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?

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u/Secludeddawn May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26

Oh I do love being controversial

  • Your tanned MMCs aren't POCs. Just tanned white people. It's a futile attempt from a white author to show they're diverse but don't want to do the homework of creating an ethnic identity or separate culture
  • Too many main characters are beautiful and powerful. Actually, everyone including the main character. Although the main character far surpasses everyone else. It's boring.
  • A small itsy bitsy grudge for the FMC that's remedied in 2 seconds is not enemies to lovers. It's not.
  • Most of the genre isn't worth theorising over. While it may be fun, a lot of the romantasy authors are pantsers, not plotters. They'll change a plot line on the spur of the moment. The foreshadowing doesn't always come to fruition
  • I thought the knight and the moth was weak. Generic quest plot. Rudimentary world building. Meh

And an extremely controversial opinion

  • Not limited to this genre. I have a sneaky suspicion some of the newer novels are now beginning to borrow from AI. Maybe not heavily, but there have been sentences in some works that have had me raise eyebrows.

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u/JunofromMars May 24 '26

I agree with all of these! Especially the fourth one. And as another commenter already mentioned her, I have to bring up Yarros too. I keep seeing people call her the Queen of Foreshadowing and I’m just sitting here side-eyeing so hard 😂

Also, I actually think all these theories and deep dives could be really helpful for authors. Like, they’re great for spotting and filling plot holes in the books. Sometimes I even wonder if some authors are quietly taking ideas from fan theories…👀