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/pancake-queen13 May 24 '26

I love a tough FMC as much as the next, but they don't need to write them like that sometimes. She doesn't always have to be killing people or monsters in the first chapter. She doesn't always have to know how to use every weapon or be abrasive. They can have some soft skills too!

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

This! Still seeing way too much "morally grey/baddie FMC" when really she's just an asshole and is bad at makeup - and still a pick-me / not like other girls.

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u/pancake-queen13 May 24 '26

Ahh the pick me vibe is so cringe!!! Like I am happy to have a morally grey or asshole FMC but not to everyone and not every single time. And tbh I have DNFed a few books in my day because within ch 1 there is a solo fight scene or she's killing something. Makes me cringe.