Jonshine
Since: Apr, 2010
05/24/2011 11:47:26
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FanficRecs Good, but brutal
Hey,
Be careful with this one, it's brutal. There's a pair of particular emotional sucker-punches mid-way through the story, it does not meet my personal requirements for a happy ending. That I feel sufficient emotional connection to the characters to issue this warning, is, however, a strong statement on the quality of the writing, which is superb. Stick with it through the first two chapters, if you're not immediately convinced. It has a slightly slow start. If you dare to read it at all, that is...
Jonshine
FanficRecs Best "Severitus" fic
I kind of disagree with the first review. The ending is bittersweet, but happy enough for me. However, yeah, the fic is pretty damn sad overall. Expect the father/son relationship to be gradual as hell, unlike in most stories like it, when Snape is suddenly a normal person when he finds out Harry was abused by the Dursleys.
If I had to find a flaw, it's that the story barely made use of its secondary characters after a while, so Severus, Harry and Lucius had to carry the whole story, which can get tiring after 45 chapters. Still, you gotta read this.