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Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War
Minor: Bullying
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Trafficking
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, War
Minor: Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Make sure to check out the content warnings because this book has a lot going on.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy
As a huuuuuuge fan of “The Auction” and “The Rights & Wrongs” series….
I fucking loved this. It’s completely separated from the-bitch-who-must-not-be-named. Soto’s magic system is unique and very interesting! I loved her mind and heart magic descriptions, especially the mind magic. The needle and thread is such a great concept.
The name changes are a little funny to me. They’re just a little bit close to the originals that it made me giggle (ex. Briony - Hermione, Rory - Harry). Briony and Toven are my babies😩🫶🏻 they’re misunderstood, they’re broken and traumatized, they just want to love each other without getting killed or worse. I am a huge Dramione shipper, so Briony & Toven are my loves.
Now speaking on Dramione…
I said this before, but I really feel like HarperCollins and Julie Soto could’ve marketed this book COMPLETELY organic, without the mention of the JKR bitch’s characters. I have no hate at all for Julie Soto, as some people are saying she shouldn’t have written and published this book. But she made the story, the characters, and everything her own. She had influences. Doesn’t everyone have influences?
Overall, I absolutely devoured this book!!! Waiting another year for the 2nd is going to torture me😩 I maaaay have to read my downloaded copy of “The Auction” to get my fix😏
(I have to nerd out for a second: Nikita Jobson did the artwork😭 Her “Golden Girl” art is just beautiful that I was so excited to see she did the cover for Rose in Chains!!!)
(Nerd out pt 2: “For the Saturday Girls…” Julie, are you fucking kidding me? I almost cried seeing that dedication😭😭)
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment
Minor: Body horror, Infertility, Pregnancy
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Classism
Moderate: Abortion, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape, Death of parent, War
This is very slow burn, as in, multiple books probably. Like, more painful than Assistant to the Villain. I think it makes sense, though, considering I as the reader don’t fully “get” their attraction to each other. Or at least her attraction to him. More needs to be explored there, so I’m fine with where we end up.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Violence
Minor: Death, War
Overall, though, I enjoyed this book, but I think I would’ve definitely preferred to read it on AO3, rather than in this format (and maybe I have lol, I can’t remember). Especially because that means I wouldn’t have to wait years for the next books to come out and the story to be finished. I’d much rather read the longer fanfic all at once.
Graphic: Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War