I love my fantasy books more than what is probably healthy for me, but I find a lot of them are too fast paced for me, in particular the love stories within them.
There's nothing I despise more than characters falling in love within the first half of a first book, it feels so silly and unrealistic (ignoring the fact that the books are usually about faeries and dragons, but not the point lol) and then the rest of the book is just meh because all of the excitement has passed.
I love me a painfully slow, dragged out, long ass, beautifully written love story that happens over time. It feels more real as a reader and allows you to fall in love alongside the characters and savour it.
For reference, one of my absolute fav series is Throne Of Glass by SJM and the best thing about her books is that the love interest is not the main story, like there's so much more.
Side note if you've read it: I knew Chaol was not end game because it all happened so fast that it didn't feel right. I absolutely loved that the main love interest wasn't even introduced until the 3rd book and even then it happened so slowly.
by liluziTeag