These Infinite Threads by Tahereh MafiMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Tahereh Mafi returns to her lush and lovely Persian-inspired fantasy world in the middle novel of this planned trilogy, and as beautiful as this novel is, it does unfortunately feel like she's caught a bit of a case of Sophomore Slump in this one. At the very least, it picks up pretty quickly from its predecessor's massive burning cliffhanger, with some unexpected resolution thereof. But that, unfortunately, means that Mafi keeps Alizeh and Kamran pretty separate from each other, with Alizeh stuck so much with Cyrus - and while I suspect that Cyrus is endgame in this love triangle, I really, really hope not, because it'd just be too similar to the love triangle resolution of Shatter Me for my taste. Beautiful this book may be, but despite being shorter than its predecessor, it somehow manages to drag a hell of a lot in comparison. But while it doesn't end nearly so destructively as the first book, it's still a pretty heartbreakingly sad cliffhanger this time around.
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