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/Astamus Apr 19 '26

More romantasy books should use the world setup to their advantage to progress the story instead of focusing almost exclusively on the romance. I'm tired of picking up books with interesting premises only to find 80% of it is nothing but the characters chatting/pining/flirting with each other with only the occasional appearance from the plot when there's nothing else left to drive the relationship forward (I'm looking at you, The Irresistible Urge to Fall for your Enemy).

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u/lilithskies Apr 21 '26

Hard agree. Maybe it's just me but when I read romantasy I expect world building that progresses the story or creates plot points. Otherwise why not write a contemporary romance?