The BookTok Paradox: Three Problems With Modern Fantasy Novels

The market for fantasy sagas has increased exponentially over the past couple of years, with the rise of BookTok saturating the genre with fresh and eager new writers hoping to publish the next hit. However, some of us have noticed that with the rise in popularity, so accompanies an increase in the same hackneyed tropes and deficient technique in attempts to cash in on a commercially viable trend.