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savaburry 's review for:
Any Trope but You
by Victoria Lavine
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was actually a pretty solid romance, but idk that it'll live in my mind rent free. I disliked the primary premise for the actual story and I couldn't let it go ๐ so for that I can't completely round up.
- Margot is a romance writer that was burned irl and therefore she "doesnt believe in happy endings" and for every book she writes, she keeps a word doc of unhappy endings for every couple. Why? Because I guess we need a nonsense reason for her to have conflict. Her word doc gets leaked and people start boycotting her books and she gets "cancelled" by the romance community....tbh I found this to be dumb LOL. Like, sure I guess? The reasoning for sending her to the main location of the story was nonsense to me so points off
- She's in Alaska at a resort to ~find herself~ as a writer, and she falls for the hot resort manager (I guess that's what we can call him) named Forrest.
Their romance sort of followed a trope formula and every interaction they have, Margot compares to a romance trope which I guess I can't say doesn't make sense but it's like really girl lol. Their romance was hot and I was here for it, but they both had bad communication and assumed a lot about each other which made me ๐.
There is a large element of both of them being care takers for their family, Margot for her sister and Forrest for his dad and that's sort of how they bond. But it's also the reason they can't be together? I mean, this part of the plot wasn't bad but Margot was definitely unhealthily attached to her role as a caretaker which was hard to see because you're screaming from above like WAKE UP SISTER!
This didn't really have conflict tbh. The one attempt at severe miscommunication was thwarted thank god so I can't complain about that. I don't agree with the 3rd act breakup, but it makes sense within the plot we have.
The story was good, and that's mostly because of the romance they had going. I can't say I cared about them individually, but it did what it needed to do and that's really all you can ask for these days.
I would def recommend this if you're looking for something with low stakes but like a sprinkle of emotional conflict. The balance wasn't too much in either direction so I enjoyed it for that reason.
- Margot is a romance writer that was burned irl and therefore she "doesnt believe in happy endings" and for every book she writes, she keeps a word doc of unhappy endings for every couple. Why? Because I guess we need a nonsense reason for her to have conflict. Her word doc gets leaked and people start boycotting her books and she gets "cancelled" by the romance community....tbh I found this to be dumb LOL. Like, sure I guess? The reasoning for sending her to the main location of the story was nonsense to me so points off
- She's in Alaska at a resort to ~find herself~ as a writer, and she falls for the hot resort manager (I guess that's what we can call him) named Forrest.
Their romance sort of followed a trope formula and every interaction they have, Margot compares to a romance trope which I guess I can't say doesn't make sense but it's like really girl lol. Their romance was hot and I was here for it, but they both had bad communication and assumed a lot about each other which made me ๐.
There is a large element of both of them being care takers for their family, Margot for her sister and Forrest for his dad and that's sort of how they bond. But it's also the reason they can't be together? I mean, this part of the plot wasn't bad but Margot was definitely unhealthily attached to her role as a caretaker which was hard to see because you're screaming from above like WAKE UP SISTER!
This didn't really have conflict tbh. The one attempt at severe miscommunication was thwarted thank god so I can't complain about that. I don't agree with the 3rd act breakup, but it makes sense within the plot we have.
The story was good, and that's mostly because of the romance they had going. I can't say I cared about them individually, but it did what it needed to do and that's really all you can ask for these days.
I would def recommend this if you're looking for something with low stakes but like a sprinkle of emotional conflict. The balance wasn't too much in either direction so I enjoyed it for that reason.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness