Threads That Bind

By Kika Hatzopoulou

Book Overview

"Dripping with atmosphere and edged with danger, Threads That Bind weaves together a gorgeous dark tapestry of mystery, fated romance, and modern myth. You won't be able to put this one down." --Alexandra Bracken, New York Times bestselling author of Lore

In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, a descendant of the Greek Fates must solve a series of impossible murders to save her sisters, her soulmate, and her city, for fans of Song of Achilles.

Descendants of the Fates are always born in threes: one to weave, one to draw, and one to cut the threads that connect people to the things they love and to life itself. The Ora sisters are no exception. Io, the youngest, uses her Fate-born abilities as a private investigator in the half-sunken city of Alante.

But her latest job leads her to a horrific discovery: somebody is abducting women, maiming their life-threads, and setting the resulting wraiths loose in the city to kill. To find the culprit, she must work alongside Edei Rhuna, the right hand of the infamous Mob Queen--and the boy with whom she shares a rare fate-thread linking them as soul mates before they've even met.

The investigation turns personal when Io's estranged oldest sister shows up on the arm of her best suspect. Amid unveiled secrets from her past and her growing feelings for Edei, Io must follow clues through the city's darkest corners and unearth a conspiracy that involves some of the city's most powerful players before destruction comes to her own doorstep.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593528719
• ISBN13: 9780593528716
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Razorbill
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Great read

Title: Threads That Bind Author: Kika Hatzopoulou Io Ora is a decendant of the Greek Fates and she is able to cut apart the threads that tie/bind people to things they love and the thread that binds their life too. In the book a women who has had her life thread severed but is still living commits murder and Io sees this happen. She can also see threads that bind soul mates together and in the book Io meets hers. I love the cover on The Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou it pulled me in. I really love the illustration and the color palette that was used very pretty colors. I really enjoyed the plot of this story it grabs the attention of the reader and pull you in pretty fast. I loved the part where Io meets her soul mate and sees the thread binding them together it was very cute. I reccomend reading this book if you love Young Adult or Middle Grade novels that deal with the Greeks.

Great story and twist on mythology

This was an intriguing world, where people could be inheritor's of gods' powers (who have long ago disappeared) depending on how many siblings are in the family. Three siblings could be moira born and nine would be the muses. There were many different variations and I thought that made for an interesting setting. Add in the mysterious wraith women and Io trying to get to the bottom of it, along with her fate thread linked Edei, and I dove right in to the story. Lots of little twists though I guessed pretty easily about the wraiths. I definitely think I would want to be one of the other born because I would want powers if I lived in this apocalyptic world, despite the way that they are sometimes treated. I really liked the story, what I did not like was that ending because now I need the next book now. That was quite the secret dropped and I cannot wait to see what Io does next with the knowledge and how she can save (or end) the world.