katrina カトリーナ’s Reviews > The Alchemists: A Contemporary Dark Academia Fantasy Romance > Status Update

Hi. So 48-50% is the the hammer coming down after knowing about this part of Seb’s past since the early part of the book. Even having a bit of preparation as a reader omnisciently looking at the scene could not have prepared anyone for how this was written. Sensitive material indeed but I think masterfully written about 🥲

THAT LAST SEQUENCE WTF AAA IM BOTH ENRAGED AND EXCITED

I feel like I should slow down on this one bc I can see how this train (of a plot and story) is barreling towards emotional damage…. But it’s just so good
The pacing so far has been incredibly captivating — I love an academic setting AND there’s a good balance between characters, backgrounds, relationships, magic systems, world building, mysteries. Ugh ok I keep reading now :)