Sadly, I suspect that anything that contains indisputably happy endings for a majority of the characters is "too sweet" by the standards of today's audience.
There is a strong tendency in SF/F fandom today to value the grimdark. No character can be allowed to be wholly or even mostly noble; no one ever simply processes and gets over a trauma. (Of course, no one is allowed to find actual satisfaction in revenge either; the avenger simply *has* to fall into despondency on realizing they no longer have a reason for living.)
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Date: 2011-10-24 06:22 pm (UTC)There is a strong tendency in SF/F fandom today to value the grimdark. No character can be allowed to be wholly or even mostly noble; no one ever simply processes and gets over a trauma. (Of course, no one is allowed to find actual satisfaction in revenge either; the avenger simply *has* to fall into despondency on realizing they no longer have a reason for living.)