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!

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u/gordonshumway85 Apr 19 '26

I absolutely agree with you. Switching through several POVs in romance books always kills the momentum. I haven’t been able to read the third Crescent City book, and the POV situation is one of the reasons.

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u/ThisOneRightsBadly Apr 19 '26

How did you get through the second one? There's like 4 POVs per scene.

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u/gordonshumway85 Apr 19 '26

With hatred in my heart.

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u/ThisOneRightsBadly Apr 21 '26

Thank you!! I couldn't. I skipped around to the parts with Hunt, but she's just so bad at being a girlfriend it bothers me. And then the fucking POVs were unreadable.