The Librarian's Husband's Book Club discussion

Welcome to the Romantasy Discussion, where magic meets romance! Dive into a world where love transcends reality as we explore the enchanting blend of romance and fantasy. Spellbinding love stories, mystical worlds, and captivating journeys await in the realm of Romantasy.

While I may do another---I added Romantasy as I'm reading A Court of Thorns and Roses. :)

Not my typical genre.

I think the Throne of Glass series (minus the first book) is by far her best series. As she continues to write, her books have become more spicy and I wish that wasn’t the case. It seems she’s relying more on that aspect in her books currently rather than developing story lines.

I'm reading A Court of Thorns and Roses, but the genre 'Romantasy' is a new genre. Allthough, books in that category allready existed in YA and so. I'm not so much a fan of the word.
Ik really enjoyed the Throne of Glasse series. The spicyness (is that even a word?) that Sarah J. Maas uses in her books, is something that is discussed very frequently in different groups/topics.

I must pick up my reading pace to decide how I feel about the word romantacy, but right now, I like it.

So after reading this book, which I am not sure is representational of "romantasy" as I don't have a wealth of other examples to compare it with--here are my gut reactions:

1) I enjoy the fantasy part of the genre. That's not a surprise.
2) The romance aspects are not as appealing.
3) Lots of teen angst (also in Fourth Wing) - I find that, along with really bad teen decisions, annoying. This one is classified as young adult so maybe its more that than "romantasy" but Fourth Wing was also filled with that.
4) There are aspects of the book that normalize or romanticize sexual assault and/or manipulation. Not sure if that is typical in the genre but that is troublesome.

Just my initial reactions as it relates to the book/genre.