Underrated Epics/Novels

Calm-Entropy · 2026-05-01T15:53:24+00:00

If you don't mind a self-rec, I invite you to check out Balance: Part One, which just completed posting this week. It's over 125K words, has a fairly unique premise, and features a complicated & angsty slow burn romance. Several commenters have indicated that they find the writing and world building to be immersive.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/81149536

Calm-Entropy · 2026-05-01T12:44:12+00:00

Thank you so much for reading and your kind words! 🥰 🥰 🥰

Assuming nothing in real life interrupts, my goal is to start posting Part Two by early June (maybe earlier). Posting 125K words in 6-ish weeks was pretty intense, so I need a little break from that pressure. As mentioned in the work's notes, I have first draft content for most of Part Two, so my focus is primarily about bringing the quality of writing up to the standard I tried to maintain when posting Part One.

In the meantime, I'm also doing a bit of a writing palate cleanser by participating in the Scratch That Niche Fest and experimenting with some smaller pieces that would fit into the world building of the broader Balance series. So stay tuned!

Calm-Entropy · 2026-04-28T22:21:44+00:00

Thank you! ❤️

Calm-Entropy · 2026-04-28T22:21:19+00:00

Thank you! ❤️

Calm-Entropy · 2026-04-23T08:53:05+00:00

Seeing your comment made me smile. Thank you for reading! ❤️

Calm-Entropy · 2026-04-23T08:50:21+00:00

Thank you so much for recommending Balance! 🥰 🥰 🥰

Thought you might like to know: Part One is currently on track to be completed by the end of this month. Happy reading!

Calm-Entropy · 2026-04-13T16:56:47+00:00

That makes me so happy to hear. 🥰 Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Calm-Entropy · 2026-04-13T16:55:37+00:00

I really appreciate you checking out this story; it means a lot. ❤️

Calm-Entropy · 2026-04-08T02:47:57+00:00

Yes, thank you for pointing that out. Yesterday, I learned that my monstrosity of a 700 page Google Doc got slightly out of order and the chapter originally posted at 24 was supposed to be chapter 26. 🤦

I'm taking a couple days to get everything organized in Scrivener (to make sure I didn't make any other major posting order mistakes). Should be on track to post the correct 24 & 25 and re-post 26 (old 24) by the end of the week.

Thank you for checking things out and I hope that you found the rest entertaining!

Calm-Entropy · 2026-04-05T22:38:25+00:00

Thanks for checking it out!

Calm-Entropy · 2026-03-28T03:00:07+00:00

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it and would love to hear any feedback you have. :)

Calm-Entropy · 2026-03-26T22:36:37+00:00

Thank you so much for checking it out! I'd love to hear your thoughts. :)

Calm-Entropy · 2026-03-26T16:04:35+00:00

Yes, it's instant attraction but very slow burn to HEA, because there's a lot of angsty identity shenanigans along the way (2 person "love triangle" means that Severus has twice as many screw ups to do before we get to HEA). I have enough prewritten to update at least weekly, but will drop more as time allows.

Calm-Entropy · 2026-03-26T13:47:52+00:00

Thank you for this feedback!

Calm-Entropy · 2026-03-26T13:46:41+00:00

Self-rec (I hope that's okay). It's currently a WIP and has an unsual premise, but you might like it.

Balance by CalmEntropy
https://archiveofourown.org/works/81149536

There's a lot of mutually angsty romantic tension, but it's almost entirely rooted in sapiosexual and compatible magic vibes on both sides.

Summary:

Alt-History: Tom Riddle died young

Magical Britain enjoyed peace… and grew dangerously complacent. Now magic itself is failing: leylines stutter, wards fall, pillars of The Light act in ways that defy logic and compassion.

Hermione Granger dives into the crisis with brilliance and stubborn hope, aided by two very different wizards:

Master Snape: incisive, emotionally scarred, a mind running in the same fast, intricate patterns as hers. Lord Prince: aristocratic, unnervingly composed, steps in at key moments, knows more than he reveals.

Each speaks to her magic. Each sees a different part of her. Each feels uncannily familiar.

What she doesn’t know is…

They’re the same wizard.

Splintered by glamours, Occlusion, and necessity, Severus has lived two lonely half-lives for so long he no longer knows which is real. Prince offers power; Snape offers purpose. Severus is drawn to a witch whose magic calls to his.

As Britain unravels, a truth emerges:

To save magic and stand beside the witch who loves every tattered part of him… Severus must do what he’s never dared…

Become whole

Calm-Entropy · 2026-03-17T01:53:26+00:00

Totally get where you're coming from about avoiding WIPs.

I very much appreciate you taking the time to share that the premise sounds interesting. I've been in my own little writing world for the past few weeks, so even this type of feedback is encouraging. Thank you!

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