True. I was never a fan of fanfiction... and didn't really consider it literature... But Manacled is actual literature and I haven't been able to stop talking about it for over half a year now.
“Now I want him to kill his wife” HAHAHAHAH My favourite part of the book is when he’s healing her with spells she taught him, but she forgot she taught him them.
When I finished this book, I thought it wasn’t a Happily Ever After, it was just the happiest ending they could realistically have. The way they are content to live the rest of their lives in anonymity just so they can be together gets me every time
I’ve read the HP books many many times and the author did such a good job with the intricate details about the world and magic. First Dramione book I’ve ever read and I’m dead. I imagine their daughter writing a book about her parents.
Fr, the only problem I had with this entire fanfic was literally just the ending that implied the daughter and her friend who she grew up with were going to have feelings for each other. I thought they were going to be siblings and was so excited to see a girl and boy be nothing more than friends. But that was just my own headcanon :')
@@ettaetta439idk to me it was clear that Aurore inherited her possessive passion from her parents (the Malfoy ‘dragon’ gene) + she always had to be distant from her peers hiding the truth about her family etc - the only person she could truly be herself with and who understood her and she didn’t have to explain anything or lie to was James. Also from that scene where Aurore goes to sleep in James’ room after Ginny leaves I could see it in her, he was ‘hers’. But that’s just me, I get that realistically they’d potentially be more like family almost but within the context of the fic it made sense to me. James also moved away (brought to Britain with Ginny) when they were both under 10 and they went to separate schools etc so they didn’t really grow up like siblings after that point.
@@xloveisallahoax Her having no other romantic option other than James doesn't make for a good romance tho. It kinda leaves her just alone and forced into one option. They're cute but I dislike when writers feel the need to pair absolutely everyone up at the end of the story.
The epilogue is what really made me cry, everything Draco, and Hermione did for them, and people just didn't care. It made me so mad but also so sad I couldn't help but keep crying I am glad you read it.
i had dry eyes until the very last line! It gutted me. its so sad thats Hermione and Draco's legacy. Crazy how a book with a HEA can be so sad at the end
i dont think it was that nobody cared. they just never knew. they were all gone before they had the chance to know. and ginny not saying anything was what draco and hermoine wanted.
I just finished reading this story. I like to think enough time has passed where Aurore can safely reveal she’s their daughter so she can set the record straight and a write a true biography of what happened in the war. 😢 or at the very least make sure Hermione gets the credit she deserves.
@@thedarkestfateful I finished it on Tuesday and this is something that I needed to make up in my mind to stop hurting. Like in my head canonically Aurore was able to clean her mother's name: Draco is much harder and also I truly think he didn't care for the Wizarding World he just did everything for her, she was the true savior and reason why they were able to defeat Voldermort.
@@veronicamoravega7754 💯. Hermione is definitely the reason why the Order lasted as long as they should have. To have her ideas and suggestions dismissed with vitriol was hard to read all because of Harry’s ego. Sorry, but like I really despised Manacled Harry and he didn’t deserve to be considered Hermione’s best friend. Like she, alongside Poppy Pomfrey were the only competent&important Healers during the war. I also agree, Draco’s image is impossible to rework because he did do a lot of awful things during the War - it truly is a shame he had to expose himself as the High Reeve. I don’t think even if Aurore revealed he had been a spy for the Order all along that people would have been convinced and would still condemned him.
I just finished this two nights ago and have been absolutely UNHINGED since. “The way that nobody cared.” That part… that part hurt more than ANY tragic ending I could’ve conceptualized. I still can’t think about the last line without feeling absolutely ruined.
I finished it 3 nights ago & can’t believe I read it all in 2 days. That damn FanFic took over my entire life lol I never wanted to be a Dramione fan, but Manacled was amazing & I want to learn book binding to have my own copy
This fanfic DESTROYED me, if you need a rest from that emotional rollercoaster, you should def read "Draco Malfoy and the mortifying ordeal of being in love"!
That's what I did! The day after I finished Manacled, I started DMATMOOBIL but my brain couldn't process that it was possible to corelate comedy to Draco and Hermione, it was so weird and I'm still getting used to it. But I'm 15% in and it's really good, I haven't laughed like this because of a book in a long time
Spoilers: Ok the way how during the flashbacks, Hermione tries to argue for the Order to use dark magic to win, and Harry argues that the good guys will win bc that’s how it’s written in all the history books. Hermione says history is written by the victors and isn’t necessarily true…and then for the last line of the book to be “She was a non-active member of the Order of the Phoenix and did not fight.” 😭😭😭 I just finished this book for the first time and I can’t stop thinking about it. When I first started, I thought, Draco def doesn’t seem like he wants to hurt Hermione, but how could he possibly redeem himself for them to fall in love…and then we get the flashbacks and find out they were already in love, and he had to do those things to the woman he loves more than anyone, while reading her thoughts, knowing she sees him as a monster. 😭😭😭
I cried so much during this book. I would just stare into space and then start raggedly breathing and feeling such great despair. I went and found a place that will bind a single book for me, and I'm doing it.
I lost one of my best friends 2.5 years ago & when Hermione would start explaining the loss, or the grief, or how alone she was I couldn’t stop bawling. My face was red & splotchy for the whole 2 days I read it. The way SenLinYu (spelling) wrote this FanFic was amazing & made my heart ache.
I love me a good romance, especially when Dramione is involved, and I was anticipating a lot of spice for this fanfic as I had for previous Dramione fanfics. But even though it didn't have as much romance and spice as I had hoped, the intimate details and intricate plot throughout the entire story were phenomenal. I was SOBBING by the end of it, my heart felt like someone had ripped it out and thrown it into a pot of fire and I never wanted to leave the warmth and comfort of my bed. The scenes between Draco and Hermione, specifically in the flashback section, had me kicking my feet and blushing and I am actually really appreciative of SenLinYu for not including tooooo much spice cause the amount of what they have is perfect imo. Nothing. NOTHING. Will ever. EVER. Beat Manacled for me in terms of Dramione in the world of fanfiction. I will never forget this story and I will never be the same as I was before I read it the first time. GOOD GOD.
Im so happy you read this! It was 3 days of complete devastation for me. 😭😭 Now I've down the fan fiction rabbit hole for 2 years and keep finding the most powerful stories... Its crazy. This was fun to watch! Great vlog, Jess!
That ff destroyed me. It was oh so depressing yet so good. Such a roller coaster of emotions, I read it two years ago and never got over it, I still think about it on a daily basis.
You should read "The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy" by Speechwriter. It's basically a replacement for the Deathly Hallows where Draco took Dumbledore's offer to go in hiding with the Order of the Phoenix instead of what actually happened. It is the closest to J.K. Rowling's writing and canon that I have ever read in fanfiction. The plot and romance are both amazing!
@@NatalieMosack You're in for such a treat!! It is more focused on the story than the romance, but Draco's character development is IMMACULATE. It basically takes place of the 7th installment. Hope you have an amazing read!
Its one that you never forget really. I still think about this book and its been ages since I read it. Its very impressive story considering the author obviously didn't have an editor, publisher etc.. The fact that you read it in 2 days is amazing but I could never ha its such a emotional rollercoaster!
I felt everything you did. So many times while reading this book I was like this part could be cut out to make it shorter and then something would happen that made all the build up worth it. The build up just heightened the frustration and the desperation and the hopelessness. And everything they did and everything they went through and how it turns out just hit me in all the feels too
Manacled is one of the best things I've ever read, it has stuck with me for years ever since I read it. I'm so proud of senlinyu that its going to be published soon.
Remain Nameless is my favorite Dramione. Slow burn, but soooo good! Draco falls just as hard in this one as in Manacled in my opinion. He worships her. Guilt, shame, and insecurity are big themes in this one, but they work through it, and its honestly some of the most natural telling of a relationship I've read.
I don't like it. The first part was a pleasant read and, as you said, it felt very real and not over-the-top for me but at some point it got very repetitive in my opinion. I guess I would've liked it had it been more concise, overall shorter. That said, to each their own; some Dramione fanfictions I like are Manacled (NOBODY can change my mind; this is my all-time number one), Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love (hilarious and well-written, albeit the last few chapters were too forced with lots of repetitive and utterly illogical smut), The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy (surprised me- it's got a completely different kind of feel than most of the very good ones and it's sort of unique to me), Secrets and Masks (both funny - spoiler: Theo Nott - and dreadful in a good way; I guess I would've liked the epilogue not to be there but I know many people probably liked it), Let the Dark In (yet to be completed unfortunately but, as usual, Senlinyu is IMMENSE).
It was so fun watching you go through this book! I definetly recognized my own reading journey with manacled in it. Though not knowing how long it would be I read the entire thing on my phone - do not recommend! Since then I read dozens and dozens of dramione and drarry fanfiction. A couple less traumatic dramione stories for you: - DMATMOOBIL - Remain nameless drarry: - the mortifying ordeal of being known - reparations - the four doors
I've read a lot of Dramiones by now, but Manacled was my first ever Fanfic. It destroyed me on a cellular level, I sobbed so hard. I kept bursting into tears regularly even days after finishing just by thinking about it. Never has a story ever made me feel so deeply. A few of my other favorites, for anyone who looks for inspiration, are: The Auction, The Fallout, From Wiltshire with love and Cruel and beautiful world. All of them are more darker fics, if you are into that.
Your IG convinced me to finally pick this up. I'm only 10% through so I don't want to be spoiled through your vlog, but just came to say that! I have so many theoriesssss!!!!
@@melaniadingle Omg!!! I finished it within two and a half days, I’m not 10000% a Dramione shipper and I’ve started a re-read 😅. I was equally as devastated at the ending
Finished it a few hours ago and I am in pain. I have never cried so much reading a single book, I had never read a fan fic before but I've grown up reading Harry Potter and I had heard so much about Manacled. It's safe to say I can never read the Harry Potter books again. It hurts too much, it's just despair. I sobbed so much when it ended and when I was done crying, I just sat and stared into a distance for almost an hour thinking about it. Finished reading it in three days and they were absolute hell. I find myself thinking of it randomly as I'm going about my day and it hurts. I'm highly sensitive and it did trigger a lot of my trauma but the warnings helped a little. I'm just crushed. That last line, I just -- it hurts.
You have to read Breath Mints / Battle Scars. I’m not even a fan of HP but both Manacled and BM / BS are two of my favorite books. Like not just fan fiction, but books period. And you put it best when you said “They just write this all for free!” 🤯
I feel like the Epilogue portrayed how the characters were feeling, You read it and feel like something is gonna happen, they can't stay happy forever someone is gonna find them, etc. I think it's a great way to show that without having the characters repeat it over and over of them feeling paranoid because you experience it yourself. Honestly I'm a sucker for mundane details so the whole book was great for me. And that last chapter with the picture literally makes me rage so bad! "A none active member of the order." 🤮
One thing I will say is that the author did say the book is a tragedy not a romance which I think is very accurate to the book, but the love is such a strong factor and it’s tears your heart up the entire time.
I finally jumped in! I was dragging my feet about reading this, and was so tempted to watch this video WHILE reading ( but I stayed strong) because I was apprehensive about what I was diving into but oh. My…I agree with all of your opinions 100%! I wasn’t even a super fan of HP and this was 🤌
I just finished it yesterday. Took me about 3 days to read it and I've been in an angry/depressed mode since I started 😅 What happened to Arthur (and Molly's response to it) at the end is personally what got the most reaction out of me. I don't think I'll ever kick that feeling.
