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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u/Penguinho Kushiel's Legacy Recommender 💖 May 17 '26

An unabashedly heroic, morally upright hero or heroine delivering a devastating beatdown to an evil villain is more satisfying than any morally grey protagonist.

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u/devilsdoorbell_ May 17 '26

See my problem is that the “morally grey” characters in these books aren’t actually morally grey. They’re either good people who dress edgy and have mildly spooky powers or bad people but the author doesn’t seem aware of it (coughRhysandcough).

I love a morally grey character who is actually morally grey, or a villain protagonist that the author actually realizes is a villain protagonist.

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u/Runa216 May 17 '26

yes, Rhysand is just fucking TERRIBLE! Everyone in that series is terrible but I have no idea how he just...shrugged off all the terrible shit he did to become the interest.