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A review by heartbrekker
The Binding by Bridget Collins
5.0
To start off this review, I just need to say it’s so bittersweet and emotional. I didn’t expect to feel so much distress and pain for the characters, but it was such a pleasant surprise. I kept wanting to reach out to hug these characters because they don’t deserve any of it.
Collins writing truly is the star to this story because without that lovely prose, I don’t think I would’ve felt as much. There tends to be this heavy weight with historical fiction sometimes that makes it harder to plow on, but in my opinion, Collins perfectly balances smooth prose with the heavy content of history.
Now I’ve seen a few people rate this lower because they believed The Binding is full fantasy. It is actually historical fiction with fantastical elements. It takes place a few centuries after the Crusades, but I didn’t really aim to narrow it down from that.
The main character is Emmett Farmer, a farmer, who has fallen ill and can no longer do his duties. Then, one day, everything changes when he is asked to work under a binder, which is seen as witchery to many due to what books contain, memories. Emmett, ultimately, decides to go, and his story blossoms from there.
Emmett is an empathetic, brave, and loving character. He’s strong willed against the facets of immorality and stands up for what he believes in (or as best as he can). He’s definitely a great character, and I certainly cannot wait for y’all to watch him grow in Part II of the story. I can’t count the amount of times my eyes teared up.
I usually would go into further detail about the story, but I personally think you should go into The Binding knowing only what I’ve said or the synopsis. I want to compare it to so many other books to give you an idea, but for each one, I see a spoiler than may ruin the experience in reading The Binding. I know I went in knowing little and came out wiping some tears I didn’t expect to shed. It’s one of my favorite books ever because of it.
*fan face*
I JUST WANT MORE EMMETT AND THEY WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED CAUSE SPOILERS.
Thank you William Morrow for sending me a finished copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Collins writing truly is the star to this story because without that lovely prose, I don’t think I would’ve felt as much. There tends to be this heavy weight with historical fiction sometimes that makes it harder to plow on, but in my opinion, Collins perfectly balances smooth prose with the heavy content of history.
Now I’ve seen a few people rate this lower because they believed The Binding is full fantasy. It is actually historical fiction with fantastical elements. It takes place a few centuries after the Crusades, but I didn’t really aim to narrow it down from that.
The main character is Emmett Farmer, a farmer, who has fallen ill and can no longer do his duties. Then, one day, everything changes when he is asked to work under a binder, which is seen as witchery to many due to what books contain, memories. Emmett, ultimately, decides to go, and his story blossoms from there.
Emmett is an empathetic, brave, and loving character. He’s strong willed against the facets of immorality and stands up for what he believes in (or as best as he can). He’s definitely a great character, and I certainly cannot wait for y’all to watch him grow in Part II of the story. I can’t count the amount of times my eyes teared up.
I usually would go into further detail about the story, but I personally think you should go into The Binding knowing only what I’ve said or the synopsis. I want to compare it to so many other books to give you an idea, but for each one, I see a spoiler than may ruin the experience in reading The Binding. I know I went in knowing little and came out wiping some tears I didn’t expect to shed. It’s one of my favorite books ever because of it.
*fan face*
I JUST WANT MORE EMMETT AND THEY WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED CAUSE SPOILERS.
Thank you William Morrow for sending me a finished copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.