I've had this on my Kindle for years and I am so terrified it won't live up to the hype. I know I just need to read it and see how amazing it is, but omg so scared!
This book was gut wrenching 😢 but I couldn’t stop. As upsetting as the ending is, it does seem to leave room to breath assuming Aurora will set the record straight after they pass, considering Hermione’s fragile state. They deserve peace. Let them have it. I enjoyed watching your journey reading this as it mimicked my reaction while reading. Gut wrenching. And I thought irresistible poison by Rhyseen was sad… geeze 😢
This whole thing was a masterpiece, cried while reading for the romance, the deaths, the hopelessness.... But that ending killed me. Yes, we had a happy ending but at what cost?
I’ve been so intrigued by this book! So I was never into HP, I’ve seen the movies 🤷🏼♀️, but I have read and watched The Handmaid’s Tale lol I’m super intrigued by the romance, but do you think you need to be into HP to enjoy this?
SenLinYu is a gifted author. She spins the Potterverse in many directions. All You Want is smut and Let the dark In has almost a Laurie Forrest Black Witch sort of feeling. Discovering the dearth of Dramione fanfiction was a surprise to me but a welcome rabbit hole to go down this winter.
Manacled was one of the first works I was fortunate enough to find and read on Ao3 when I first became interested in this Draco and Hermione relationship. Early on I noticed the nods to the Handmaid's Tale, which made me even more interested in this story. I almost don't like to read any subject that contains sexual abuse or rape, but in this case I didn't care and kept reading. The ending was quite touching on Aurore's side, but quite sad and frustrating on her parents' side. An excellent work from beginning to end, perhaps the only thing that irritated me a bit was Hermone's sentimentality; but I understand, it was a war and a destruction of itself.
This book has been on my list for so long. Now I feel that I have to read this now. But I want to be able to read this like you did within 2 days and just dive in and read it.
I looked at fanfiction as something several notches lower than "actual" literature... and to an extent, I still can't say fanfiction has redeemed itself in my eyes but- Manacled was my first plunge into that world (by mere chance, as I was actually looking for something else entirely but clicked on the wrong link and found several quotes of the work, which is what inspired me to say, "oh well, let me give this a try", albeit I wasn't really expecting much). I can positively say that, notwithstanding the limits of something being published along months in bits and pieces with no full rereading first, Manacled IS in fact a beautiful piece of LITERATURE (and supposedly, it's not even MY type of book to begin with). I was gladly surprised and have since learnt bookbinding in order to make it into the hardcover version it DESERVES to be. As I mentioned earlier, I can't say I'm into fanfiction but that definitely prodded me into reading a few more novels of the lot every once in a while, between a Mazzantini and a Dostoevskij's book. 😂 I'm thankful to both Senlinyu and artist Avendell for this unexpected gem.
I loved Manacled but i also hated Harry and Ron's friendship with Hermione they were HORIBLE to her!!! BUT i recently started reading Damaged Goods and its so good!!! giving me everything i need from Dramione and Harry is such a good friend to her in this one!
I had to skip around because I’ve actually been waiting to read this so I can vlog my experience. But seeing your reactions I am even more excited to read it
Alright. So, I read Manacled because of this video (I've heard about this fic before, though). I have never read Harry Potter books and I don't think that I watched even one movie completely, so I'm not part of the fanbase. I was here for the dark romance 😅 What I liked about this fic: The way how war affects people was described very realistically. The underlying message that in war there is no black and white, "good" can be evil and "bad" is not always what it seems - delivered very well. The author took her time for developing the romance. I liked that the characters spent time together, experienced things, achieved things together - and all of that ultimately became the foundation for a love which was... strong, despite occational "lies". The scene where Draco says "Hermione, I'm tired" shows how much they trust each other. Loved the part about Hermione healing Darco like nobody else, "in his arms", "open-mouthed kisses... while she muttered spells". UH, my heart!!! What also stood out for me was the little details which showed how well Hermione knew Harry and Ron, how close they once have been. This story of how even strong friendships can slowly drift apart... - very realistic. What I didn't like so much: I, too, was on edge at the end, expecting something bad to happen, same as the characters. Therefore, the happy end was a little bit disappointing. I got the feeling that the author decided that they endured enough and are allowed now to live a quiet life 😅 Mmmmmm.... Let's say I was not convinced... Especially Dracos character was somewhat... abandoned? I would have expected more at that point... It was all too easy... Maybe it would have been better not to write the epilogues and let the readers imagine the rest... I ended up a bit confused. I think it was clearly suggested that Snape used a love potion on Draco, no? And I understood that Hermione found it out. I was constantly expecting this to be one of the plot twists, but it was never developed further?... Nobody cared?... Mmmm... I'm confused and somewhat disappointed, too... With regard to the last sentence everybody is crying about.. I don't think that it's not fair. It is a misinformation, yes, but that was the desired result. Hermione said herself that she did not want to be a hero. She and Draco wanted to be left alone, they wanted to disappear - therefore, they just succeeded. The way how everybody else behaved during the war - seemingly uncaring and exploiting - it is unfortunate, yes, but this is what people do when they are desperate. Again, there is no black and white... Hermione did fight of course, with everything she had. She lost everything in the war. But just because we read a story about her and Draco's sacrifices does not mean that she fought the most. Harry and Ron fought with all they had, too. I understand that you might want her to have an own chapter in that history book, but she didn't want that. In wars there will be always unknown heroes. I would take this story as a lesson and reminder of that and that things are not always what they seem. Very realistic. Thank you for the recommendation and the read ❤
I read it in 2 days and RAN to TH-cam because I have no one to share my thoughts with lol I’m ruined…I’m not a romance OR Dramoine fan but I cried so much reading this, my heartttt
