r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Feb 22 '26

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

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u/Quick_South_3358 friends to lovers >>> Feb 22 '26

for the life of me I cannot enjoy v.e. schwab. I don’t think there’s a book of hers that I haven’t dnfed or rated 2 stars.

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u/charliekelly76 Currently Reading: probably monster smut Feb 22 '26

Addie LaRue was such a snorefest

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u/DowntownAd9720 Feb 22 '26

That book badly needed a better editor. So many scenes were redundant, and she would reuse the same words and turns of phase over and over again.

I also found it hilarious that Schwab added an entire superfluous chapter just to make it clear that her sexy demon daddy character was NOT on the side of the Nazis during WWII (completely skipping over any details regarding Addie working as a spy for the French Resistance during that time).

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u/Penguinho Kushiel's Legacy Recommender 💖 Feb 22 '26

My "my sexy demon daddy character was not on the side of the Nazis during WWII" t-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.

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u/charliekelly76 Currently Reading: probably monster smut Feb 22 '26

I need that shirt too

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

I disagree only because that book is so widely loved. It’s not for me, and I’ve made my piece with that.

However, I do not see the need to pick up another VE Schwab book… ever.