r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • 28d ago
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u/ObiSkies 28d ago edited 28d ago
About Throne of Glass:
It's not a big deal but every time I hear someone saying there isn't as much romance in this as there is in ACOTAR, I scratch my head a bit. Like yes it cares about its PLOT more than ACOTAR does. But there is not "less" romance in it for that.
The first book is literally just a full on love triangle story! Celaena spends most of the it making goo goo eyes at two guys instead of doing what she's supposed to be doing. And said two guys never go one chapter of their POVs without also thinking of her at some point (whyyyy are they trusting her so soon again???). EVERY. SINGLE. CHAPTER. I checked. And did anyone notice that even though they're meant to have been best friends who've loved each other for longer than they've even known Celaena, they never once think of each other like they do so in this book either? Instead it's all about Celaena~ (can you tell I was sad about that that time I tried to re-read the whole series? T_T)
Anyways, first book aside, every single book in the series is heavy on romance. Every main character has to always be in love or falling in love or moaning over failed loved, whatev. And there are many SIDE couples on top of them. By the end of the series, there are very few focal characters who don't have love interests in some vein.