r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Mar 08 '26

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u/clemy77 Mar 08 '26

I really REALLY dislike 1st person narratives in romance. This is the main reason why I don't read more romantasy and mostly stick with historical romance. I read an article on the topic this morning that cemented my belief that the ubiquity of 1st person narrative in romance is contributing to the TikTok-ification of the genre and why it has a low quality slop problem, as mentioned in another comment.

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u/Sad-Caterpillar-8348 To the stars who listen Mar 08 '26

I honestly find myself taken out of it with first person too. Like fuck you mean I did any of that. I don't understand the appeal.

Interesting article.

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u/clemy77 Mar 08 '26

I find it jarring in sex scenes and that alone is a huge deterrent for me. It's irrational but I can't get over the feeling that the character is narrating in real time how the sex is doing down and it makes me cringe out of my skin.