What a cracking idea,that you can choose to put some memories into a bound book.
Also a clever idea that books are essentially people's memories,some sold just for the money and some taken to forget something.
Throw in a love story,and characters that do or do not know each other... a isolated house with a witch... this was quite the read from page one.
Definitely one I'll be buying a few times.

This beautiful looking book definitely takes the spot on the list of my favourite reads of 2018. Breathtakingly magical story that makes you think. What if you could have all bad memories taken away from you, would you do it? Would you want to remember what you have forgotten? This book won't be out until 2019 but definitely worth pre-ordering.

This book is utterly wonderful. I highly recommend it. Even having received a free copy for review, I'm highly tempted to buy a beautiful hardback one when it comes out as well.
It's one of those lush, instantly transportive books that immediately takes you away from the world.
I loved the idea of 'Binding' - in fact, I won't mention any of it, so as not to spoiler the story, but every page was beautifully written, and the feelings of the characters leapt of the page and into me. My heart pounder, I cried, I fell in love. I would love more of this world, but the book does reach a beautiful conclusion and feels complete in itself.
The protags are two men, and it's wonderful to read literary fiction that features m/m relationships.
If you're a fan of richly imagined worlds that take something mundane, like a book, and turning the idea on its head, moving love stories and gorgeous descriptions, please buy it.

The Binding is a book with beautiful writing and original idea. I really loved the characters, the plot and lots of surprises that came with it. The book is separated into 3 parts. I thought the second part could be shorter and also I saw the turn of events coming from way before.
However, the writing was very charming and it kept me going wondering what will happen with the story.
So, all in all, I enjoyed this book with its characters, the world building, its story and writing. I'd definitely pick up another book from Bridget Collins.
If you're looking for a slow burning literary fiction with some magical elements, character building and original idea, here it is :)

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

To be able to lock away your deepest darkest secrets for ever is the basis for the storyline throughout this amazing book. It gripped me from the first few pages and continued to keep me truly absorbed right until the last page.
There are not many characters however each one is a piece of work!
The book is set in 1800' s (my guess) and as you read you can picture every detail, smell and colour. I wish I could have taken this away on a holiday and was able to read it in one sitting. It is a fantastic novel, very absorbing and I loved every word. I've never read anything by Bridget Collins before but my goodness I cannot wait for her next book.
Amazing

The plot and storyline for this book was really good as was the world building but it was also really slow going so much so I almost gave up twice and only kept going because I wanted to know what happened. The characters were interesting for the most part and beliveable as well which always helped.

I can't say I was expecting any romance in the novel and that came as a nice surprise though I guessed where it was going about a few pages into the backflash. Espically as it explained some of the events in the first few chapters.

All in all a decent book espically if your looking for a solid lgbt romance story with ahard won happy ending.

I was looking forward to this book. It didn’t disappoint but I felt that it did ramble on a bit but I didn’t want to put it down which is always a good thing. I would definitely recommend it if you like magic and romance. I would have liked to know the era as you get no dates but I guess it was set in the early part of the 19th century maybe late 18th. All in all a magical book. #netgalley #thebinding