Is there Anyone Here who Doesn’t Like Romance? > Likes and Comments

I don’t mean like, actively seeks out non-romance books, or won’t read anything with romance in it. But is there anyone who prefers books without romance?

No, I love romance and I think a good book needs at least a little romance. My favorite trope is enemies to lovers❤️. I don't like non-romanesque books. In my opinion, they can sometimes be good when it's unexpected plots, but it's better with romance

bruhhh i lovveee romance

I generally don’t like books without romance.
It has to have a PHENOMENAL plot for me to like it if it doesn’t have any romance.

im a big romance reader
BUT
Not every book needs it!!!!!
chemistry between characters doesn't always have to be romantic,
I like a good romance novel, im big on romatasy
BUT give me a fantasy without romance im happy, if the only tension in a book is s-xual then the world building is poorly written

Same! I've stopped a few books because of smut being thrown in. Is that all there is to a book these days?

Readette wrote: "Same! I've stopped a few books because of smut being thrown in. Is that all there is to a book these days?"

that kind of romance irks me

Should I put romance in my book then?

I’m a sucker for a romance book 🫡

It disgusts me if its smutty

Tend to avoid any mention of it lately because it's shoved into every story or overshadows the entire story. I don’t mind if it's a side story but even on TV shows I get bored fast with the bedhopping smut.

I read pretty much all genres, though romance is one I have always gone up and down with. More so recently, I'm sometimes avoidant as the rise in spicy books. I just don't think that books need to be so vulgar and graphic, for the same reason I don't want to watch it, I don't want to read it either. There is nothing actually wrong with romance, I think it's great when a book has romantic elements part of the plot like in life, where its part of it and not the main subject.

Not a huge fan, I find it to be hit or miss as a genre. I like when there is a story to it, I find Nora Roberts does a great job with romance because there is a point to it. But most of the time I find the genre pretty mundane, which is so weird because I love watching romance movies =P

I like romance, but everything is so fast-food nowadays. I want unrequited love. Deep love where they both love each other, but can’t be together. I like total heartbreak. But alas, I think I’ll have to resort to classics :/

I don't mind when a book has a romance subplot, but I'm unlikely to read a story that focuses solely on romance. To me, romance is like salt. It's good when it's in soup. But I could hardly eat a whole plate of salt.