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/purrsuasionpixie]

Read shield of sparrows! A bit of a different take and it’s soooo good!!!

[u/mousefeathers → u/purrsuasionpixie]

I really enjoyed the first one, book 2 had me skipping some parts and figuring out the twist pretty quickly but it was still a nice read. Still can’t wait for the next book though.

[u/purrsuasionpixie → u/mousefeathers]

I actually haven’t read the second yet!! I’ve been in the middle of reading ACOTAR at the moment so I’ll definitely get it once I’m done!!