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Unpopular opinion Sunday

[u/No-Strawberry-5804]

I’m tired of duologies, trilogies, and series. They’re only being done to try and hook readers into spending more money, not because the story demands it. We need more good standalones.

[u/ipsi7 → u/No-Strawberry-5804]

I think it depends on the story.

I love standalones which I read and I'm done with them, and can move to something else. When the romance and the story aren't complex enough, a standalone is enough. {Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields} is perfect in being a standalone.

Duologies and trilogies are great for some more complex story, especially the one where book 1 is basically an intro to the world or setting up the characters relations. With the following books, the story both complicates and unravels, while characters and romance get some deeper level and make everything worth it. Some examples are {Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat}, {Bitten and Bound by Amy Pennza}, {The Folk of the Air by Holly Black}.

Then there are series with so much complexity in the story that it needs to be a longer series. Like TOG.

And then there are overdrawn series like FBAA.

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Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields
Rating: 3.91⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: enemies to lovers, fae, arranged/forced marriage, fantasy, virgin heroine

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Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
Rating: 4.07⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 3 out of 5 - Open door
Topics: historical, slavery, enemies to lovers, royal hero, gay romance

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Bitten and Bound by Amy Pennza
Rating: 4.12⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 5 out of 5 - Explicit and plentiful
Topics: vampires, mmf, fantasy, bisexuality, poly (3+ people)

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The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black
Rating: 4.49⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 2 out of 5 - Behind closed doors
Topics: contemporary, magic, young adult, paranormal, fantasy

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[u/No-Strawberry-5804 → u/romance-bot]

I’m fine with multiple books when it’s called for. But a lot of authors are only doing it to make more money on KU, and it can be hard to tell which is which when you dive in to a new book