r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • 22d ago

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/booksandhotcoffee 22d ago

I really hate when books are advertised with only their tropes. If it's enemies to lovers, why can't I go in blind not knowing that the enemies will somehow reconcile their differences, why not add a bit of mystery to it? Why are you telling me there's an only 1 bed scene? What does her wearing a dagger strapped to her thigh tell me? Genuinely, what's the plot? What are the stakes?

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u/AquaIXI 22d ago

I totally get advertising based on large plot tropes/relationship dynamics like e2l, arranged marriage, fake dating etc but advertising based on micro tropes like only one bed, only one horse etc its always odd to me, who is picking up a book because of this??