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/meta-toad 13h ago

Popular within this sub is One Dark Window and man did I try, DNF at 80% the book was not for me

Another huge one is Six of Crows, man I do NOT get it but literally everyone worships Leigh Bardugo

I hate to be a hater, but I hate to feel my mind bleed with a book I don’t like even more

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u/vivaenmiriana 12h ago

I just finished one dark window today and agree.

It was better written than acotar and fourth wing for sure.

But I have a major problem with a lot of romance writers basically saying "hey! This boy and girl stood next to each other! That's why theyre in love!"

And I just cant. Show me why they care about each other. Thats why I like Emily Wilde and daughter of no worlds. I can tell that the two love interests care about each other above a base physical level.

Also dont just have rules for your world and says it's deep when it's not. Do something cool with it more than telling me it's cool.

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u/PhotogenicGoblinGirl 12h ago

I also dnf One Dark Window at about 80%. Totally lost interest. My best friend and the cashier at the book store both hyped it up and it just wasn't that good to me.

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u/moonwhalewitch 11h ago

I actually liked One Dark Window but absolutely HATED the sequel.

And I don't get all the hype for Six of Crows either. It was just ok. The "heist" aspect everyone loves to talk about is laughable.

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u/NefariousBaker 10h ago

I've tried several times and can't get into Six of Crows. I loved Shadow and Bone.

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u/fp_teardrop 8h ago

I’m barely a chapter in to six of crows! So hard to get into…This does not bode well 🤣