This is a question for anyone who LOVES reading romance. 
I love romance, and usually the male characters are strong, have great bodies, are great lovers (if it's adult, haha), and are very good-looking.
Well, if you love reading romance, would you like reading a novel with an ugly male protagonist? I thought about this the other day and I'd probably throw the book down in disgust because it ain't romance unless the man is hot. I actually did read a romance novel where the main male character was described in such a way that made me think he was ugly. The only reason I kept reading was because I was almost finished, but after reading the description of the character (very detailed) I actually lost interest in the romance and love story that was unfolding.
I just cannot read romance when there is an ugly main character involved – they all have to be good-looking. I'll even go as far and say that the male character has to be my fantasy male, haha.
What about you?
Suggestion:
You mean like Gaston Leroux' Phantom of the Opera?
Or Victor Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame?
Nah. Ugly romantic characters will never be a hit.
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