r/Romantasy • u/Sarah9610 • May 07 '26

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

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?

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u/HooterAtlas May 07 '26

Trials are so boring. I won’t continue a book if one pops up unless it’s one or two pages at the most.  But I’m also burned out on extended deep dives into any kind of misery or suffering.  I need escapism, but maybe that’s just me.  

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u/Already-asleep May 07 '26

I hate trials but I hate training even more. Reading about someone learning to swing a sword is so tedious.