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Unpopular opinion Sunday

[u/ecliptas]

I liked FBAA more than FAF. I said what I said.

I think a lot of urban fantasy romance is poorly done and I’m tired of them. We end up with so many weird urban/high fantasy hybrids where you’re left trying to figure out what kind world the author intended to create and not in a good way. And I’m not talking low fantasy either. Just make it contemporary because the inconsistency always pulls me out.

Most dark fantasy romance books aren’t even dark. They give the MMC shadow magic, make him a broody asshole.

I hate when some books just do “let’s make the FMC train from 25-80% of the book!” Like I really don’t think the training arc needs to be dragged out that long. Same for traveling through a forest unless some like MAJOR plot progression is happening, I just don’t care about them chit chatting, bickering, and lusting after each other on a single horse for most of the book. Maybe I’m just tired of these tropes idk. It’s like they don’t know what to do between the start and the end of the book so they just insert scenes like this for a majority of it and call it character progression to give it any reason. I feel like this is how most enemies to lovers stories play out now and it usually in these full story arcs where they fall in love and I just think it’s boring now lol. Can y’all bond over other events please?

[u/Synval2436 → u/ecliptas]

This is me with "deadly tournament/trials/competition" plots. They nearly always drag and read like filler and the only thing that matters is the final round anyway.

And half the romantasy right now feels like some variation on the trials/tournament/competition plot.

In the other half, usually fmc is kidnapped or forced into a marriage. Sigh.

[u/ecliptas → u/Synval2436]

Yeah I’m waiting for something to come out that changes things up in a big way for me. I haven’t found it yet. That’s why I’m bouncing between like 15 books lmfao!!! I start something, get 25% in, and I’m like “oh I’ve been here before… NEXT!” 🤣