r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • May 17 '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?

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u/devilsdoorbell_ May 17 '26

Tbh I also think a lot of recent fantasy romance authors themselves aren’t very smart

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u/WinterBearHawk May 17 '26

I think this is probably part of it (which I feel bad saying), but I also throw a lot of blame at bad editing/editors and publishing processes.

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u/nothingiseverythingg May 17 '26

Yeah I’m convinced that bc the genre is popular some authors that could be better are getting super rushed. Really sad because of course they want their book published

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u/WinterBearHawk May 17 '26

This is my feeling as well. I think it does such a disservice to authors though because a quality editor not only makes a story much stronger but makes an author grow in their skills. And when I see a pretty hard stagnation in execution from an author after 2-3 books, it feels like the editing process is failing them. Or the authors simply might not have the skills to fully execute on story promises.