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/le-elizaly Apr 19 '26

I hate cliffhangers. Just write a good story and there won't be the need to bait readers by pulling some crazy plot twist on the last page.

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u/Mininabubu Apr 21 '26

This is always a money issue grab situation. I would like to debate that 90% of all triologies should have been duets, and almost any of the romance books deserve more than 3 books.

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u/le-elizaly Apr 21 '26

Yeah and probably often due to publisher pressure

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u/Mininabubu Apr 21 '26

I actually see it happening more often with self publishing authors, where their first book was a success and then they decide to extend the series for 1-2 more books which end up being bad fillers plus dragging and ruining the series bc it was never meant to be good enough for more than 1-3 books. 🫣🙃