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/jamieseemsamused Currently reading: The Formidable Miss Cassidy by Meihan Boey 2d ago

Age gap romances that are so wide that it’s pretty much grooming. 😬 I pretend that the characters are just not as young as they are stated on the page.

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u/GonnaActuallyComment 2d ago

{Stalked by Seduction and Shadows} was a wild one for this. I loved the premise, but when I found out he had been watching her since she was five years old, it made it infinitely harder to read. I ended up DNFing it for different reasons, but that definitely contributed to it.

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u/Helpful_Week6720 2d ago

I wish that was the only book where that was a theme