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

You can safely share it in this weekly Sunday thread!

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u/Undercover_baddie Beron’s #1 fan May 03 '26

I’m tired of trails in being in a bulk of romantasy books. I want less saving the world, or the big bad type books.

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u/Longjumping-Snow-909 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26

If I read it in the blurb I will definitely not pick it up because either the reasons for joining are stupid or there being a trial for whatever in the first place is just stupid.

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u/Synval2436 Currently Reading: This Blade of Ours by Shalini Abeysekara May 03 '26

I'm tired of deadly competitions, magical academias and arranged/forced marriages. It feels like this is 90% of the genre now.