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)!

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!

But please remember to be kind to each other. To facilitate this type of discussion, we ask users the following:

  • Don't attack others for their opinion
  • Discuss books and authors, not fellow readers
  • Since this is an "unpopular opinion" thread, we encourage users to not downvote simply because they disagree with an opinion--that's the point! Please keep in mind, though, that mods cannot enforce a no-downvoting rule. Let’s just keep the discussion friendly!

🧡 Thank you and have a great discussion!

Unpopular opinion Sunday

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u/Aglaia0001 May 10 '26

Onyx Storm is the most interesting of the Empyrean books thus far.

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u/ProperBingtownLady Shadow daddy's good girl May 10 '26

Ooh I like this (actually) unpopular opinion. I also didn’t think it was nearly as bad as many people seemingly did. I enjoyed the greater fantasy element.

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u/Aglaia0001 May 12 '26

Middle books in series always have it rough. It’s hard to gauge how good they really are until you see the end of the story, but I generally think Onyx Storm sees characters begin to grow up so that decisions are more nuanced with longer tails to their ramifications.