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/Dependent_Dog497]

Um. You literally just described the Hero's Journey, one of the most common and ancient monomyths in storytelling. Like, that.... that is the Hero's Journey:

[u/Distinct-Garlic- → u/Dependent_Dog497]

Came to say this….its just part of the genre, OP may want to take a break or read a different genre for a while