I want to read this but am scared to because of the non consensual aspect of their relationship in the beginning. (Which I know it’s Handmaid’s Tale inspired but idk how I feel about that) I know you’ve said you really don’t like that in romance and am wondering if you think it’s still worth reading despite that.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, and I had no idea you had a brother! I was so shocked when you mentioned your nephew, bc I was like, you’ve literally never mentioned that your sister who lives with you was pregnant😂😮
I loved Manacled. It was a complete emotional rollercoaster! I felt it was so well written and descriptive of this horrible alternative world where Voldermort won - where Ron Harry and the othet resistance members were so devastatingly changed by war. Shadow’s of their former selves. How broken Hermione was and yet she kept going, kept fighting, kept going despite nearly dying so many times. Draco was her complete opposite and they found each other navigating this horrific world together. Spoiler alert - I shouted ‘Yes’ and fist pumped when finding out Ginny was alive and Draco had hidden her to protect her and Harrys son James. I was so glad Ginny got her revenge and killed Voldermort! Go Ginny!!! The ties in with the Handmaids tale worked so well! It was fantastic. Could not put it down. And yes - its true - sometimes history books credit those least deserving and forget key players… for Herminone not to be credited with her part in the war was heartbreaking! You’ll laugh, cry, be in shock, confusion and disgust at this books moments. It’s incredible. Wouldn’t change it for the world. Finally a proper redemption story for Draco Malfoy!! One he deserves ❤😢
I'm reading this right now like literally right now im only 3% in and it's taking me a while because I have never seen HP I only know who harmonies, Harry, Ron and Draco are idk who anyone else is so I stop to look up these people so I'm moving very slow
I never read the HP books but I was a huge fan of the movies. Is it necessary to have read the books before I read this? After seeing your Instagram post & now this vlog, I am super interested in giving this fanfic a try
I mean, I love the way the writer expresses herself and she is great at making me feeling hopeless and get that vibe from the world as it is in the book, but the whole r.... thing, it's a no for me. How am I supposed to ship them? If the dude r.... her and Hermione does say that word in the book. Like...she could change that for sure, bc that is what makes it difficult for me to keep going and reading it.
Includes spoilers: I hated 30% of this book. I enjoyed “most” of the flashback chapters and most of the beginning of the book. For me, I don’t understand the need to go into such detail on the “love” scenes. I don’t read books like that! It was SO MUCH!!! And I’ve read all of the available Song of Fire and Ice series(Game of Thrones). I also noticed a HUGE oversight. What happened to the Elder Wand??? Was it just forgotten?!?!? I wasn’t entirely offended or put off by the darker elements of the book. Just the love scene stuff. I really didn’t need that much detail. There were some amazing moments in this book without a doubt. The Lucious stuff genuinely kept me on the edge of my seat. But, I could never recommend something like this.
There’s pretty much a fan fic for every ship you could think of. I’ve never gone looking for a Harry/Hermione one, bc I’m a Harry/Ginny stan. But I’m sure there’s some out there
I would have recommended the right thing to do, that's my personal dramoine favourite, and I have read it and listened to it multiple times. Personally manacled was too dark for me, and I stopped it after 10% of the novel.
This book could be edited, changed a bit, published, and become a best seller. It’s been nearly 2 years since I read it, and it’s still with me.
It’s going to be published!
@@PrincessTiona I know!
Apparently I believe it is
That was the first fanfic I ever read... there is before Manacled and after Manacled and a person is never the same!
Same and saaaaame!!!
True. I was never a fan of fanfiction... and didn't really consider it literature... But Manacled is actual literature and I haven't been able to stop talking about it for over half a year now.
@@vomitingpoems EXACTLY! you took the words out of my mouth
Me too!!!!!!
“If he’s a monster, then I’m his creator. What did you think was the source of all his rage?” BROOOOOOOOOOOOOO
“Now I want him to kill his wife” HAHAHAHAH
My favourite part of the book is when he’s healing her with spells she taught him, but she forgot she taught him them.
Such a good part 😭
Don't remind meeeeeeeee. I'm still dead inside. 😂
“She was a non-active member of the Order of the Phoenix and did not fight.” i barely read the final words before i fully burst into fucking tears
When I finished this book, I thought it wasn’t a Happily Ever After, it was just the happiest ending they could realistically have. The way they are content to live the rest of their lives in anonymity just so they can be together gets me every time
I’ve read the HP books many many times and the author did such a good job with the intricate details about the world and magic. First Dramione book I’ve ever read and I’m dead. I imagine their daughter writing a book about her parents.
Fr, the only problem I had with this entire fanfic was literally just the ending that implied the daughter and her friend who she grew up with were going to have feelings for each other. I thought they were going to be siblings and was so excited to see a girl and boy be nothing more than friends. But that was just my own headcanon :')
@@ettaetta439idk to me it was clear that Aurore inherited her possessive passion from her parents (the Malfoy ‘dragon’ gene) + she always had to be distant from her peers hiding the truth about her family etc - the only person she could truly be herself with and who understood her and she didn’t have to explain anything or lie to was James. Also from that scene where Aurore goes to sleep in James’ room after Ginny leaves I could see it in her, he was ‘hers’. But that’s just me, I get that realistically they’d potentially be more like family almost but within the context of the fic it made sense to me. James also moved away (brought to Britain with Ginny) when they were both under 10 and they went to separate schools etc so they didn’t really grow up like siblings after that point.
@@xloveisallahoax Her having no other romantic option other than James doesn't make for a good romance tho. It kinda leaves her just alone and forced into one option. They're cute but I dislike when writers feel the need to pair absolutely everyone up at the end of the story.
“The last movies are too sad to rewatch”…..reads manacled……. 😂
The epilogue is what really made me cry, everything Draco, and Hermione did for them, and people just didn't care. It made me so mad but also so sad I couldn't help but keep crying
I am glad you read it.
i had dry eyes until the very last line! It gutted me. its so sad thats Hermione and Draco's legacy. Crazy how a book with a HEA can be so sad at the end
i dont think it was that nobody cared. they just never knew. they were all gone before they had the chance to know. and ginny not saying anything was what draco and hermoine wanted.
