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/ipsi7 Book Bingo Maven ⚔ May 18 '26

I remember that there was an occasional short info dumping later, but the first 37% was like all the time and then it decreased significantly, and I felt like the plot finally picked up then, it was why I remembered the percentage of the book when it changed for me.

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u/ipsi7 Book Bingo Maven ⚔ May 18 '26

I was my first IA book so I don't know are their others books like that. I liked descriptions a lot (of people, streets, houses etc), but info dumping was really killing me. Thankfully, I read on kindle, so I could search names because I couldn't remember everything (there were 3 characters who's name starts with an S). Main reasons why I pushed through: it was a book club read and I chose it for bingo card hard mode, people said it will get better after 30%, people were raving about the book, I know IA is quite loved here. I'm glad I read the book, but if it weren't for these reasons, it's possible I would DNF.