Review by deelightfulreads - Any Trope but You

deelightfulreads 's review for:

Any Trope but You by Victoria Lavine

5.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

infinity stars!! this is easily my favorite book of the year so far!!

thank you NetGalley and Atria Books, for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

what an amazing debut! i was laughing out loud, kicking my feet and giggling reading this!

this follows margot, who is a romance author that doesn’t believe in love. during an interview, her happily never after file is exposed to the public and she becomes shamed in the romance world. hoping to pivot genres and get her reputation back, her sister convinces her to take her research trip to alaska after all. set out to write a murder mystery, margot lands in alaska and then lands in the arms of our ruggedly handsome male lead, forrest, after being scared by bullwinkle the moose!

this felt like a love letter to the romance genre. there are so many trope in this book and margot was trying to fight off every single one of them. even with a trope around every corner, it never felt overdone or corny! it was so funny to me every time margot and forrest would find themself in a classic romance trope because margot would call it out immediately.

the relationship between forrest and margot was so flirty, heartwarming and steady. i loved that they could understand each other like very few people could and really empathize with the choices they were making, even if they hurt. this book is perfect for anyone that loves acts of service! being a caretaker was such a big part of both margot and forrest’s lives. i really loved the chronic illness and condition representation. it was so well done and the conversations that happened because of the people in their lives that relied on them were so real and raw.

i loved all the side characters in this book. margot’s relationship with her sister savannah was my favorite. i really loved the way they loved each other so fiercely, their banter, and the way they were each other’s biggest cheerleaders.

overall, i adored this book so, so much. i cannot recommend any trope but you enough!! i will happily read anything victoria lavine writes!!

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