I just finished reading this story. I like to think enough time has passed where Aurore can safely reveal she’s their daughter so she can set the record straight and a write a true biography of what happened in the war. 😢 or at the very least make sure Hermione gets the credit she deserves.
@@thedarkestfateful I finished it on Tuesday and this is something that I needed to make up in my mind to stop hurting. Like in my head canonically Aurore was able to clean her mother's name: Draco is much harder and also I truly think he didn't care for the Wizarding World he just did everything for her, she was the true savior and reason why they were able to defeat Voldermort.
@@veronicamoravega7754 💯. Hermione is definitely the reason why the Order lasted as long as they should have. To have her ideas and suggestions dismissed with vitriol was hard to read all because of Harry’s ego. Sorry, but like I really despised Manacled Harry and he didn’t deserve to be considered Hermione’s best friend. Like she, alongside Poppy Pomfrey were the only competent&important Healers during the war. I also agree, Draco’s image is impossible to rework because he did do a lot of awful things during the War - it truly is a shame he had to expose himself as the High Reeve. I don’t think even if Aurore revealed he had been a spy for the Order all along that people would have been convinced and would still condemned him.
The tragic ending does it for me like the idea of everything that they did and sacrificed and in the end no one knows and no one cares
I just finished this two nights ago and have been absolutely UNHINGED since. “The way that nobody cared.” That part… that part hurt more than ANY tragic ending I could’ve conceptualized. I still can’t think about the last line without feeling absolutely ruined.
I finished it 3 nights ago & can’t believe I read it all in 2 days. That damn FanFic took over my entire life lol I never wanted to be a Dramione fan, but Manacled was amazing & I want to learn book binding to have my own copy
@@nikkydalby7126 I’m in the process of binding my own as well!! Good luck to you! 🩵
This fanfic DESTROYED me, if you need a rest from that emotional rollercoaster, you should def read "Draco Malfoy and the mortifying ordeal of being in love"!
ONE OF MY SLL TIME FAVES OMG the humour always has me in stitches
That’s how I read them and oh yeah it was perfect
That's what I did! The day after I finished Manacled, I started DMATMOOBIL but my brain couldn't process that it was possible to corelate comedy to Draco and Hermione, it was so weird and I'm still getting used to it. But I'm 15% in and it's really good, I haven't laughed like this because of a book in a long time
Spoilers:
Ok the way how during the flashbacks, Hermione tries to argue for the Order to use dark magic to win, and Harry argues that the good guys will win bc that’s how it’s written in all the history books. Hermione says history is written by the victors and isn’t necessarily true…and then for the last line of the book to be “She was a non-active member of the Order of the Phoenix and did not fight.” 😭😭😭
I just finished this book for the first time and I can’t stop thinking about it. When I first started, I thought, Draco def doesn’t seem like he wants to hurt Hermione, but how could he possibly redeem himself for them to fall in love…and then we get the flashbacks and find out they were already in love, and he had to do those things to the woman he loves more than anyone, while reading her thoughts, knowing she sees him as a monster. 😭😭😭
…and now I’m crying all over again. Manacled ruined me in so many ways 😭
I just finished it last night and just had to look for content about it, I cannot suffer through this alone
I cried so much during this book. I would just stare into space and then start raggedly breathing and feeling such great despair. I went and found a place that will bind a single book for me, and I'm doing it.
I lost one of my best friends 2.5 years ago & when Hermione would start explaining the loss, or the grief, or how alone she was I couldn’t stop bawling. My face was red & splotchy for the whole 2 days I read it. The way SenLinYu (spelling) wrote this FanFic was amazing & made my heart ache.
I love me a good romance, especially when Dramione is involved, and I was anticipating a lot of spice for this fanfic as I had for previous Dramione fanfics. But even though it didn't have as much romance and spice as I had hoped, the intimate details and intricate plot throughout the entire story were phenomenal. I was SOBBING by the end of it, my heart felt like someone had ripped it out and thrown it into a pot of fire and I never wanted to leave the warmth and comfort of my bed. The scenes between Draco and Hermione, specifically in the flashback section, had me kicking my feet and blushing and I am actually really appreciative of SenLinYu for not including tooooo much spice cause the amount of what they have is perfect imo. Nothing. NOTHING. Will ever. EVER. Beat Manacled for me in terms of Dramione in the world of fanfiction. I will never forget this story and I will never be the same as I was before I read it the first time. GOOD GOD.
Im so happy you read this! It was 3 days of complete devastation for me. 😭😭 Now I've down the fan fiction rabbit hole for 2 years and keep finding the most powerful stories...
Its crazy.
This was fun to watch! Great vlog, Jess!
So relatable! I just finished this fic and it ruined me but I love it so much! Do you have any more fic recs?
That ff destroyed me. It was oh so depressing yet so good. Such a roller coaster of emotions, I read it two years ago and never got over it, I still think about it on a daily basis.
You should read "The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy" by Speechwriter. It's basically a replacement for the Deathly Hallows where Draco took Dumbledore's offer to go in hiding with the Order of the Phoenix instead of what actually happened. It is the closest to J.K. Rowling's writing and canon that I have ever read in fanfiction. The plot and romance are both amazing!
I haven’t heard about this FF but it sounds so good so I’m def gonna read it. Thanks for sharing!
@@NatalieMosack You're in for such a treat!! It is more focused on the story than the romance, but Draco's character development is IMMACULATE. It basically takes place of the 7th installment. Hope you have an amazing read!
Its one that you never forget really. I still think about this book and its been ages since I read it. Its very impressive story considering the author obviously didn't have an editor, publisher etc.. The fact that you read it in 2 days is amazing but I could never ha its such a emotional rollercoaster!
