The Binding

Emmett is a hard-working son of a farmer. He has been ill and while on the mend receives a letter requesting he be taken as an apprentice for the bookbinder Seredith. Unsure of how or why he has been chosen, Emmett finds himself on her doorstep.

He soon learns that bookbinders take memories of those willing to give and willing to forget said memories. Memories become books and books are locked away...except by those who wish to use those books for profit.

Emmett has been told he's a binder born. What does that mean for him? Why is there a book with his name? What secret is he harboring dark enough to forget?

I went into this one blind and initially really enjoyed it. About halfway through the entire premise changed and it was no longer about binding but about romance and how this romance was a dark secret. I was immensely disappointed as the idea of binding memories and the process (vaguely touched upon) fascinated me.