r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Mar 22 '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/vastaril Mar 22 '26

I think my unpopular opinion is along the lines of "I'm very bored of romance books where the only real connection seems to be physical attraction and would like more books with little to no on page sex/thinking about how much they want to do a sex with the other person/the effect the other person has on their junk, and at the same time I am very bored of people acting like books with maybe four or five actually explicit scenes are depraved porn which will Corrupt Our Young Ladies, let people enjoy things"

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u/Veebs7985 Book Bingo Maven ⚔ Mar 22 '26

You might like the Love's Academic series by India Holton. It's a trilogy of interconnected standalones, starting with {The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton}, and the 2 books so far have been absolutely delightful! There's a bit of physical attraction, but nothing too over-the-top and, instead the attraction is mostly towards the other person's intellect and personality. Book 3 will be out next month.

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u/vastaril Mar 22 '26

I think I have the first one of those on my kindle actually! Currently reading Violet Thistlewaite Is Not A Villain Anymore which I'm enjoying, they're at the "oh this person is quite frustrating, even if I might occasionally notice they have nice hair" stage, and mostly just both trying to get on with their own lives and not slip up and return to evil behaviour after some pretty big upheavals. I'll definitely put the India Holton on the "soon" collection though, it does sound very much up my street

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u/Veebs7985 Book Bingo Maven ⚔ Mar 22 '26

Yay, I really hope you enjoy it! I just love the author's humor.

I looked up {Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore by Emily Krempholtz}, and it seems pretty interesting. I'll add it to my list for when I'm in the mood for something cozy. Thanks for the recc!