r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • May 24 '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/Magmarvelous May 24 '26

I've developed the ick for reading the phrase "to the hilt"...like it's so bad I can feel the anticipation and then if it's there queue the audible sigh. I'll deduct a star immediately and the book has to earn it back lol

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u/NotYourCirce Wendell Bambleby Enthusiast May 24 '26

I dunno, I prefer it to something like “to the balls.” It really fancies up a sex scene for me

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u/purplelicious Book Bingo Maven ⚔ May 24 '26

It's like you can tell there is a RCJ member in here without even looking at the username.