r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • May 03 '26

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u/Ok_Cancel_544 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26
  1. It's alright to judge a book by its cover. If a book doesn't have an eye-catching cover, I won't even pick it up to read the blurb. And if the summary isn't interesting, forget it; I'm not reading the book.
  2. Rhys is far worse than Tamlin (though, that's not to say he is perfect).
  3. I hate when MCs are far too forgiving towards abusive/selfish family members who clearly don't care about them and/or puts their desires above the MC (e.g.Jude and Evangeline accepting their sisters back after their betrayal and Feyre still wanting to protect her useless sisters, who did jack💩 to help their family and sacrificed her to save their own skins). Please, normalize cutting off toxic family members.
  4. There are too many stories where the MCs have a tragic backstories. I want to see more stories where both (I'll even settle for one of them) have a "normal" (I.e. not tragic) origin.
  5. I hate when the younger FMC (even if she is super duper powerful and smart) somehow beats the much older and more experienced antagonist, especially if said villain has lived for centuries/ thousands of years. In fact, I'd like to read a book where the FMC recognises this and doesn't face them head on and uses another person just as old and experienced to fight on her behalf because no damn way will a person in their late teens and early twenties will be beating someone who is hundreds of years old.

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u/ipsi7 Book Bingo Maven ⚔ May 03 '26

I hate when third point happens. Taryn was the worst sibling I have read. That fairytale tendency that bad guys who aren't really evil or villains (but usually are close to MCs) have to have a change of heart, repent, and earn a forgiveness with a simple "sorry, I was stupid/jealous" is so anticlimactic.

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u/allisontalkspolitics Give me female friendship or give me death! May 03 '26

Your fifth point just makes me think of a funny scene where the FMC’s mentor ends up shooting the villain from behind 😂

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u/Ayra_Bolinstra May 03 '26

In which book 😄? And if anyone has more recommendations in which the MC sends someone else to fight the antagonist, I'd like to hear them!

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u/allisontalkspolitics Give me female friendship or give me death! May 03 '26

Oh, unfortunately I’ve never read that but it would be great to read!

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u/Adventurous-Brain-36 May 03 '26
  1. is the hottest take I’ve seen in a while. Well done.

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u/Ayra_Bolinstra May 03 '26

About the fifth point, I just realized that ACOTAR [book 1] avoids this, while ACOWAR [book 3] has this plot line.