Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

The Gods of Olympus are long dead but their bloodlines live on. Those with the blood of the gods coursing through their veins weald immense powers like healing, dream manipulation and mind control. Threads That Bind follows the story of Io, a Moirai-borne, who is a descendant of the Fates, weavers of the tapestry of Life. All her life, Io has been able to see the threads that connect people to the world, connect them to each other and is able to use these to help those in need. Using the Quilt (what the Moria-borne call the network of threads) Io ekes out a living as a private investigator, following threads and do what is necessary to help her clients. When investigating a cheating husband, Io comes face to face with something that should not be possible… a woman with a severed life thread that is still alive. This case changes everything Io knew about the world and inadvertently thrusts her towards someone she has been making a point of avoiding all her life, Edie- the person that has been on the end of Io’s love thread for as long as she could see it. What follows is a whirlwind adventure across the sinking city of Alante, its sea scraped alleyways and ramshackled buildings surrendering silently to the rising oceans, and into the heat of a revenge which has been brewing for over a decade. Will Io’s love thread threaten the mission to find who is behind the attacks by the wraths or will she be bold enough to severe a tie that has felt like home for all her life?

Kika Hatzopoulou builds such a wonderful world in Threads That Bind that readers are immediately sucked into the lives of the characters and how living in a world where power doesn’t always mean respect is magical. The depth that Kika describes the different types of Borne and how their powers are utilised, exploited or outlawed sets the scene for an intense, thrilling mystery. The story leads you through each chapter with the facts that Io has collected but right at the last minute, everything you believe is ripped away and you feel exposed, before being lead on another thread in the next chapters. I loved how Threads That Bind kept me on my toes guessing who cold be the villain amongst the villains and the twist at the end had my jaw literally drop. Hopefully, we will be able to join Io on another adventure as she follows the threads to uncover more secrets.