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fathima_ashab 's review for:
The Binding
by Bridget Collins
You would have seen the blurb everywhere and thought it's a fantasy. Okay I am not sure about you, but I did. I thought it was a high fantasy. I thought it's going to be full of magic, witches, wizards and extracting everyone's memory in a jar and closing it with some dark magic forever. But boi, I was totally wrong and I am happy that it turned out totally unpredictable. I would have been the first one to rise my hand if someone ever volunteered to wipe the worst memories of my life until a couple of days back. But not anymore. I would not trade them for million dollars. Those past memories are the reason who I am today. Pain and mistakes are the part of life, and just wiping them off will not do any good but only more harm. This book really made me think about it so much.
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The concept was so different from everything I have ever read. It wasn't a fantasy but it does have elements of magical realism in it which was totally mind blowing and it can also come under historical fiction. and the concept doesn't end with binding, it is also a story of two star crossed lovers who are found and lost in different timelines which was heartbreaking, emotional and exquisite. I am not even exaggerating trust me. The pace of the story was neither fast nor slow. It was steady, never faltering and not boring at all. I am definitely going to reread it again soon because it has become one of my favourites now. God, I adored this book so much.
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Now coming to the promotion part which I am not paid for. You should read this book and I would highly recommend this because
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Magical realism ✔️ Historical fiction ✔️ Character driven story ✔️ New concept ✔️ Beautiful writing ✔️ Fantastic storytelling ✔️ Thought provoking ✔️ LGBTQ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
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I don't want to tell anything else because they will be potential spoilers so just go ahead and read it.
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The concept was so different from everything I have ever read. It wasn't a fantasy but it does have elements of magical realism in it which was totally mind blowing and it can also come under historical fiction. and the concept doesn't end with binding, it is also a story of two star crossed lovers who are found and lost in different timelines which was heartbreaking, emotional and exquisite. I am not even exaggerating trust me. The pace of the story was neither fast nor slow. It was steady, never faltering and not boring at all. I am definitely going to reread it again soon because it has become one of my favourites now. God, I adored this book so much.
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Now coming to the promotion part which I am not paid for. You should read this book and I would highly recommend this because
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Magical realism ✔️ Historical fiction ✔️ Character driven story ✔️ New concept ✔️ Beautiful writing ✔️ Fantastic storytelling ✔️ Thought provoking ✔️ LGBTQ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
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I don't want to tell anything else because they will be potential spoilers so just go ahead and read it.