Goodreads has launched the opening round for their yearly awards for the best books just recently. I skimmed through the categories myself, yet already saw quite mixed reviews about the suggestions for this year’s nominees.
Some categories like poetry and children books were removed (yeah, you can say that children ain’t a target audience for the Goodreads yet this platform always seemed to be well rounded).
Graphic novels is also something that was removed unfortunately. Although these ain’t my cup of tea, I’m almost sure it must be upsetting for a large group of people.
I’m not a Cassandra Clare reader, but I know Swordcatcher was specifically marketed as her first adult fantasy work. I don’t know about the amount of romance in it (I haven’t read it), but there are plenty of adult fantasy works that have romantic subplots, and that doesn’t immediately make them romantasy.
I agree with you. When i read it, it didn’t feel like it the romance was the main focus. It was definitely a prominent subplot but it wasn’t the main plot/focus.