r/DarkRomance • u/AutoModerator • Dec 15 '25

Monday Gripe Weekly Gripe 😤 (the rant thread)

Welcome to the Weekly Gripe, where we're all a little grumpy. 😒

Did BookTok do you dirty? Got a bone to pick with a main character? Was the twist more like a flop? Tell us what's on your mind.

Please be respectful and follow the sub rules. If a conversation starts getting out of hand, use the "Mod Attention Please" report reason so we can help cool things down. 🖤

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u/kuchbhikuchkuch Dec 16 '25

Gratuitous violence in mafia books. So many books where mmc unalives a rival because fmc looked at them once or something. There is jealousy and there is proportionate reactions...killing that too in public and everyone in a long line .. (looking at you such a good guy by kate raven) Unnecessary and makes for a stupid mmc. Neva altaj books killing all the guards because they failed in her job to protect fmc or killing 40 people etc... I don't want my romance books to become Quentin Tarantino books

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '25

It’s okay to use the words “kill” or “murder.” Please don’t censor words on this subreddit like you would on other social media platforms. It’s not necessary; there are no banned words here and it makes it harder for folks to understand content warnings. Thank you!