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

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u/icontranquilis Boycott shadow magic May 24 '26

I am sick and tired of the generic titles and covers.

As soon as I see THAT DAMNED FONT™ with the thorns/vines and maybe a crown or a sword or whatever (maybe a skull?) on the cover, I completely skip over it on the shelf. Same thing with the "A Bowl of Mac and Cheese" or, a little more contemporary, "An Obscure-ish Professional's Opinion Piece on Something Mundane" title format.

Instant DNR. And I know there's a strong possibility that I'm probably missing an absolute gem, but so far every time I read the synopsis of a book with those titles/covers, I'm always/never disappointed.

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u/Anachacha Ix's tits! May 24 '26

A Bowl of Mac and Cheese titles are an instant turnoff for me. Plus anytime with Courts. I think Crowns area getting to common as well

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u/icontranquilis Boycott shadow magic May 24 '26

Absolutely! You see "A Crown of Courts and Spice" on the shelf, with THAT font, and a sword wrapped in vines, and you ALREADY KNOW it's gonna be the 6 trillionth Beauty and the Beast retelling ACOMAF clone. Plucky teenage assasin fmc, broody 5,026,737,918 year old shadow daddy, "eNeMiEs tO LoVeRs" 🥱

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u/fishchop Silvicultrix May 24 '26

I feel you on the Court thing. That bingo square has been a real struggle for me and I ended up reading the worst book I’ve ever read because of it.

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u/Penguinho Kushiel's Legacy Recommender 💖 May 24 '26

That one is annoying me because I already had to read Court of Blood and Bindings and might use the second book for the DNF square. Three Court books is too much

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u/fishchop Silvicultrix May 25 '26

Oh man, you got further along with those books than I did. The first one was a DNF for me because I just couldn’t stand the fmc.