I see many 4.5 to 5 star fantasy books. I get excited and read about them only to find out they are really just “romance” or smut type books. Grrr.
I really wish these romance novels would separate themselves from the fantasy genre. It wastes my time seeking out highly rated fantasy books only to find out they are actually romance books.
I wish I could block the romance and smut books when searching for fantasy novels.
It’s disappointing that these romance novels are masquerading as fantasy novels. I do understand these romance novels really are, for the most part, fantasy, but I wish I wish there were a separate category either for the romance fantasy or for the traditional non-romance fantasy novels so I could block them in my searches. I’ve no interest in romance at all.
Hmm, what’s been happening is there’s been a merge of genres that’s exploded in popularity, and categories haven’t really kept up with the merging.
As a romantacy fan, I used to get so frustrated that there was never enough of a good fantady plot that balanced well with a great romance. Either it’s a ton of fantasy with barely-there romance, or it’s a romance with shitty plot.
Really, it needs to be a genre of it’s own. We’ll get there one day, but today’s not that day.
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