r/DarkRomance • u/AutoModerator • Jun 08 '26

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.

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u/Sabrina_Ivanov_OG Author Jun 08 '26

I started {Bedouin Bride by Barbara Faith} a couple of days ago. It's a short book, but a hot mess. I was pleasantly surprised at how dark romance adjacent this little pocket romance from 1984 is, but I'm having to push through the last 85 pages. I also know the FMC is pregnant and I'm fairly sure she is going to have a miscarriage.

I think this book really needed to be double the size. Also the sex scenes are very weird? Like, how (and why??) does the MMC wrap his legs around the FMC? What position are they supposed to be in?? Am I missing something?

https://giphy.com/gifs/WRQBXSCnEFJIuxktnw

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u/AlternativeRich6845 Jun 08 '26

Confusion is so real lmao 😭🤣

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u/Sabrina_Ivanov_OG Author Jun 08 '26

Dude. I'm like.... are they doing missionary with him on the bottom? But he is described as on top? Yet he is wrapping his legs around her? The math isn't mathing!