I felt everything you did. So many times while reading this book I was like this part could be cut out to make it shorter and then something would happen that made all the build up worth it. The build up just heightened the frustration and the desperation and the hopelessness. And everything they did and everything they went through and how it turns out just hit me in all the feels too
Manacled is one of the best things I've ever read, it has stuck with me for years ever since I read it. I'm so proud of senlinyu that its going to be published soon.
Remain Nameless is my favorite Dramione. Slow burn, but soooo good! Draco falls just as hard in this one as in Manacled in my opinion. He worships her. Guilt, shame, and insecurity are big themes in this one, but they work through it, and its honestly some of the most natural telling of a relationship I've read.
Ooh I need to read that one!!
This is also my favorite dramione！So happy you mentioned it❤
I don't like it. The first part was a pleasant read and, as you said, it felt very real and not over-the-top for me but at some point it got very repetitive in my opinion. I guess I would've liked it had it been more concise, overall shorter. That said, to each their own; some Dramione fanfictions I like are Manacled (NOBODY can change my mind; this is my all-time number one), Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love (hilarious and well-written, albeit the last few chapters were too forced with lots of repetitive and utterly illogical smut), The Disappearances of Draco Malfoy (surprised me- it's got a completely different kind of feel than most of the very good ones and it's sort of unique to me), Secrets and Masks (both funny - spoiler: Theo Nott - and dreadful in a good way; I guess I would've liked the epilogue not to be there but I know many people probably liked it), Let the Dark In (yet to be completed unfortunately but, as usual, Senlinyu is IMMENSE).
I think about this fanfiction every day. I’ve read it twice. I think the second time hurt more haha.
It was so fun watching you go through this book! I definetly recognized my own reading journey with manacled in it. Though not knowing how long it would be I read the entire thing on my phone - do not recommend!
Since then I read dozens and dozens of dramione and drarry fanfiction. A couple less traumatic dramione stories for you:
- DMATMOOBIL
- Remain nameless
drarry:
- the mortifying ordeal of being known
- reparations
- the four doors
correction: it is just called "the ordeal of being known" by louisfake
I've read a lot of Dramiones by now, but Manacled was my first ever Fanfic. It destroyed me on a cellular level, I sobbed so hard. I kept bursting into tears regularly even days after finishing just by thinking about it. Never has a story ever made me feel so deeply.
A few of my other favorites, for anyone who looks for inspiration, are: The Auction, The Fallout, From Wiltshire with love and Cruel and beautiful world. All of them are more darker fics, if you are into that.
Your IG convinced me to finally pick this up. I'm only 10% through so I don't want to be spoiled through your vlog, but just came to say that! I have so many theoriesssss!!!!
How’s it going now?
@@melaniadingle Omg!!! I finished it within two and a half days, I’m not 10000% a Dramione shipper and I’ve started a re-read 😅. I was equally as devastated at the ending
Finished it a few hours ago and I am in pain. I have never cried so much reading a single book, I had never read a fan fic before but I've grown up reading Harry Potter and I had heard so much about Manacled. It's safe to say I can never read the Harry Potter books again. It hurts too much, it's just despair. I sobbed so much when it ended and when I was done crying, I just sat and stared into a distance for almost an hour thinking about it. Finished reading it in three days and they were absolute hell. I find myself thinking of it randomly as I'm going about my day and it hurts. I'm highly sensitive and it did trigger a lot of my trauma but the warnings helped a little. I'm just crushed. That last line, I just -- it hurts.
You have to read Breath Mints / Battle Scars. I’m not even a fan of HP but both Manacled and BM / BS are two of my favorite books. Like not just fan fiction, but books period. And you put it best when you said “They just write this all for free!” 🤯
I feel like the Epilogue portrayed how the characters were feeling, You read it and feel like something is gonna happen, they can't stay happy forever someone is gonna find them, etc. I think it's a great way to show that without having the characters repeat it over and over of them feeling paranoid because you experience it yourself. Honestly I'm a sucker for mundane details so the whole book was great for me. And that last chapter with the picture literally makes me rage so bad! "A none active member of the order." 🤮
You have to read
-Cruel and Beautiful World(post war fic)
- Resentment
-The Auction
-The right thing to do
-All the wrong things
❤❤
Looooved watching this!!! I need to read it asap! I’ve been avoiding it for a year because those emotions? I’m not ready for. 😭
"it's just not fair" is the most true statement about the ending!
😭😭😭
One thing I will say is that the author did say the book is a tragedy not a romance which I think is very accurate to the book, but the love is such a strong factor and it’s tears your heart up the entire time.
I think the unfounded anxiety you have for the last 10% of the book is kind of genius because thats how the characters feel forever.
When someone asks me how did you feel about this book? I will send them this video to watch because that's how exactly I felt.
Im currently reading this so I have to come back to watch this vlog but omg im loving it way more than I thought I would!!
I finally jumped in! I was dragging my feet about reading this, and was so tempted to watch this video WHILE reading ( but I stayed strong) because I was apprehensive about what I was diving into but oh. My…I agree with all of your opinions 100%! I wasn’t even a super fan of HP and this was 🤌
I cried twice with you
Because the last sentence hurt every time
I just finished it yesterday. Took me about 3 days to read it and I've been in an angry/depressed mode since I started 😅
What happened to Arthur (and Molly's response to it) at the end is personally what got the most reaction out of me. I don't think I'll ever kick that feeling.
Hi recommend Remain Nameless for a little bit lighter Dramione fanfiction. I really enjoyed it .
I just finished this yesterday and cant stop thinking about it. I cant wait to reread it
I've had this on my Kindle for years and I am so terrified it won't live up to the hype. I know I just need to read it and see how amazing it is, but omg so scared!
