Hannah
I gave the fanfic that this was based on five stars last year. I still thought the writing here was so so funny and enjoyable to sink into. It made me laugh and was lighthearted with good writing that didn't take me out of the story. I felt the romantic tension and loved the slow burn. What fell apart here was the world building. The fan fiction was propped up on the existing world building of Harry Potter so it already had the strong characterization. Here, the world building doesn't quite cut it and the love interest here is a straight up murderer with no morals, who was much harder for me to root for versus the reformed Draco who I loved.
I gave the fanfic that this was based on five stars last year. I still thought the writing here was so so funny and enjoyable to sink into. It made me laugh and was lighthearted with good writing that didn't take me out of the story. I felt the romantic tension and loved the slow burn. What fell apart here was the world building. The fan fiction was propped up on the existing world building of Harry Potter so it already had the strong characterization. Here, the world building doesn't quite cut it and the love interest here is a straight up murderer with no morals, who was much harder for me to root for versus the reformed Draco who I loved.