"Suddenly, she was so grateful it was Briar with her---Briar who knew her well enough to create a mystery for her. Briar whose beautiful magic always lit up the darkest places. She blinked back the prickle of tears. She was supposed to let him go, for both their sakes. But after everything, Briar was still here, right beside her, not asking her for any promises or explanations."

Look, we're not going to talk about the fact that I read this in less than 12 hours.
The Bone Spindle series is one of those hidden gems I can devour in less than a day. The Severed Thread did not suffer from Second Book Syndrome at all and I actually think I enjoyed it more than the first book.
The story follows Fi, Shane, Briar Rose, and Red on their continued journey to stop the Spindle Witch. The pacing was great and I kept telling myself "one more chapter" before proceeding to read three. I loved the angst and the character growth too. Fi and Briar are still my absolute favorites and I adore them (Briar's POVs were a real treat because he just simps for Fi the whole time). Shane and Red really grew on me in this book. In the first book, I hated Red and Shane was cool, but I didn't think she had much depth. Red and Shane's backstories are spotlighted in this book, and I really like them now. (Cinzel is amazing as well). The only character I didn't like was Perrin, because I thought he'd be creating a love triangle but it doesn't appear that he will so he's on thin ice for now...
The ending was awesome and I can't wait for the next book to be released (why do I have to wait four months?)
This series is one of my favorite fairytale retellings of all time and it's a great action-packed read for fans of fantasy adventures, witches, and heist-like shenanigans.
4.75/5

"'You and your promises,' she whispered. But in spite of everything, she believed it. Shane had saved her, over and over. She was the only person in Red's life who'd ever made her a promise and kept it.'"