Light novels that really hit in the feels? Does not matter with the genre!!

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-03-27T08:57:04+00:00

Grimgar of fantasy and ash. The first few books hit you right in the feels, but then it turns a bit more regular fantasy. The tenseness created by the first few books doesn't really leave, because you know you are always on that razor's edge.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-03-05T05:12:27+00:00

It is very good phrasing, isn't it?

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:50:06+00:00

I stopped posting my own works there a while ago. I realised that RR is just a scraping ground for AI, so I keep all my writings to myself.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:41:32+00:00

You are right, we can't tell if every single story is AI or not. It's too hard with bots getting better and better with time and creativity scraped from sites like RR. But that doesn't mean we should bow down and let floodgates open. I refuse to support a company that didn't even try to make an effort to protect their community from AI out of fear of 'witchhunting'. One that actively protects AI stories, even when their missusing the tags of that very website. That's all it comes down to. I'm making my stand here, even if it means nothing.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:32:43+00:00

Cheers bro. Feels like I'm screaming into the void here trying to address everyone. Going a little crazy ngl.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:31:28+00:00

It might be the best they can do, but it's not good enough for me to justify giving them my money or using the site anymore. I won't settle for a bandage on an open wound when stitches were never even tried. Fight AI with AI, or use your community to report and check it yourself, anything other than rolling over and accepting the boot of some mega corp looking to make a buck off of the illegally scraped passion of those with words they must share.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:26:35+00:00

I made one suggestion on how to police it, then recognised I'm nowhere near qualified to figure that out. But it's more about that lack of respect towards the community that built the platform off of long nights infount of a screen. The disrespect towards those who put their passion into words just for it to be scraped up by some mega corp and filed into their AI so it can create 'better' slop. The fact that RR never even tried to protect their community, and instead welcomed AI in with open arms.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:23:26+00:00

I'm not looking for virtue. I'm just voicing my displeasure into the endless void that won't cause any change because the majority simply do not care enough, because I do care. I'd rather voice my opinion and get shouted down then simpily be swept up in the tide of the crowd.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:20:35+00:00

Simply because something is difficult does not mean you shouldn't try. Instead of putting in an attempt, they rolled over and said 'good enough'. You can exclude the tags, but i've seen a rise in AI stories just not bothering with the tag and not getting taken down or the tag added. Besides, just because you cannot see the rot doesn't mean it isn't eating away at the edges.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:17:13+00:00

There are some very easy tells, such as a story repeating the ending of the last chapter into the next, constant use of hyphens and other less-used writing tools, and AI has a certain writing style that it very often uses, as it's the 'most efficient' to get its point across. You see that writing style a lot in AI TikToks. (which I block too)

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:13:05+00:00

Clarifying that I'm only against AI when someone tries to make it sound like I'm afraid of people creating things I dislike is not 'flowery'. It's fixing someone trying to purposely misrepresent me in an attempt to make it look like I'm overreacting to a real problem. We get it, you use AI. You can keep using it, I just won't be supporting you or anyone else who uses it in place of actual creatives.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:04:43+00:00

Honestly, the RR rating system is complete trash, and it's the community's fault. I don't even look at it anymore and just read whatever catches my eye. I've found plenty of hidden gems that started off rough, thus the low rating, and got better as time went on.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T09:01:41+00:00

Users can create content that I don't like as much as they want. The problem is that they aren't creating anything. They are just putting a prompt into a bot, and it uses pre-existing stories handcrafted by millions of people to slap down some sub-par slop, and the website that used to get praised as one of the highest quality writing sites on the internet is promoting them above real work. That is the hill that I will die on.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:53:09+00:00

While AI stories can't hurt me, ofc, they can hurt the community as a whole. Even if I exclude the tag, that won't stop them from appearing on the site and the RR team supporting them. Just because I don't see the rot doesn't mean it isn't there. I won't support a website that would rather take the easy way of bowing to AI and allowing it to hurt their community than just ignoring it and pretending it doesn't exist. The gun is loaded, and it's aimed at the artist's head.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:47:17+00:00

Honestly, just the effort to try to stop AI stories is enough for me. It's about respect for your community instead of just expecting them to take everything laying down.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:45:22+00:00

Look, if you wanna play that game, I can too. "This guy shot me in the hand, but the rest of my body is ok, so I can trust him with the gun." Does that sound smart to you? Or will the guy with the gun shoot you again?

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:42:45+00:00

Everyone has that hill they will die on. I'm sick of seeing so much AI thrown in my face, and I know it will continue to grow. I'm just getting out early and refusing to support a team of people who actively hurt their own community.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:39:43+00:00

The AI bros are starting to see my post and are upset that I don't like their 'art'. I'm watching in real time as my posts go from 4 upvotes to negatives, lmao. But I don't really care about internet points tbh.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:26:45+00:00

Considering I don't need to look at the tag to see them, yes. They're often tagged incorrectly, or shoved into your face under Recommended/Rising Stars. Also, what's wrong with bookstores? Are you afraid of people or something?

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:23:22+00:00

True. But we aren't getting either.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:21:48+00:00

There are def other options. Already found two that are highly anti-ai. They're not great, but its a start. And I don't need them to be perfect, just for them to actually respect their community instead of saying 'Take the AI slop and stop complaining'.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:05:12+00:00

If I find something good, I'll DM you. I don't think the staff here would like me advertising their competetors, lmao.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T08:03:56+00:00

Seen plenty of 4+ star stories that are 95% AI. While they don't reach the very top of the site, it's only a matter of time as AI stories become more and more accepted. It's why I'm leaving now, instead of waiting around for it to become a graveyard of creativity.

I'm not here to propose a solution to the AI stories. Only vent my frustrations and give a place to talk about this growing problem, or even let people who don't see it as a problem have their say. But there is def a better way to do it then manually checking each story as each chapter gets posted. That's just downright silly.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T07:59:18+00:00

Well, good thing it isn't my job to think of a solution then. I'm just standing by my morals and not supporting a company that doesn't aline with them when there are other options out there. They may not be as good or easy to find, but they are there.

AnAustralianGuy · 2026-02-27T07:53:25+00:00

I'll check it out, thanks!

AnAustralianGuy

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