BookTok's Worst: Alchemised

from Rachel Oates · host Rachel Oates

Alchemised by SenLinYu is a Romance Fantasy novel which recently won the 2026 British Book Award for Best Sci Fi / Fantasy Book, beating legends like R.F. Kuang and Joe Abercrombie. Today I ask "HOW?!?!?!!?" as I dive deep into this absolute misogynistic mess and pick apart Part One of this 1,000+ page novel which unsurprisingly started off as, equally harmful, Harry Potter Fan Fiction. Keep an eye out here for my reviews of the next 2 parts or follow to be the first to watch them! Huge thank you to my editor who did an amazing job on this video!

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