One of my favorite reads of 2023 was the fanfiction Manacled by SenLinYu. It is a dark fantasy that reimagines the world of Harry Potter mixed with The Handmaid’s Tale. I haven’t read a lot of fanfiction, but one of my instagram friends said it was her favorite book EVER (not favorite fic – book!), so I had to give it a try. I ended up reading it in just 3 or 4 days – no easy feat since it is around 1,200 pages. My eyes hurt, I’m not going to lie, so don’t tell my optomotrist. It is also extremely dark – please check trigger warnings and take care of yourself while reading!

I am so excited that Manacled is going to be traditionally published, according to the Bookseller website. It will be coming in two parts, the first part will be published in 2025 by Del Ray.

SenLinYu posted to Tumblr today with some information about changes to Manacled and how she is attempting to keep its essance. Manacled will remain available on AO3 for the rest of 2024.

If you haven’t yet read Manacled, and want to learn how to send AO3 fanfiction to your kindle, tablet, or smart phone, I posted a how to on Instagram and TikTok today!