This book was gut wrenching 😢 but I couldn’t stop. As upsetting as the ending is, it does seem to leave room to breath assuming Aurora will set the record straight after they pass, considering Hermione’s fragile state. They deserve peace. Let them have it. I enjoyed watching your journey reading this as it mimicked my reaction while reading. Gut wrenching. And I thought irresistible poison by Rhyseen was sad… geeze 😢
I haven’t read Manacled yet, but it’s on my kindle and TBR! I’m so intimidated!
I have read it three times and every time it gets me. I love it so much.
I agree sooo much about the last 10%, haven’t heard anyone else about it
I don't usually like vlogs but this was relatable ❤
I’m finally watching your vlog since I finally finished it. But omgggg we have the same thoughts the whole time 😂
This whole thing was a masterpiece, cried while reading for the romance, the deaths, the hopelessness.... But that ending killed me. Yes, we had a happy ending but at what cost?
manacled was so heartbreaking, but i didn't know true heartbreak until i read secrets & masks. my all time fav but absolutely devastating
There is an audiobook of it on Spotify
I’ve been so intrigued by this book! So I was never into HP, I’ve seen the movies 🤷🏼♀️, but I have read and watched The Handmaid’s Tale lol I’m super intrigued by the romance, but do you think you need to be into HP to enjoy this?
I don’t think so! I didn’t get into hp either and Manacled is one of my favorite reads!
@@andsheread4015 ooh awesome, thank you!
I read the handmaid’s Tale at 15.
Manacled is like falling asleep in the library and having your stack of books cross pollinate in the best way.
SenLinYu is a gifted author. She spins the Potterverse in many directions. All You Want is smut and Let the dark In has almost a Laurie Forrest Black Witch sort of feeling.
Discovering the dearth of Dramione fanfiction was a surprise to me but a welcome rabbit hole to go down this winter.
Manacled was one of the first works I was fortunate enough to find and read on Ao3 when I first became interested in this Draco and Hermione relationship. Early on I noticed the nods to the Handmaid's Tale, which made me even more interested in this story. I almost don't like to read any subject that contains sexual abuse or rape, but in this case I didn't care and kept reading. The ending was quite touching on Aurore's side, but quite sad and frustrating on her parents' side. An excellent work from beginning to end, perhaps the only thing that irritated me a bit was Hermone's sentimentality; but I understand, it was a war and a destruction of itself.
This book has been on my list for so long. Now I feel that I have to read this now. But I want to be able to read this like you did within 2 days and just dive in and read it.
I looked at fanfiction as something several notches lower than "actual" literature... and to an extent, I still can't say fanfiction has redeemed itself in my eyes but- Manacled was my first plunge into that world (by mere chance, as I was actually looking for something else entirely but clicked on the wrong link and found several quotes of the work, which is what inspired me to say, "oh well, let me give this a try", albeit I wasn't really expecting much). I can positively say that, notwithstanding the limits of something being published along months in bits and pieces with no full rereading first, Manacled IS in fact a beautiful piece of LITERATURE (and supposedly, it's not even MY type of book to begin with).
I was gladly surprised and have since learnt bookbinding in order to make it into the hardcover version it DESERVES to be. As I mentioned earlier, I can't say I'm into fanfiction but that definitely prodded me into reading a few more novels of the lot every once in a while, between a Mazzantini and a Dostoevskij's book. 😂
I'm thankful to both Senlinyu and artist Avendell for this unexpected gem.
The b roll music is PERFECT
I loved Manacled but i also hated Harry and Ron's friendship with Hermione they were HORIBLE to her!!! BUT i recently started reading Damaged Goods and its so good!!! giving me everything i need from Dramione and Harry is such a good friend to her in this one!
I've heard from other Booktubers that it is 930 Kindle pages.
Okay so now…. I have decided I NEED to read this!?!?
I thought The Auction had Manacled vibes but definitely more romance!
Hey Jess you should try some spike and Buffy fanfiction next😊
I've had this fan fic on my Kindle for almost two years, but I've been too intimidated to read it due to its length. I need to stop procrastinating.
I had to skip around because I’ve actually been waiting to read this so I can vlog my experience. But seeing your reactions I am even more excited to read it
Alright. So, I read Manacled because of this video (I've heard about this fic before, though). I have never read Harry Potter books and I don't think that I watched even one movie completely, so I'm not part of the fanbase. I was here for the dark romance 😅
What I liked about this fic:
The way how war affects people was described very realistically. The underlying message that in war there is no black and white, "good" can be evil and "bad" is not always what it seems - delivered very well.
The author took her time for developing the romance. I liked that the characters spent time together, experienced things, achieved things together - and all of that ultimately became the foundation for a love which was... strong, despite occational "lies". The scene where Draco says "Hermione, I'm tired" shows how much they trust each other. Loved the part about Hermione healing Darco like nobody else, "in his arms", "open-mouthed kisses... while she muttered spells". UH, my heart!!!
What also stood out for me was the little details which showed how well Hermione knew Harry and Ron, how close they once have been. This story of how even strong friendships can slowly drift apart... - very realistic.
What I didn't like so much:
I, too, was on edge at the end, expecting something bad to happen, same as the characters. Therefore, the happy end was a little bit disappointing. I got the feeling that the author decided that they endured enough and are allowed now to live a quiet life 😅 Mmmmmm.... Let's say I was not convinced... Especially Dracos character was somewhat... abandoned? I would have expected more at that point... It was all too easy... Maybe it would have been better not to write the epilogues and let the readers imagine the rest...
I ended up a bit confused. I think it was clearly suggested that Snape used a love potion on Draco, no? And I understood that Hermione found it out. I was constantly expecting this to be one of the plot twists, but it was never developed further?... Nobody cared?... Mmmm... I'm confused and somewhat disappointed, too...
