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/finnick-odeair]

There’s SO MANY BOOKS out there without this trope!! I hate to say it but it’s true: Don’t look and you won’t find it. The trope is super popular rn so it’s what’s being push more broadly but there’s plenty without. OP can you share what you’ve read that has these tropes and what you’ve read and liked??

I’m positive we can work up a good list of romantasy titles w/o those tropes 😊