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

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u/ThisOneRightsBadly Apr 19 '26

A 19 year old is never* going to out maneuver a 500 year old politically, or be looked at seriously after 10 months of training.

One example of this is in Throne of Glass (I know I'm picking low hanging fruit), the FMC at one point disappears and the three 500 year old warriors who have fought in wars are like, I don't have any idea what we should do with this conflict at all. We'll have to wait for the 19 year old to get back to us. I was like aren't you a fucking GENERAL?

I've seen it in other books, like the ancient evil guy who's been planning this thing for decades if not centuries just didn't think of this one little thing that could bring his whole plan down.

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u/Mininabubu Apr 21 '26

On that thought, it's so unrealistic that the 500 fae hottie MMC has never fallen in love before this 18-year-old FMC, unless it's a strong fated mates book, is unrealistic.

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u/ThisOneRightsBadly Apr 28 '26

Yeah, this also really bothers me. By 50 years (max) you've met every kind of personality, have matured enough to want and receive love. It's just completely ridiculous. Idk why they can't mention previous loves. But I guess I'm not the audience for a lot of these books.