THREADS THAT BIND

Mia Hutchinson-Shaw delivers a thrilling performance of this noirish fantasy. The descendants of gods live in a dystopian world; some have inherited the powers of their ancestors. Io and her two sisters are descended from The Fates; they can alter threads of life. Io uses her gift as a private detective and is hired by the mob queen, Bianca, to solve a series of murders. Bianca forces Io to work with her handsome associate, Edei. Unbeknownst to Edei, he is bound to Io through a thread of fate. Hutchinson-Shaw shines with the dialogue of villains, when her voice becomes deep and her delivery more deliberate, even scratchy at times. She uses pacing to deliver action-packed passages and infuses romantic scenes with emotions that may make listeners swoon. A.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2023]