The different languages of magic, and how the magical world entwines with the 'real' London, make for a really compelling, fantastical story that holds threads of danger and threat. I loved the magic system the author has created. In Anna's Aunt, the author has created a disturbing villain, one who is vindictive and cruel whilst believing her actions are just and necessary to protect Anna from all that she fears. I had no problems staying gripped from start to finish.

The cast of characters soon builds and makes for a fun, diverse cast that adds drama and tension to the plot, which definitely helps to keep things moving. She's an easy character to root for as she's morally good and after suffering for so long, she deserves to be free. She's controlled, manipulated, and ridiculed, and simply going through the motions until the binding ceremony set to lock away her magic.ĭespite the years of misery, Anna has a quiet resilience, determination, and a strong curiosity that causes her to ask questions and seek truths, even as she fights with what's right and wrong. She's suffered through years of abuse at the hands of the woman who raised her. This year, Selene is back for good, it seems, bringing her daughter Effie, and a mysterious boy, Attis to stay, and changing Anna's life completely.Īnna is a complex character. Through daily punishments and pain, Anna is taught to fear magic and love, suppressing herself until she is nobody.Īnna's only ray of light is the infrequent visits from her mother's best friend, Selene, who calls every few years to see Anna and to leave magical gifts in secret.

She's a cruel woman who teaches Anna that magic and love are the greatest sins that must be stamped out at all costs.

Since her father murdered her mother, and then killed himself when she was just a baby, Anna has been raised by her aunt. Threadneedle perfectly combines the dark, twisted magic and teen drama that will satisfy fans of Sabrina and Gossip Girl.Īnna is sixteen years old, living with her aunt in London and training to become a Binder. Looking for a book to fill the void left by Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina? TW: Child abuse (physical, mental, emotional), murder, suicide, enslavement (using magic), teacher/student (age 16) relationship, underage drinking, death, estrangement, fat phobia (body shaming)

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