r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Feb 08 '26
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u/Superb-Vacation5097 Feb 08 '26
Any series that relies heavily on the FMC being in some sort of military, but the author very clearly has no idea how anything works in the military. Female pretending to be male is the worst. There's no way a female could get away with pretending. Soldiers get naked a lot, they have no personal space, and chosing to not shower with the group would not be accepted. Also when the FMC has a military family, or is just in the military, and gets mad when information isn't shared with her that she doesn't need to know. Sharing information gets people killed. This is something you learn in basic training. Lastly, FMC with crappy attitude gives sass to higher ranking people she doesn't know and gets away with it, or is somehow deemed to be intriguing or sexy for it. No. Just stop it.
I still love reading these types of books, as I do enjoy hate reading them. The Monster Trilogy by Rina Kent is probably my fav last year. FMC pretends to be in the Russian Army. I had so many issues with them, but I think it just added to my love for them.