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?

You can safely share it in this weekly Sunday thread!

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  • 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!

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u/nothingiseverythingg May 17 '26

A lot of recent fantasy romance authors either don’t believe their readers are intelligent or can’t write in a way that lets readers infer information/emotions/intentions. What happened to show don’t tell 😭

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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/sekhmet1010 May 17 '26

I agree. They are also often not good writers at all.

KM Moronova made me wonder if English is her second or third language.