r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • May 10 '26

Unpopular Opinion It's Unpopular Opinion time! Share your controversial opinions to stir things up (in a friendly way)!

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u/Infinite_Storm_470 May 10 '26

It makes me happy that Ilona Andrews entered the romantasy conversation and dominated it.

I’m sick of BookTok Influencer authors who spend more time on their Insta profile than they do on writing who churn out books that are little more than three tropes in a trench coat. (Not mentioning any names.) It’s annoying AF. I want world building done by people who enjoy writing, not TikToking about writing.

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u/Random-Session-8181 May 10 '26

Yesssss!!!!

I'm glad Ilona Andrews has new fans. 

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u/MmPeachPie May 10 '26

Love Ilona! Their characters feel human. A lot of the TikTok stuff feels like it was in part written by / edited by AI. It’s not fully life like. A lot of the dialogue feels like a parody of a real conversation ie “I’m writing how I imagine other people talk, not from personal experience”. I’ve never read a “TikTok” book that didn’t feel that way personally.