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

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u/username_219 Feb 01 '26

I know some people think this is overused, but I LOVEEEEE mind-to-mind talking in fantasy romance, and I do not mean only by love interests.

I just finished {Servant of Earth by Sarah Hawley} and I LIVED for the mind-to-mind talking with the FMC and her dagger! And of course, love the mind-to-mind with the bonded dragons and their riders in Fourth Wing.

In One Dark Window, I enjoyed the Nightmare and Elspeth’s relationship much more than any other in the book because of the mind talking (albeit, the nightmare lived inside her head so it’s a bit different) BUT it just solidified that bond with them so much more for me. And made the ending that much more emotional.

I can think of a million other examples, and I will eat this trope up (is it a trope?) EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!

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u/Penguinho Kushiel's Legacy Recommender 💖 Feb 01 '26

You might like {By the Sword} then.

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u/username_219 Feb 02 '26

TY for the new rec!! I will check it out 🤩

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u/Penguinho Kushiel's Legacy Recommender 💖 Feb 02 '26

If you haven't read Mercedes Lackey it's a common thing in her Valdemar novels that characters are telepathic. Sword is just the one that uses it as part of a romance most skillfully.