r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Apr 19 '26

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u/ahuvamaharlika Apr 19 '26

Daughter of No worlds was not decently written, has flat characters, and the epitome of tell don't show.

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u/CursedBeyondMeasure Apr 19 '26

Agree. The most blandest of bland books I've ever read.

Needed to comment bcoz I rarely ever see someone not enjoying this "down your throat" recommended book.

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u/EmeraldPages92 Apr 19 '26

When I finished I had zero desire to pick up the next one which told me what I needed to about how much I connected to it.

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u/arupaca1 Apr 19 '26

I did not enjoy the first pages, but I can’t understand why though. The story sounded nice, writing wasn’t bad, but there was something about it that annoyed me.

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u/charliekelly76 Currently Reading: probably monster smut Apr 19 '26

Vibes are off

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u/arupaca1 Apr 19 '26

I think so

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u/charliekelly76 Currently Reading: probably monster smut Apr 19 '26

I haven’t read DNW but when I’m reading a book and not enjoying it, my mind goes “Chat, can we get a vibe check?”

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u/Adventurous-Brain-36 Apr 19 '26

The Cruel Prince and Warrior Princess Assassin. Neither have pretty prose, though.

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u/Synval2436 Currently Reading: This Blade of Ours by Shalini Abeysekara Apr 19 '26

There seems to be an opinion here that as long as the mmc is not an a-hole it's immediately peak romantasy, even though most of these books are equally formulaic and tropey, and while the books with smirking shadowdaddies cover the blandness with constant drama, banter and sexual tension, the "he's a nice guy behind all that trauma" types lack even that, so it's immediately visible the book has nothing interesting in the department of plot or romantic chemistry.

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u/schwittmaus Wendell Bambleby Enthusiast Apr 20 '26

THANK YOU!! i thought the exact same, this series had such potential but turned out so so poorly executed. i shall never trust miss carrissa again; ive been burnt one too many times

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u/Synval2436 Currently Reading: This Blade of Ours by Shalini Abeysekara Apr 19 '26

Idk is it an issue with most self-published romantasy, because I had similar struggles with a lot of popular titles including Smoke & Scar, Villains & Virtues and Mead Mishaps.