Samia
Did I read over a 1,000 pages in a week?
Yes.
No regrets.
Alchemised is truly a very dark and serious book about the repercussions of war and of the carnage that really ensures. Although there is a love story in it it is twisted and broken by wartime survival and guilt and high stress. A lot of adult content is in this book (there's a list of trigger warnings).
But I really enjoyed it because it truly explores the realities of war and how the heroes are not always the victors and their stories are not as glorious as it may seem.
This story surrounds a healer in the war who is considered unimportant because she does not fight in the war- but she does patch up and try to save thousands of people and is a cornerstone to the survival of her side. Even though she is a foreigner she is passionate about her new homeland and strives to try to save everyone she loves at the expense of herself because she just wants to be loved the way she loves and she will do anything to save those she cares about - as we will come to see.
I won't add any spoilers but i will say this book was really heavy and left me feeling more hollow than satisfied with the ending which made me love it more (oddly enough) because it felt more realistic than most other dark fantasy books can be.
Would def re-read it maybe slower this time lol.
Did I read over a 1,000 pages in a week?
Yes.
No regrets.
Alchemised is truly a very dark and serious book about the repercussions of war and of the carnage that really ensures. Although there is a love story in it it is twisted and broken by wartime survival and guilt and high stress. A lot of adult content is in this book (there's a list of trigger warnings).
But I really enjoyed it because it truly explores the realities of war and how the heroes are not always the victors and their stories are not as glorious as it may seem.
This story surrounds a healer in the war who is considered unimportant because she does not fight in the war- but she does patch up and try to save thousands of people and is a cornerstone to the survival of her side. Even though she is a foreigner she is passionate about her new homeland and strives to try to save everyone she loves at the expense of herself because she just wants to be loved the way she loves and she will do anything to save those she cares about - as we will come to see.
I won't add any spoilers but i will say this book was really heavy and left me feeling more hollow than satisfied with the ending which made me love it more (oddly enough) because it felt more realistic than most other dark fantasy books can be.
Would def re-read it maybe slower this time lol.
This book was alright- it was very slow for me in the beginning and I didn't honestly understand the plotline for a while. I did find the second half of the book more interesting, the mirror world concept is very cool but i think i would have liked more information on the world and how it came to be - i also felt like some of the parts of the book were disjointed so even though i found it alright i dont think i would read again or anything. i didnt hate it but i didnt love it it just wasnt for me.
This book was alright- it was very slow for me in the beginning and I didn't honestly understand the plotline for a while. I did find the second half of the book more interesting, the mirror world concept is very cool but i think i would have liked more information on the world and how it came to be - i also felt like some of the parts of the book were disjointed so even though i found it alright i dont think i would read again or anything. i didnt hate it but i didnt love it it just wasnt for me.
Darrow will do literally anything but be a father.
Darrow will do literally anything but be a father.
okay so I did love this but not as much as Manacled. I think the initial storyline was unique but I wish there had been more of draco in it or his POV? Hermione was a bit too whiny for me in this one (i know i know shes going thru stuff but like shes sobbing all the time thats stressful). overall tho i did read this like a psycho for the last week and cant wait to read the first two as well.
okay so I did love this but not as much as Manacled. I think the initial storyline was unique but I wish there had been more of draco in it or his POV? Hermione was a bit too whiny for me in this one (i know i know shes going thru stuff but like shes sobbing all the time thats stressful). overall tho i did read this like a psycho for the last week and cant wait to read the first two as well.