This was eagerly awaited and whilst it was a slow start for me, in the end it did not disappoint. There were a few clues that helped predict how some things might end, but enough surprises to keep it interesting.

In this sequel to ‘Threads that Bind’, Io and Bianca are chasing after Io’s sisters Thais and Ava who are fleeing the travesty of the Muses, but it is a long, dangerous and rather grim existence and they are getting nowhere. Things brighten up when Edei and Nico arrive back in their lives and enough clues and contacts help move things along. Io still struggles with openingly talking to Edei about her feelings for him and still wonders if she should cut their fate thread. Edei is obviously in love with Io but doesn’t manage to give the the precise answers she is hoping for, so the awkwardness continues. It’s ne of those situations where you are just willing the characters to TALK to each other and say what they feel, but the fact they don’t or rather they do so only haltingly is part of what keeps one feverishly turning the pages.

In the end, things come back to pure selfishness and power, with the few supposedly most powerful and the rich, desperate to maintain their lifestyles and ‘standing’ without caring about how many others suffer for it or to what extent. There is scope for another follow on book but I am glad that this one reached an ending of sorts and did not end on a cliffhanger. Definitely worth reading, but it makes sense to read Threads That Bind first – link here. Exiting note: Click through to Threads That Bind and hit the ‘Look Inside’ button to read the first chapter.