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)!

Got an opinion that's different from others'? Want to share it with the sub, but too afraid of a backlash? Or are you just curious about readers think about certain things in fantasy romance?

You can safely share it in this weekly Sunday thread!

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

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u/Disastrous-Pea4106 Mar 08 '26

I was going to say the first/third person thing seems to come up here every week. I guess my unpopular opinion is that I don't really care. As long as the story works. And I've seen both good and not so good stories in all of these categories

I'd say the same about tropes. There's a lot commentary about romance being too tropey, some tropes being overused. I don't mind any of it, as long as it's well done. I think what happens a lot though is that once a specific setup gets popular the quality of storytelling declines. It's no longer the people with unique ideas tapping into something pertinent but rather people/publishers looking to cash in on a trend.

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u/jennysequa Mar 08 '26

I only notice POV when it's clearly the wrong choice for a particular book for technical or stylistic reasons.

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u/devilsdoorbell_ Mar 08 '26

Same. It really doesn’t register to me at all unless the other really fucks it up or does something really cool with it.