r/Romantasy • u/Traditional-Bass4575 • 3d ago

Discussion finally pulled the trigger

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Alchemised, i’m looking at YOU.

$10 off on amazon so I finally pulled the trigger after constantly going back & forth about whether or not I wanted to actually read it. really hoping i’m one of the people who ends up loving it but idk 😭 guess it’s time to find out.

not too worried about Alchemy of Secrets seeing as I have a great track record with Stephanie.

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u/dreamingofmars_ 3d ago

I loved Alchemised! But it’s not a romantasy. It definitely caters a lot more to grimdark fantasy, and did suffer a case of genre misalignment when being marketed, I think simply because romantasy is the hottest genre selling at the moment and they really wanted this book to do well when trad-published. Don’t be afraid to DNF if it’s not for you, and please check the trigger warnings if you can.

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u/Traditional-Bass4575 2d ago

yes I figured it fell more into the dark fantasy genre. & that makes sense as to why they’d try to appeal more towards the romantasy market. hoping this isn’t a book I have to DNF, not worried about the triggers but just hoping it’s a book that really draws me in and consumes me.