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Alchemised by SenLinYu
5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A complete triumph for indie literature, a story that started on ao3 amassing widespread love and support that’s now blossomed into this as well as a movie deal. I think it’s shows real optimism towards the drudgery of celebrity biographies and the non diverse nature of storytelling in the 2010’s.

Having read Manacled, I knew a bit of what to expect going into this and had a healthy amount of scepticism towards how a fanfiction could be adapted but damn, this did it justice and was beyond incredibly from stop to start. Consumed this in a matter of days and despite the challenging nature of some of the material within, thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend it to others. Can’t wait to read more from this author!