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144 reviews for:

Alchemised

SenLinYu

4.61 AVERAGE

arrykin's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

readwithmeemz's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

did i finish this book, or did it finish me?

I received an advanced reading copy of this book from the publisher.

nicholasegan's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Well written; romance was the least interesting part, i see why it should be marketed as dark fantasy rather than romantasy

thingslongpast's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mini_minch's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

*Minor spoilers ahead if you read this review*
As someone who devoured Manacled in a week, this was a heavily anticipated read. While I thoroughly enjoyed reading this I also wonder if I would've kept going if I didn't know how good it would get. I like the concept of transferring the HP world of magic into a alchemical sciencency type world and for the most part I did forget I was reading Dramionie fanfic and bought into the world but it took about 500 pg. for me to get there. The lore and explanation of how alchemical concepts worked at the start of the book felt squashed in. It was too much, too fast and hard to follow (even for a seasoned fantasy reader). Despite the amount of content I was provided l still had to muddle through a lot of world building gaps. This is probably my only complaint, that and maybe a rushed ending. I wish we'd had a little more focus on how Kaine adapted to life after the war. It all felt too easy. Still, it's everything you want from a dark romance. Pining, angst, sacrifice, slow burn. I really enjoyed the religious aspect of The Order of The Flame, and the propaganda forced upon the order . It provided a more logical explanation for the protaganist going dark than the fanfic did. I would still recommend the fanfic over the book to anyone who can access it but this is such a close 2nd. A really decent rewrite.

bethg331's review against another edition

4.0

This is another Draco/Hermione fanfic called Manacled online. I would love to read the actual story online but I cannot do another 1000 pages right now. I had no idea how long this book was when I requested the ARC. Holy cow! This book is SO dark. There are SO many trigger warnings. Awful things happen they whole 1000 pages so just know that. I was at least hoping for a happy ending and I did get it, but this book is a lot. I was trying to figure out who all of the other characters were as I was reading. Of the three recently published fanfics, I could picture Draco and Hermione the whole time in this one. We start the book as Helena is a prisoner held by Kaine. She has no memory of who she is or why she is there. Kaine must get her memories back. Hermione is the last remaining from the resistance that lost the war and the new regime wants answers. We think we know what happened but then we go back to see how the real story unfolded and it is a doozy. I definitely teared up in places. It is a tough read. I will post my quotes when the book publishes as I do not want to give anything away right now. And now I am off to read something light and fluffy.