Aaah... there are many popular unlikeable characters in fiction. But in romances? It's a little more difficult to pull off because the reader will always be thinking that the unlikeable hero or heroine isn't worthy of their love match.
Agreed. Rather than using characters like Walter White or Hannibal Lecter as examples, it would be more relevant to look at the heroes and heroines of romance novels, or women's fiction, or at least novels with strong romantic subplots.
I recently read a romantic suspense where I intensely disliked the heroine (in part, because she looked down on men who were feminists and seemed to consider them weak). I'm sure she was an interesting character, but because I found her so unpleasant, I kept wishing the hero would end up with someone else.
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