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I wish "they" would separate "fantasy" from "romance fantasy" genre. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by JoeClu@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml
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I see many 4.5 to 5 star fantasy books. I get excited and read about them only to find out they are really just "romance" or smut type books. Grrr.

I really wish these romance novels would separate themselves from the fantasy genre. It wastes my time seeking out highly rated fantasy books only to find out they are actually romance books.

I wish I could block the romance and smut books when searching for fantasy novels.

It's disappointing that these romance novels are masquerading as fantasy novels. I do understand these romance novels really are, for the most part, fantasy, but I wish I wish there were a separate category either for the romance fantasy or for the traditional non-romance fantasy novels so I could block them in my searches. I've no interest in romance at all.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

I dunno, if you assiduously avoid anything that involves romance, you're going to miss out on some very good books. Not necessarily high fantasy, but "Outlander" comes to mind. So does "Shadow of the Wind".

[-] JoeClu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Will keep them in mind for future reference.

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