The binding

Log 4

The Binding

Author: Bridget Collins

Publication: 2019/12/26

I am addicted to witchcraft themes, such as Harry Potter, Chilling Adventure of Sabrina, and so on. As long as I start taking up those stories I will literally into the story as if I were in the world of the characters. While searching for books, I noticed this book was on the chart of Elite, and I was appealed to the cover and the introduction. I decided to this read story; however, when I tried to find the original version in the library of our school, the library didn’t collect this book, and neither did the NTU library. What was worse, the book was out of stock in Elite around Taiwan. Therefore, I chose to read the translated edition first and ordered the original version online. I hoped my book would soon be put in my bookcase.

After reading the first chapter of this story, I was strongly convinced that the book was worth buying the original version. For the latter content, I will not mention too many plots in the story, because I recommend my friends to read the story literally and chewing the words thoroughly.

Fascinating, inspiring, and heartbreaking. Those three words are my comments after I finished the story.

Fascinating. The description of the scene is impressive. Through the description, the view of ancient Europe is vivid and distinct. The description is the light that will lead you to have the glance of the middle age Europe.

Inspiring. The effect of binding in the story is aim to archive one’s memory into the book so that the person will not remind it anymore. The witchcraft makes readers ponder about archiving memories that are sorrowful and somber is a way to looking forward to better future or nothing but a way to escape the reality.

Heartbreaking. The relationship is refinement. From the “first” meet of them, the foreshadowing is set. Actually, when I read to the part, I was confused, because I didn’t figure out the emotion that he expresses; however, through further reading, I realize the emotion. It is hatred; meanwhile, it is also love. The love is consisted of misunderstand and pity. The love is too strong that it could not be erased despite of the magic.

For me, the binding is a book to fulfill my imagination to magic world; also, it is a bridge between me and the author. It is a good story literally; meanwhile, it is the book that influences my insight toward love and hate.