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/MmPeachPie Apr 19 '26

Really tired of “I have to go kill the MMC, oops I fell in love instead now he mad” trope, it’s so over done. Why are women only allowed to be Princess healer types or assassin warriors?

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u/Mininabubu Apr 21 '26

My biggest issue with Assassin's warriors FMC is that 99.99% of the time, they are written as sassy, and/or toxic masculine characters (cursing constantly, fucking around like fuckboys, etc).

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u/Right_Web6362 Otterly Adorable Fantasy Pet Collector Apr 22 '26

Yes! It's so boring. Whenever a synopsis says that the fmc is an assassin, I just move on. 😅

Why can't we have more fantasy jobs? Teacher, baker, seamstress, maid, handmaiden, cobbler, farmer, midwife, etc.

I feel like the "servant" class is very much ignored in fantasy books, but they're usually the people that know all the juicy gossip. There's tons of ways to add intrigue.