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Review# Synopsis

Alchemised is a dark fantasy romance set in a world shaped by war, forbidden magic, and political intrigue. The story follows Helena Marino, a woman with fragmented memories and a mysterious connection to dangerous alchemical power, as she becomes entangled with the cold and powerful High Reeve, Warren. As secrets unravel and tensions rise across the empire, Helena must uncover the truth about her past while navigating a fragile alliance filled with obsession, betrayal, and the lingering scars of war.

Quotes

• Each death had carved out a piece of Helena until there was a cavern of grief inside her chest.
• Because she might not believe in the gods, but she had believed in him, that he was good and kind and cared about everyone.
• You made me feel like the parts of me that aren’t useful still deserve to exist. Like I’m not just all the things I can do.
• It doesn’t matter what happens to you, you will still be mine.

Review

This book started as something very hard to read. If you don't do well with trauma, Grief, war, torture, rape, and other very dark topics, then this is not the book for you. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful story. It feels human. However, it touches more on the darker aspects of humanity. There are brief windows of good, but the majority of the book will leave you feeling as if you have lost a part of yourself, or maybe found it? We all grieve, we all have experienced loss in some degree. This touches a lot on the topics we struggle with as human beings. However, it also touches on the ability to overcome them at all odds. It is a beautiful story, with a string of dark romance.