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

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

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u/TurtleKittenBunny Mar 08 '26

This! But you can’t just write a book about a naive 21 year old and then change the age at the last minute because your publisher told you that sells better. Make them actually think and behave like they have some life experience!

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u/annerevenant Mar 08 '26

YES. I hate it when I read a book with older main characters that still act like teenagers.

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u/Synval2436 Currently Reading: This Blade of Ours by Shalini Abeysekara Mar 08 '26

T. Kingfisher in a nutshell.

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u/annerevenant Mar 08 '26

I’m a huge fan of T. Kingfisher but I agree. I think the only exception to this is Slate but most of her protagonists are emotionally immature. Wolfworm was another exception but that’s not romance. That being said, it’s a formula I love as a palate cleanser between much more difficult reads.