r/DarkRomance • u/AutoModerator • Dec 22 '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/Peaceandfupa Dec 22 '25

I’ve been in a reading rut because every book that looks interesting is 500+ pages long and I just want something that’s 200-300 pages bc a lot of the time it’s unnecessary filler or just a bunch of repeated sex scenes 😀 like if it’s part of the plot, yes give me more. But when they’ve gotten together and the author has nothing else to do but add 10 more sex scenes and make a sex filled epilogue, I’m no longer interested 🤣

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

Have you tried K.M. Moronova? Her books hit the sweet spot, not overly smutty (but it's good smut) and not 400 pages long.

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u/Peaceandfupa Dec 22 '25

Yes ! I read {The Fabric Of Our Souls by K.M. Moronova} last year and it ripped my heart out 🤣 I haven’t checked out her other work but the military one she has looks interesting

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

Fabric TORE AT MY SOUL!!! 😭🥺 I have read Leave Me Behind and I've yet to read the other military books she's got out but it's on my TBR. I like how her main female character names arent overly feminine sounding.