Threads That Bind is a YA urban fantasy that takes great inspiration from multiple mythologies to create a murder mystery with romance sprinkled in. 

Io is a Carver, which is the third born in triplets descend from the Fates called Moira-born. Everyone in her world has threads that connect them, they have their life thread, their threads to things that they love, etc. Usually the bond between the triplets is strong, but Io has become estranged with her older sister and hasn't seen her in years. Her ability as a Carver means she can see threads, but she can also cut them. Io uses this ability as a private investigator in the city of Alante. During her job, she witnesses a horrible murder, but the suspect already had a cut life thread. Io also witnesses this with Edei, the right hand of the Mob that watches over the slums. A destiny thread connects Io and Edei, which Io keeps secret from him. Together, they must investigate the suspect and they find themselves wrapped up in a bigger conspiracy than they bargained for. 

I very much found the mythology intriguing and the world-building was very dystopian. I see this book pitched a lot as a Greek mythology inspired book, which it is, but there is also people born of other gods in Nordic and Egyptian mythology. Keep in mind that in this world there are descendants from multiple different gods and therefore have special powers that set them apart from human beings and cause them to be persecuted. The power structure really shows how dystopian and run down the city is, with many mobs and gangs controlling the poorer sectors. The magic system was very well explained and actually relatively basic, but I liked that because it was easy to catch on. 

Character wise, I really enjoyed how the author explored the relationships between the the sisters and their relationships with each other. Io's characterization, flaws, and motivations arise out of the conflict and the way she was raised so I was having a good time with that. Romance wise, I felt it was ehh. Like it was a very small subplot of the story and I don't feel like enough time was spent on it to truly feel the payoff. 

I didn't expect the ending of the book, maybe other's would have found it more predictable? It definitely didn't go the direction I thought it would, and I think I preferred the first two thirds to the last third of the book. However, the ending is quite a cliffhanger (I actually thought it was a standalone) so that threw me and really piqued my interest again. It looks like we are going to explore other cities in this dystopian world in the next book which sounds quite interesting and I would definitely like to see the world building expanded.