I loved this book!!! What an original enemies to lovers tale with great banter between the main characters. When Margot’s romance community turns against her, she finds herself in the Alaskan wilderness trying to re-invent herself. Little does she know she ends up in the trope she’s spent years writing about. This book and a snowy day I am sold!

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁:

I was blown away this was a debut novel! From 10% in I knew this was going to be a binge read and I had high hopes. It did not disappoint at all, I absolutely devoured this book. I loved the characters, the settings, the adventures, the challenges, the growth, the family dynamics and working in of all the tropes. This book is a love letter to anyone who’s sacrificed their happiness for others. GO ADD TO TBR NOW!

𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬:

Margot was a NYBS romance author until she was cancelled by the romance community. It all went down during a live interview when her “Unhappy Ever After” file was leaked. Things couldn’t get much worse: she’s now hated by all and her publisher just pulled out of the book deal she had.

Margot’s sister Savannah however won’t let her sulk and has come up with the idea of a “Reinvention Trip”. For the next six weeks she will be staying at the North Star Lodge in Alaska to regroup and work on a new book. Margot is hesitant to go as she is her sister’s caregiver as Savannah suffers from a chronic disease and has major flare ups. But Margot can’t say no to her so she’s headed to Alaska.

Upon arriving Margot jumps feet first literally into Forests arms to “escape” from an animal. Turns out it’s Bullwinkle the local tame moose. Forest turns out to be the son of the Lodges owner and he’s gorgeous. But Margot puts up walls immediately as there will be no romance on this trip! But Alaska has other plans and during the next six weeks will throw every trope imaginable Marge and Forests way. Can these two strangers who started as enemies thaw into more?

Alaska sure going to test them: From almost burning down a cabin, to Forrest carrying her down a mountain, to one tent this book has it all and so much more.

𝙁𝙖𝙫 𝙌𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙚:

“You launched yourself at me the first time we met, and it was like the whole fucking sun fell right into my arms. So warm, so gorgeous, I thought I was hallucinating.”

𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒍𝒍 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅:

* Cancelled NYBS Romance Author
* Cancer Research Doctor
* Strangers to Enemies to Lovers
* Her “Unhappy Ever After” File was Leaked
* Extreme Fish Out of Water - Cali Girl to Alaska
* Alaskan “Reinvention Trip” - Six Weeks
* Caregiver Rep - Sacrifice
* All the Tropes w/ Mountain Daddy
* North Star Lodge - No Internet
* Bullwinkle The Moose 🫎
* Dual POV w/ Spice

Margot is a famous romance author who is having a hard time believing the happily ever afters she writes about actually exist. She’s been scorned a time or two and finds solace rewriting her beloved storybook endings with more accurate endings, or as she calls them – happily never afters – where the characters get divorced, deal with awful in-laws, etc. When her file of alternate endings is leaked during a video interview with her loyal readers in attendance, Margot heads to the Alaskan wilderness to escape the negative publicity and to try writing another book in a new genre. There she meets Forrest, who is not only caring for his family’s resort, but also his ailing father. He is not interested in starting a relationship with Margot, but the two keep finding themselves in romance novel-worthy situations, and their attraction becomes hard to ignore.

I have mixed feelings about this one. The author did a great job showing how hard being the primary caretaker of a family member can be. Both Margot and Forrest are caretakers - Margot for her sister and Forrest for his father. It directly impacted every decision they made throughout the story, from their careers to their relationships, while also straining their own mental health. The overall relationship between Margot and Forrest was likable, even though I felt it would’ve been more enjoyable as a slower burn versus an immediate attraction. I did appreciate that they talked through misunderstandings and how deeply they understood each other. My main hang-ups revolve around Margot. She felt a little juvenile sometimes, and the sections where she was in her head felt drawn out and repetitive. This was a very, very strong debut novel, though. I would definitely check out more from this author in the future.

Thank you to author Victoria Lavine, publisher Atria Books, and NetGalley for an eARC copy of Any Trope But You in exchange for my review.

enemies-to-lovers
forced proximity
FMC bestselling author
MMC doctor
set in Alaska
rediscovering oneself

This was a cute romcom but too many things didn't work for me unfortunately it's a 2.5.
The hardest parts for me were the FMC and her decision making. I struggled to connect to her and believe the choices she was making (I can't say too much here without spoilers).
Then the ending. It was RUSHED. The entire book was a slower paced cute romcom until you go to that last 25%.

