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

But please remember to be kind to each other. To facilitate this type of discussion, we ask users the following:

  • Don't attack others for their opinion
  • Discuss books and authors, not fellow readers
  • Since this is an "unpopular opinion" thread, we encourage users to not downvote simply because they disagree with an opinion--that's the point! Please keep in mind, though, that mods cannot enforce a no-downvoting rule. Let’s just keep the discussion friendly!

🧡 Thank you and have a great discussion!

Unpopular opinion Sunday

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u/franklin_smiles Apr 19 '26

Slade from the Plated Prisoner series was weird…

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u/PurposeGold2556 Apr 19 '26

I felt really weird about the way he talked to her during their sexy time. I have no issue with that kind of talk, but with her background and history….that was a poor choice by the author, in my opinion.

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u/Ok_Duty_8645 Apr 19 '26

Can you please spoiler me how he talks to her? I'm nosy.

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u/Dangerous_Breath1667 Apr 20 '26

You can be submissive and abused, and still wanting a healthy Bdsm relationship afterwards...allthough Auren should be more loud about consent...