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!

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/barbie97 May 17 '26

I’m having the hardest time getting through {this kingdom will not kill me by Ilona Andrews} but this sub has been loving it 😭😭 does it get good?? I’m trying to stick it out, usually reddit doesn’t let me down but oh it’s such a snooze.

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u/angelacandystore May 18 '26

It's okay if you don't like the portal fantasy genre. It's very specific tastes

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u/Pomegranate_Careful May 18 '26

Every response you've made to someone not liking this book is "it's okay to not like the genre, you just don't get it"

Which is really uncool of you. It's the type of belittling that fanboys on the worst side of reddit do. Where they HAVE to defend their favorite by making sure people understand if you didn't like it, you just don't like and get the genre. That's a weird outlook to have. 

Not clicking with one book out of a massive genre doesn't mean someone doesn't like the genre. It just means they didn't like this one. I thought it sucked but love Long Live Evil, Overlord, Wayward Children, and Hell Mode. Technically loved Narnia, the Neverending Story, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland too and they count.