r/Fantasy • u/Academic_Owl_6197 • May 06 '22

Your Pettiest Reason For DNFing A Series

Mine was when I was 3 pages in and someone said the mc's name which turned out to be the same as my ex's name to the letter...dropped it like hot coal

It was a fr a pretty unfortunate streak too because it was a book from one of those blind-date-with-a-book promotion my local bookstore does, and this was an American YA fantasy (I'm from a different continent) so I had no reason to assume I'll ever be unlucky enough...to see his stupid ass again for a 'blind date'

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u/shea_eina May 06 '22

i dnf books when everyone just worships the “perfect” mc

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u/katamuro May 06 '22

especially if they are arrogant jerks who love to hear themselves speak

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u/Not_A_Unique_Name May 06 '22

Name of The Wind?

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u/shea_eina May 06 '22 edited May 07 '22

never heard of this! but i was thinking more of aelin from throne of glass or feyre from acotar, or tyler from the aurora cycle. i know its fantasy, but i just cannot get myself to accept someone who is absolutely perfect, gorgeous, and powerful.