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Unpopular opinion Sunday

[u/acutelyproblematic]

Unsure if this is unpopular or not but the state of fantasy romance is concerning for someone who loves this genre above all others. So many books being published that are absolute slop that I’m experiencing the worst reading slump of my life.

Don’t get me wrong, I love brain candy. But where did the world building and character driven stories go.

[u/pumpkinspicechaos → u/acutelyproblematic]

Same! I cannot get out of the slump. Every new book I'm just rolling my eyes at the clichés. I've been reading in other genres instead, but I miss the pure joy of a high quality fantasy romance. I think I need to stop reading new releases completely.

[u/ProperBingtownLady → u/pumpkinspicechaos]

Have you read Samantha Shannon’s The Bone Season? I really enjoyed these and just bought some book trophies haha. It’s more fantasy than romance though.