Honestly, I enjoyed this series far more than I enjoyed the original books. She takes minor and major characters and gives them history and backstory. More importantly, she's managed to create a wizarding world with it's own life and culture that is worth discovering. Nothing in this series is particularly simple, and there are very few easy answers.
Since it's wildly AU, each character is different in various ways, but for logical reasons. The antagonists all have justifications, and the level of antagonism matches well with the level of skills from the protagonists. All in all, *highly* worth reading.
Oh, the books do have a focal m/m romantic relationship *much* later in the series (and many slash and het pairings aside from that), but this is by no means a story centered on romance. I'd recommend it for slash and het fans alike.
Really enjoyed this
Honestly, I enjoyed this series far more than I enjoyed the original books. She takes minor and major characters and gives them history and backstory. More importantly, she's managed to create a wizarding world with it's own life and culture that is worth discovering. Nothing in this series is particularly simple, and there are very few easy answers.
Since it's wildly AU, each character is different in various ways, but for logical reasons. The antagonists all have justifications, and the level of antagonism matches well with the level of skills from the protagonists. All in all, *highly* worth reading.
Oh, the books do have a focal m/m romantic relationship *much* later in the series (and many slash and het pairings aside from that), but this is by no means a story centered on romance. I'd recommend it for slash and het fans alike.