Gaming Ikari wrote:Like I said, I understand that in the context of romance stories: You want to know if the story you're going to be reading is about characters you like or not. However...
How is it relevant to Action/Adventure stories where the romance is, at best, a minor side-dish and constitutes a heavy spoiler? I guess the reason I bring it up is the sheer number of reviews I've seen for various stories (my own and the stories of others) which state "Awesome story, but it'd better be CharX/CharY or I'll hate it!"
If it's an awesome story, why are you suddenly going to hate it if the author develops a certain romance? If you've enjoyed their writing up until that point, why would you assume you wouldn't enjoy their writing in the future?
In one Highlander fic I read (labelled Action/Adventure), the plot was very engrossing.
Up until somewhere along chapter 5, where I get a sudden dose of hot, extended loving action out of literally nowhere other than two characters having to share a room together.
Hey, I was willing to skip a chapter, since I liked the plot... but the plot was completely dropped. For the next several chapters I get more hot love, some consensual, some not (an even bigger squick for me), all in excruciating detail.
So, yes, it's very significant. And, yes, I will stop reading.
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"So Igor wasn't kidding. Most people just ensure they won't die cold and alone by making friends...I gain superpowers and have mysterious voices tell me I did a good job. My life is a goddamn mess."
-- Minato Arisato, My Life is a Goddamn Mess