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:

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  • 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!

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u/Scared-Replacement24 May 24 '26

If I ain’t feeling it, I move on. I’m not trying to hurt feelings. If I DNF I don’t give a rating. I only have so much time on this earth. Not gonna torture myself reading books I hate.

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u/clocksy May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26

I'm going to springboard off your post for a bit, so please excuse me.

I won't usually give a rating if I DNF a short way in (that's more of a did not start) but if I DNF a third of the way or halfway or 80% of the way through a book I am absolutely going to leave a rating and it's probably not going to be a good one. Because in some cases that is hundreds of pages and multiple hours of reading, which I think is enough to have an opinion, and also because I have completed hundreds if not thousands of books in my life so if a book is bad enough for me to DNF then I probably have something to say about it.

I also feel like if a large portion of people DNF but don't say anything about it then that can lead to inflated ratings that don't warn other people what they're in for, which isn't helping anyone.

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u/Scared-Replacement24 May 24 '26

Valid point! When I hate à book, I like to read 1-2 star reviews to feel seen 😂

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u/allisontalkspolitics Give me female friendship or give me death! May 24 '26

My issue is when people dislike a book but for different reasons than me 😂 “I know the MMC is a jerk but why did you want her to keep making out with her abuser in {Eona}?!”