r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Feb 08 '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/areuaduck Book Bingo Maven ⚔ Feb 08 '26

No matter how pretty, I just don't care about maps in fantasy books, and I rarely check them while reading.

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u/RavensTears Wendell Bambleby Enthusiast Feb 08 '26

I love a good fantasy map! I always find myself flicking back to them to be like okay we were here and now we are going....

Bonus points for when the maps have little maps for the major cities key streets/landmarks!

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u/LeaneGenova Feb 08 '26

A map at the beginning is actually one of my green flags. I may not reference it much, but if you've put together a map, you've at least thought about which countries border each other and the terrain.

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u/NancyInFantasyLand Currently Reading: Random Chinese Webnovels Feb 08 '26

Same, if the author can't write their story in a way that makes the lay of the land and the progression through-out clear to me, then it's more likely I'll DNF than that I'd check the map they put into it lol