There were moments that were hilarious, swoony and sweet but overall this one just wasn't for me.

Thank you atria for this ARC.

I really wanted to love this one, but could not get past the negativity from the FMC. She was just too entitled and rude to most of the other characters, so I just did not care for her. I think this ruined my outlook on the rest of the book and I did not enjoy the romance to this either.

‘Be safe, but not too safe.’ 🥹

This was very cute and worthy of all the love it has been receiving! I love how it handled introducing all the various tropes 😍 both main characters were super loveable and I’m so so happy they get their own HEA 🩵🩵

An amazing debut that I definitely recommend if you love cute open door romance books. I can’t wait to read more from Victoria Lavine now 😍

I was excited to receive this as an ARC! All the hype I have been seeing about this book is deserved. What a triumph, especially for a debut!

Poking fun at all the tropes in a book was brilliant.

I spent most of this book laughing, in a great way! Here are some of my fave moments and quotes:

"I wouldn't mind seeing how you handle me." WHAT, screaming!!

The little towel that could!!

"Collab between Hallmark Channel and P0rn Hub"--this is how this book felt but in as PG-13 way as possible!

I appreciated the book even more after reading the acknowledgements from the author at the end.

This review will be posted on my booksta, toomanyfivestarreads.

This book was so much fun. Who knew romance authors could be so jaded? Margot certainly is, only, all her fans find out and she is cancelled big time. Her sister bans her to Alaska to essentially find herself again, to get uncomfortable, and hopefully write a new manuscript that is NOT romance. Of course, that all falls apart when she falls into her trope. After trope. After trope. Humorous, real-life situations keep happening to throw Margot together with her lumberjack-looking host. Is it a bit of a stretch for ALL of these things to happen? Of course. But it's fun and steamy with a great steady burn. Romance readers will get a kick out of it, I know I did. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters, the banter, the situations, and the tension. Perfectly paced and full of heart, Any Trope but You hit all the marks for me.

I read an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Thank you Victoria Lavine, and Atria books for letting me read the ARC for Any Trope But You. Seeing that one of my favorite authors is best friends with the author of this book set my expectations…and they were met! I loved the witty banter in this book, it had me giggling in public. At first I was annoyed with the miscommunication trope but then I realize CAITLYN THEY'RE COVERING MULTIPLE TROPES IN ONE BOOK, and then a brief facepalm. I enjoyed that there was a medical sensitivity reader, and felt that anyone with medical conditions will appreciate that. I loved their love and also the dimensionality of the story. I love a romance that has depth and covers hard topics, and this did that. The only critiques I have is the “she’s so faint I don’t want to break her” vibe irritates me, but that also could be part of the multiple tropes deal. As well as Forrest bringing up her sister while doing the dirty had me icked. Those are definetly personal preferences and overall I enjoyed this book a lot and will be recommending it to others!

I really enjoyed the concept of this book, it was both very self-aware of the romance genre and the tropes and how fun/ridiculous they can be, but also felt like a love letter to genre. The romance was cute, though I wanted a little bit more. It felt mostly the reason they connected was because they were primary caregivers and were physically attracted to each other. I think a little more depth was needed. The real fulfilling relationships in the book definitely were Margot and Savannah & Forrest and his dad. They were wonderfully fleshed out and honestly had me a little teary eyed at times.

I think this book was funny, sweet, heartwarming and well written. I definitely enjoyed my time reading it and it was a great debut novel!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

I didn't like Any Trope but You as much as I was hoping to. I liked the romance, but felt like it was too insta-love. Perhaps it was my mood, but it also seemed like too much reflecting and internal thoughts between dialogue. By the second half, I was skimming.

3.75 rounded up. Cute enough. Good pacing. A little more open door than I prefer. Overall felt like a good, easy read. I find that since I read a lot of literary fiction and mystery/thriller, it’s nice to have a palate cleanser and this is perfect for that.

Advanced reader copy provided by Atria and NetGalley but all opinions are my own.

I was literally covering my eyes when THAT scene happened. You know, the one in the blurb! My second hand embarrassment jumped through the roof. 🫣 I was literally going "omg noooo!" I'll admit though, the beer belly mention was H I L A R I O U S. I laughed really loud at that. 😂

Anyway! Onto my (semi-serious, because my reviews are never that deep) review of this gem of a book.

