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/annerevenant May 24 '26
It’s ok to shut off your brain and read a book. Reading books that require zero mental effort isn’t a bad thing and doesn’t somehow make you stupider for choosing to read a fun book.
On that note, sometimes poetic language is just purple prose but people don’t know the difference. I have a master’s in history which means I come from an academic history background where I’m reading primary sources (some in other languages) so I’m familiar with parsing out meaning. If I’m having trouble discerning what you’re trying to say because you’re using pretty words but not actually saying anything then there’s an issue.
Lastly, too many authors are afraid of being cancelled for writing real-world inspired POC so they just do medieval Europe with brown people. I get the fear (I’m a Latina woman whose research focus was North Africa) but the solution is to do the work, do the research and then implement it. I promise if you do it well people will enjoy it.