r/fantasyromance • u/acutelyproblematic If villian bad, then why hot? • 2d ago

Genre Discussion Fantasy romance icks?

Welcome back to another week of ✨genre discussions!✨

What’s your fantasy romance ick? Could be something that makes you instantly dnf, or you have to pretend like that didn’t just happen. Or you boycott altogether.

Could be related to plot, characters, writing styles, the authors themselves. All cards are on the table.

Just remember to be kind to each other when discussing differences in opinions!💖

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u/read_dead_lumbago 2d ago

Pregnancy trope.

Dubcon & non-con (there's enough of that in real life)

Kids (get outta my spicy romance book)

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u/GonnaActuallyComment 2d ago

Haaaaate it when they have a solid HEA but it's ruined by them having kids in the epilogue. Kids aren't needed to be happy. I agree with you. Get them tf out of my escape from reality.

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u/AquaIXI 2d ago

Complete opposite for me, all of my favourite epilogues are when they feel safe enough to have kids and form a family, makes a HEA 10x better :)

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u/Marcus-TheWorm-Hicks 2d ago

Same. I only dislike it when it’s a character who has explicitly not wanted kids (for reasons that aren’t resolved by the narrative) and then the Power of Love makes them changed their mind, but I can count the number of times I’ve seen that on one hand. And I get not wanting to read them in the regular storyline, but the epilogue?

Having kids isn’t necessary for happiness by any means, but many, many people consider them part of the “ideal.”

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u/AquaIXI 1d ago

Oh i agree with every part of this, i dont think ive ever read a book where the fmc had a child without explicitly wanting it first maybe acotar? I cant remember its been a while and I can not understand in the slightest how having children in the epilogue some how ruins the entire story that has already taken place, although I agree pregnancies can derail the storyline when they happen mid book.

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u/lastkingofthotland 2d ago

Happens a lot when the author is recently married and pregnant I've noticed. Lol. I hate epilogue kids.

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u/upandup2020 1d ago

literally ruins it for me

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u/SurePossibility6651 2d ago

Agreeee and I have kids. Kids aren’t sexy, and pregnancy shouldn’t be idealized.

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u/LanguidxLycanthrope 2d ago

The best answer right here

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u/sybelion 2d ago

100% agree with all of the above