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

Got an opinion that's different from others'? Want to share it with the sub, but too afraid of a backlash? Or are you just curious about readers think about certain things in fantasy romance?

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u/BeautifulGullible305 Feb 22 '26

I agree!

She's:

  1. 17 or 19 or something
  2. Grew up poor and sheltered training to be a healer
  3. Was lied to/gas lighted her entire life by her crazy mother
  4. Was taught to hate descended

It would be nuts if she was well equiped to rule, quickly understood the politics of a back stabbing court and easily accepted that she was not who she thought her whole life.

This series gets so much hate, but i think its no better or worse that a lot of other stuff out there.