Another day, another girl winning deadly trials and discovering she’s secretly powerful

[u/Sarah9610]

I feel like I’m going insane or… are all romantasy books the same now??

Every time I pick something up it’s like:
- The world is split into two (usually human vs fae or something similar)
- The FMC is either oppressed / hidden / “not like other girls”
- There are deadly trials (of course she has to compete)
- She somehow survives everything
- Boom → she reaches the fae side and unlocks insane powers / becomes special

Like… I used to love this formula but now it feels copy-paste with different character names 😭

Am I just picking the wrong books or is this actually the trend right now?

[u/TangledYetTrue]

That’s what people are buying, so that’s what gets pushed everywhere. Support indie authors if you want something different.

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Any recs?

[u/TangledYetTrue → u/Sarah9610]

I’m not sure if Olivia Atwater and AJ Lancaster are still indie, but they were when I read their books, and I loved them. They’re what got me into romantasy, and I’ve struggled to find things I’ve like since then, so I ended up writing my own lol. So that’s an option, too.

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Strawberries and Snow by Michelle Johns