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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i’d read bridget collins shopping lists if they were available, incredible 🥲
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
A great page turner, mystery, dark academia, interesting characters and side stories that weave together.
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There are a lot of Choices made in this book that give me pause. Difficult to rate.
Was not for me - without spoiling things I will say that underlying themes regarding the “plot twist” weren’t my idea of good writing, etc.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
That’s what you think women should do, isn’t it? Make you feel better. Help you live with your mistakes. Drop a veil over the mirror. Well, too bad. I don’t have anything left to lose, so I can tell the truth.
I couldn't get around how this was written. I feel like I've missed a whole book? I may try again later, but this was just not my vibe
The Binding was a hard act to follow and author has excelled herself.
Inspired by the Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse, the novel features a game or Grand Jeu which is an art form or national sport studied at the exclusive boarding school, Montverre. Games are composed following an intense study of music, poetry, mathematics and meditation and are performed on a chess-like floor. I found this so intriguing and would love to “see” a composition.
The dual timeline story is beautifully told and centres around two rival students who initially compete then are forced to collaborate to write a near-perfect grand jeu. Ten years later Leo, one of the students now a disgraced politician, is blackmailed into returning to the school and there he meets the Magister Ludi who happens to be the mysterious sister of his school enemy. As the title suggests, it is a story of love and betrayal. It is a bildungsroman.
Saying anything more would spoil the enjoyment of reading it.
If you enjoyed The Binding, you will love this.
Inspired by the Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse, the novel features a game or Grand Jeu which is an art form or national sport studied at the exclusive boarding school, Montverre. Games are composed following an intense study of music, poetry, mathematics and meditation and are performed on a chess-like floor. I found this so intriguing and would love to “see” a composition.
The dual timeline story is beautifully told and centres around two rival students who initially compete then are forced to collaborate to write a near-perfect grand jeu. Ten years later Leo, one of the students now a disgraced politician, is blackmailed into returning to the school and there he meets the Magister Ludi who happens to be the mysterious sister of his school enemy. As the title suggests, it is a story of love and betrayal. It is a bildungsroman.
Saying anything more would spoil the enjoyment of reading it.
If you enjoyed The Binding, you will love this.