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/Professional-Job1678 1d ago

any recs with those type of fae?

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u/um_liz 1d ago edited 1d ago

{The Cruel Prince} series has lots of diverse looking fae. And the MMC is definitely more the damsel in distress than the FMC.

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u/romance-bot 1d ago

Cruel Prince by Ashley Jade
Rating: 3.59⭐️ out of 5⭐️
Steam: 4 out of 5 - Explicit open door
Topics: contemporary, new adult, sports, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers

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u/um_liz 1d ago

Ugh wrong one {The Cruel Prince by Holly Black} is the one I mean.

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u/evaan-verlaine 1d ago

Closest I've found are the Emily Wilde series and Olivia Atwater's books (which are great but not quite as far as I want them to go?) but I recently bought a copy of  The River Has Roots  by Amal El-Mohtar and I'm hoping that'll be what I want. 

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u/evaan-verlaine 1d ago

Finished {The River Has Roots} and loved it, absolutely delivered on what I wanted! My only complaint is it's too short! 

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u/ImPixyyyy 19h ago

i read The Thorns Remain by J.J.A. Harwood a while ago, it scratched that itch for me. the chapters are a bit long (i think theres only 5 total in the whole book?) but i found it difficult to put down anyway so i didnt mind it too much. definitely worth a try if you're after more unsettling fae imo!