology
Hearts That Cut by Kika Hatzopoulou

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Kika herself for the ARC for this book! Finally got to reading it just before the main publication.

Can I just say wow!! The book definitely started out slow for me, but as soon as the rhythm started I couldn't stop reading. This was an amazing sequel to Threads That Bind, which has solidified it's place as one of my favourite books (and now book series/duology). So well written, with the perfect amount of twists and turns that seriously got me shocked at times.

I absolutely love the world building in this universe, it's so descriptive and vivid, and the diversity from people to cultures to landscapes is a difficult feat to get across well within two books, but Kika has definitely done this amazingly and I loved being able to learn about everything existing within these books.

Io is one of my favourite main characters I've ever had the pleasure to read, she is not without human flaws but still remains strong and extremely likeable. I actually think all of the characters are very well written and complex in their own ways.

The romance aspect also kept me engaged throughout, I don't necessarily feel much when it comes to fictional romance but I was soooo invested in Edei and Io's relationship throughout.

I binged the majority of the book in one night because I just couldn't put it down seriously.

Such a creative idea executed in my opinion so well! I enjoyed this thoroughly and look forward to seeing any of Kika's future works.