Stories that left you disappointed for a reason

[Ireth313]

Y/n cannot be too outstanding so an average reader can relate to her

Yeah, but the 'ordinary character in extraordinary circumstances' formula is, basically, a premise of the whole realism and modernism writing school in literature. I know in the case of BoS and similar romances the goal is self-fulfillment, but it bums me that a tried and tested solution that allows you to develop plot and have sound character logic is basically half a step away, but it gets ignored

 

[AGoldenExperience]

Bit of a short comment here but I think this subject somewhat weighed down my chest recently so I have to get it off.


Why do so many books have stats and heavy stat checks only for them to be functionally useless to the plot or lead to the same outcome, or hell, have a specific event that you always lose despite having effectively the highest stats possible?, why even bother then?

 

[seneya]

but it bums me that a tried and tested solution that allows you to develop plot and have sound character logic is basically half a step away, but it gets ignored

Because the end result would be a completely different kind of work; almost a deconstruction, I think. My idea of a 'realistic' depiction of a soulmate bond, for example, is closer to horror than romance lol
I mean, imagine that... you meet a person. You don't know them. You're drawn to them. You feel bad without them.
They might not be a good person. You might even dislike them! But when you're next to them, you smile. You laugh. Everything they say seems just right. Then you are away, and... are these words really your? You remember saying them. They do not feel like they came from you.
You try to keep your distance. You're going insane. You can't sleep, you can't be away for long. You have to go back... and lose yourself. Again.
VERY ROMANTIC 11/10 ROMANTIC FANTASY