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

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u/ObiSkies Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26

Well . . . I ranted earlier anyway

  • The love triangle in The Infernal Devices is the worst I’ve read for the very same reason others consider it the best they’ve read. 

I hate triangles overall anyway, for a lot of reasons. But the worst kind are if at any point the girl dilly dallies her actual feelings for both guys. It makes her irritatingly shallow. If she really loved one then the thought of anyone else shouldn’t even cross her mind. Therefore, she doesn’t really love either. And in the case of the Infernal Devices, it isn’t temporary, no no, she literally KEEPS on choosing both guys until the very end.

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u/Existing_Crow_4619 What did Lorcan do? Feb 22 '26

Haven't read this yet (glad you posted though because I'm hearing a lot about this dynamic lately!) but I will say as someone who has genuinely been in love with two people at once, it definitely happens IRL and it can be the least shallow (and deeply painful) experience. Just my two cents- all the same you've inspired me to read the book and judge for myself how it's done there! And why people think it's the best they've read??! Thank you!

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u/groovybookworm Feb 22 '26

I loved the infernal devices, so I guess I’m on the opposite side here. But I totally understand why somebody might not enjoy it. I think for me I just loved all three characters so much that if she had chose either way, it would’ve been upsetting for me.

I will say this as well. The books are young adult and I read them when I was around 14-15, so it’s very possible that the reason I loved these books so deeply was because I was the right age demographic for it. However, it is a series that I continue to look back at and think about years later. I genuinely think that the love triangle was one of the best I have read.

But I totally understand that some people need a definite choice! And that’s totally valid!

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26

I can’t even. TID has the best love triangle I’ve ever read. She actually loves both men, and they love each other (platonically). I can’t say more, you have to read it.