YA fantasy

Threads That Bind

Book Review: Kika Hatzopoulou’s Threads That Bind is a rich, immersive romantasy noir mystery

Threads That Bind, the debut YA novel from Kika Hatzopoulou, follows Io Ora. Io is a descendant of the Greek Fates,  the youngest of three sisters, with the ability to cut the threads of fate that connect people to the things they love and to life itself. Io scrapes a living in the poorest part…

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Heart of Mist author Helen Scheuerer talks YA fiction, fantasy worldbuilding, and ballsy female heroines

Heart of Mist, the first in new fantasy series The Oremere Chronicles, hits bookshelves later this year. Ahead of the book’s release, AU Reviewer Jodie B. Sloan chatted to author Helen Scheuerer, to get the lowdown on the upcoming series and her new fantasy publishing house Talem Press. Can you tell us a little about…

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