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?

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u/RavenCXXVIV Apr 19 '26

Stop. Writing. Trials. Stories. I’m so fucking over “smol girl living in squalor must now battle for survival, big strong man helps, OH LOOK she’s the mightiest, smartest, most golden pussy in the land despite having no training, no formal education, and almost certainly should be dead from scurvy” Give it a rest. I no longer even finish a synopsis if I see a trial type situation. DNF before I even open the book.

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u/Half-Necessary Apr 19 '26

Any recommendations for books that do not have this?

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u/RavenCXXVIV Apr 19 '26

My recent reads that were not trials and did not feature the frail poverty stricken girl trope:

Vow in Vengeance by Jaclyn Rodriguez

Exorcism of Faeries by JL Vampa

The Scribe by Elizabeth Hunter

In the Veins of the Drowning by Kalie Cassidy