With regard to the last sentence everybody is crying about.. I don't think that it's not fair. It is a misinformation, yes, but that was the desired result. Hermione said herself that she did not want to be a hero. She and Draco wanted to be left alone, they wanted to disappear - therefore, they just succeeded. The way how everybody else behaved during the war - seemingly uncaring and exploiting - it is unfortunate, yes, but this is what people do when they are desperate. Again, there is no black and white... Hermione did fight of course, with everything she had. She lost everything in the war. But just because we read a story about her and Draco's sacrifices does not mean that she fought the most. Harry and Ron fought with all they had, too. I understand that you might want her to have an own chapter in that history book, but she didn't want that. In wars there will be always unknown heroes. I would take this story as a lesson and reminder of that and that things are not always what they seem. Very realistic.
Thank you for the recommendation and the read ❤
I read it in 2 days and RAN to TH-cam because I have no one to share my thoughts with lol I’m ruined…I’m not a romance OR Dramoine fan but I cried so much reading this, my heartttt
I cried so hard reading this that I had to take an hour break because i couldn't see the text 😅
If you liked manacled I highly recommend the auction, it’s also very dark but sooooo so good
I want to read this but am scared to because of the non consensual aspect of their relationship in the beginning. (Which I know it’s Handmaid’s Tale inspired but idk how I feel about that) I know you’ve said you really don’t like that in romance and am wondering if you think it’s still worth reading despite that.
i just finished the book and idk what to do now.. literally so drained bc of the emotional rollercoaster it had me going through 🗿
I'm screamingggggg...yay you read Manacled
🖤🐍 definitely would love more Dramione vlogs!!!
love that you got around to it! :)
I read this book in 1 day and I was sobbing. I loved it so much. One fanfic that I would recommend is Bond by MrBenzedrine89.
Do you have a list of fanfic you can recommend?
I was reading it while it was still updating, so it didn't feel that slow to me.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, and I had no idea you had a brother! I was so shocked when you mentioned your nephew, bc I was like, you’ve literally never mentioned that your sister who lives with you was pregnant😂😮
😂😂😂 I don’t see my brother too much since he lives in another city! My sister definitely did not have a baby 😂
I jusf finished it and Omg 😭😭😭 best fanfiction I've ever read
I want to read this book now, but also not lol I can't handle this kind of stress 🤣🤣🤣
I loved Manacled. It was a complete emotional rollercoaster! I felt it was so well written and descriptive of this horrible alternative world where Voldermort won - where Ron Harry and the othet resistance members were so devastatingly changed by war. Shadow’s of their former selves. How broken Hermione was and yet she kept going, kept fighting, kept going despite nearly dying so many times. Draco was her complete opposite and they found each other navigating this horrific world together. Spoiler alert - I shouted ‘Yes’ and fist pumped when finding out Ginny was alive and Draco had hidden her to protect her and Harrys son James. I was so glad Ginny got her revenge and killed Voldermort! Go Ginny!!! The ties in with the Handmaids tale worked so well! It was fantastic. Could not put it down. And yes - its true - sometimes history books credit those least deserving and forget key players… for Herminone not to be credited with her part in the war was heartbreaking! You’ll laugh, cry, be in shock, confusion and disgust at this books moments. It’s incredible. Wouldn’t change it for the world. Finally a proper redemption story for Draco Malfoy!! One he deserves ❤😢
Love this vlog!! 😍😍😍
I'm reading this right now like literally right now im only 3% in and it's taking me a while because I have never seen HP I only know who harmonies, Harry, Ron and Draco are idk who anyone else is so I stop to look up these people so I'm moving very slow
I've just finished reading this. I am not okay
I just cant get over harry and ron as dead. I just wish they weren't but i guess that would change everything 😔
elves dying has been hard…no matter cannon or fic
I never read the HP books but I was a huge fan of the movies. Is it necessary to have read the books before I read this? After seeing your Instagram post & now this vlog, I am super interested in giving this fanfic a try
I mean, I love the way the writer expresses herself and she is great at making me feeling hopeless and get that vibe from the world as it is in the book, but the whole r.... thing, it's a no for me. How am I supposed to ship them? If the dude r.... her and Hermione does say that word in the book. Like...she could change that for sure, bc that is what makes it difficult for me to keep going and reading it.
Im giving myself a week after reading it until I read it in chronological order. Because THATS owie
I can’t find it?! Amazon doesn’t seem to have it to purchase??
It’s fan fiction, so it’s not for sale. Google Manacled archive of our own and it will show up for free to download!
Oh thank you!!
Includes spoilers:
I hated 30% of this book. I enjoyed “most” of the flashback chapters and most of the beginning of the book. For me, I don’t understand the need to go into such detail on the “love” scenes. I don’t read books like that! It was SO MUCH!!! And I’ve read all of the available Song of Fire and Ice series(Game of Thrones).
I also noticed a HUGE oversight. What happened to the Elder Wand??? Was it just forgotten?!?!?
I wasn’t entirely offended or put off by the darker elements of the book. Just the love scene stuff. I really didn’t need that much detail. There were some amazing moments in this book without a doubt. The Lucious stuff genuinely kept me on the edge of my seat. But, I could never recommend something like this.
They’re gonna fall in love- girl….
I need a fan fiction of harry and Hermione❤❤
There’s pretty much a fan fic for every ship you could think of. I’ve never gone looking for a Harry/Hermione one, bc I’m a Harry/Ginny stan. But I’m sure there’s some out there
Try "In the Forest of Dean"
best fanfic ever written
READ THE AUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!
My favorite piece of fiction I’ve ever read! I’ve never had such a huge reaction to a story before. It’s so good 🥲
You need to have your sister read it, but you should warn her before she goes in.
BEFORE I WATCH.. is this spoiler free?
How do you get this book
It’s on AO3 :) but be quick, it’s getting published next year so will be removed soon
I would have recommended the right thing to do, that's my personal dramoine favourite, and I have read it and listened to it multiple times.
Personally manacled was too dark for me, and I stopped it after 10% of the novel.
Loved this book
I like Draco Malfoy and the mortifying ideal of being in love