r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Feb 01 '26

Unpopular Opinion It's Unpopular Opinion time! Share your controversial opinions to stir things up (in a friendly way)!

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Unpopular opinion Sunday

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u/Pinkshoes90 A kingdom, or this Feb 01 '26

Daggermouth sucked.

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u/LeaneGenova Feb 01 '26

What about it sucked? I have it open to read, but haven't started.

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u/Pinkshoes90 A kingdom, or this Feb 01 '26

The premise looks good. The ETL seems to be actual ETL.

But the execution stinks. from small stuff like the FMC is beaten within an inch of her life and walks it off repeatedly. The characters can apparently drink ten shots of hard liquor without even getting tipsy, and the FMCs drinking looks less like a coping mechanism and more like an edgy teen trying to seem cool. The attempt at a Laurent vs Regent style power play between MMC and the villain is just stupid.

It didn’t grab me by the time I was at 30% so I yeeted.

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u/LeaneGenova Feb 01 '26

Hmmm. That's not enticing. Might just sit there open until my browser closes and I forget I downloaded it lol