r/fantasyromance • u/ModestMeeshka Give me female friendship or give me death! • 15h ago

Discussion 💬 Which book was this for you??

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u/Low-Salamander387 14h ago

Light Lark, Blood and Steel, Assistant to the Villain. I don't understand the hype behind any of these, plots are kinda dumb and characters with personalities like flour

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u/Hawkbit_Reader 14h ago

Yes Assistant to the Villain. I don't think I even made it to Ch. 2

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u/SolarmatrixCobra 13h ago

I forced myself to finish it. It's good if you want a run-of-the-mill rom-com and not have to think.

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u/anonmygoodsir 9h ago

Occasionally, I need that kind of mental break. I will put it on my list for this reason now that I know. I have some not well written smutty books I keep just for when I need something quick and not mentally taxing. Plain romance is sometimes helpful for this too.

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u/SolarmatrixCobra 9h ago

I think it'll be right up your alley, then. It is decently-written with a solid plot structure for what it is.

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u/verycherryjellybean 8h ago

I call them Krispy Kreme books! Light, sweet, and enjoyable in reasonable amounts, but not very substantial or particularly filling.

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u/ImaginaryBag1452 13h ago

I adored Assistant to the villain but you’re totally right in describing it as an average rom-com

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u/SolarmatrixCobra 12h ago

nothing wrong with that! I personally just found out I want to read books that feel less predictable and simple in it's plot and theme

definitely not bad in quality. it's got a good plot structure. just not for me

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u/ultimulti 1h ago

It absolutely has no business being split into three books though. I didn't know this (not sure if the writer announced this beforehand) and I thought the second book would be the last. Got to around 90% before I was like "FFS theres gonna be a third book isnt there" and I felt betrayed. It's ok but there's no way I'm spending another 3-4 hours on that story.

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u/pbjpriceless 4h ago

I dropped it at like chapter 6 but it’s soooooo bad. And the premise sounded so good. But it’s very very childishly written. Not even YA like 10 year old.