Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

6 reviews

themelleh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.75

I need the next book now. I cannot believe it ends like that. The characters, the world building- I love it all. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Torture, Police brutality, Medical content, Stalking, Abortion, and Death of parent

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

3.5

• Descendants of lost gods
• Mythology elements 
• Fated mates
• A prophecy 
• Mystery
• Sister dynamics
• Non-binary & queer side characters 

The I guess you’d call it “magic system” is cool, there are “other-born” people who are descendants of the Greek Fates (gods) who have special powers. Io and her sisters are Moira-born, descendants of Moirae the goddess of Fate, and can see/manipulate threads that tie every person to the things/people/places they love.

I found the world building beyond the descriptions of the other-born powers to be a little confusing or incomplete. I didn’t really get a sense for time period and there was no map or great description of the city this story takes place in. There were other cities or countries(?) that were mentioned, but it was had to understand how they all related in the larger world. And as there are some political things going on, it would’ve been helpful to understand that context. I think that’s the main struggle I had with this book.

It’s not necessarily slow to start, but I didn’t really get fully engaged in the story until the second half. It did have a strong ending and I will likely listen to the sequel.

I did do combination audio and physical. The audio was fine - nothing spectacular but not bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion and Death of parent

Animal cruelty/death: there is an animal fighting ring of some world specific character called chimerini. It’s about 1-2 pages and I just skipped over it

ska1224's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

love this book sm the world building. the characters. the narration in the audiobook is some of the best i've heard. lov this sm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Deadnaming and Abortion

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Abortion, and Death of parent

leedolee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A fun, fast-paced read! 

The world found within this novel was an amazing and unique one that immediately drew me in as I started reading. A tale about sisters always manages to keep me intrigued and the idea of Fate Threads also helped to keep the storyline going. 

Many twists and turns in this book and all of them kept me on my toes. I would definitely recommend this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abortion

mia_ask's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Abortion