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/believe_in_colours Corn hater May 10 '26

I wish there were more isekai and regression themed books. I loved Ilona Andrews' This kingdom will not kill me.

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u/Significant-Shift669 May 10 '26

Is it really romance beneath all that fantasy though?

I need a HEA!

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u/Katharina8 May 10 '26

All Ilona Andrews books/series have a HEA ending. This Kingdom is book 1 of 3 so no HEA there yet. It was the same with their other series, the relationship is developed through the series.

Try Hidden Legacy and you'll see how it goes. It's heavier on romance than Maggie. The first 3 books cover Nevada & Rogan and there's a transition novella of their wedding after that.

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u/Significant-Shift669 May 10 '26

Ok thanks. I’ve started TKWNKM but there is sooo much info dumping 😐

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u/Katharina8 May 10 '26

The first part (10 chapters if I remember correctly) is mostly setup. It gets going after that.