Reviews FanficRecs / TheBondsOfBlood

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• YMMV- I really liked it at first, when it was still awkward between the two, but it devolved very quickly into God Mode!Harry/Ginny, with then gaining powers and abilities that don't really make sense. That, and reading a Lemon fic with 13-year-olds is a little...uncomfortable.
  • Seconded. Moments of brilliance, especially in the first half of the story, with an equal number of cringe-worthy ideas, especially in the second half. Harry as a God-Mode Sue wasn't badly done here, per se, just unnecessary; his heightened powers have no effect on the story whatsoever. And Anyone Can Die is right: The author drops enough bridges to qualify as a terrorist. Still, it has some very good moments, some heartwarming and others downright funny. A good story up until around Chapters 25-30; after that, it's a crapshoot.
• IMO, the quality dips for a bit in the middle, during the events of book four. After that, it takes a very sharp turn for the dark. It's still quite good if you're into that sort of thing, but be aware that the first half is not at all representative of the second half. Fortunately, it does avoid that most common of bad dark fanfic tropes.

FanficRecs Halfway there.

The first half is golden, and worth reading for Harry and Ginny's awesome awkwardness. Once they start getting superpowers, it's time to check out, with fond memories.