First off: I love how this starts with a mystery. Truth_seeker98, WHO ARE YOU? That was me throughout most of this book. I needed to find out who did this. 😅

Okay, with that out of the way, let me just talk about how much I loved the relationship the MFC had with her sister. I was getting teary eyed during some of their scenes. The MMC also has a lovely relationship with his father, which I adored. There isn't enough positive father/son relationships in romances (or any genre, really), so always nice to see this positive representation. ❤️

This book definitely passes the rom com vibe! It has everything a usual rom com has, especially the comedy. I was laughing every few pages. I really enjoyed the comedy (and romance, of course) in this. Victoria has a knack for that. 👌 And the spice was spicing! I loved the slow burn type of spice this novel has. The way Victoria writes the want, the heat, the longing. Everything about the spice in this novel presses my buttons. 🫦

Overall, this was a really enjoyable novel. Great main characters individually and together, lovely supporting characters, and a nice overarching storyline about finding yourself.

Ok this was super cute! It had everything and the kitchen sink thrown in and it works!
Margot is a bestselling romance author who because of her own experience, doesn’t believe in HEA. So while by day she writes her novels that her fans love, she has a secret file of Happily Never After that she writes just for herself. When that file gets leaked one day, she gets cancelled, big time, and on advice of her sister who she has been a caretaker for many years due to medical issues, she runs off to Alaska to write a whole new genre, murder mystery in the hopes that maybe people will forget all the past stuff and read this new book.
She bumps into the lodge owner, Forrest, literally, when she is confronted on her first day by a wild animal and he protects her. He turns out to be a doctor/landlord with a heart of gold and fills the grumpy meets sunshine trope and romance ensues.
If you’re a fan of: forced proximity, enemies to lovers, wilderness romance, slow burn romance and a gorgeous Alaskan setting, and even the occasional Taylor Swift mention, this is the perfect book for you!
Thanks to Atria Books and NetGalley for this eArc in exchange for my review.

Arc review: I loved the plot and this was really cute. I hate that every book has to have cancer In it though

This was cute. Not super memorable but entertaining enough. I liked the family members and the side characters. 3.5 stars rounded up

Margot is a bestselling romance writer who's been canceled after it was revealed that she doesn't believe in love. But Margot is no quitter, so she decides to lay low and try her hand at writing a murder mystery set in Alaska. When her sister concocts a plan to get Margot to Alaska Margot is hesitant to leave her sister who suffers an autoimmune disease, which can leave her dependent upon Margot. Ultimately Margot decides to head to remote Alaska where she finds her sister has booked her into a remote adventure lodge run by a father/son duo. While staying in Alaska, Margot must participate in one ambitious adventure excursion a week - her reward is a letter from her sister. But the adventures aren't as bad as Margot had imagined when she finds herself in the middle of every romance trope you could think of with the proprietor's son, Forrest, who may end up changing Margot's mind about the possibility of Happily Ever After.

There were a couple of scenes that literally made me laugh out loud. The plot was a fun and fresh idea - one that I haven't read yet. I liked Margot's dry sense of humor and her general pessimistic outlook regarding love - a subject she should be an expert on. I also liked the heartwarming family connections between both Margot and her sister, and Forrest and his dad. I found the family-ties sub-plot to be endearing. My only complaint is that the paragraphs would be long winded at times, which made the reading not as easy and seamless for me (but, in all honesty, this could very well be a self-criticism because my writing style also tends to be wordy and complicated, and this could be something that doesn’t bother anyone else). While I saw the ending coming, this was a light, fun, entertaining read that I enjoyed.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria for the free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The title Any Trope but You is spot on—and yes, it might sound cheesy, but trust me, this book embraces every delicious cliché in the best possible way. Dr. Forrest Wakefield is basically every book boyfriend wrapped into one swoon-worthy, cinnamon roll of a man.

Margot Bradley, a famous romance author, is recovering from a major writing blunder—and to make things worse, her private thoughts (essentially her diary) get leaked to the entire romance community. Yikes. Her well-meaning sister decides the cure is some forced introspection and ships Margot off to a remote Alaskan lodge for some soul-searching and self-discovery.

The idea was to push Margot out of her comfort zone and remind her of the strong, independent woman her sister knows is still in there. What her sister didn’t count on? A ridiculously charming doctor who checks every “perfect guy” box—in and out of the bedroom.

This book is a quick, cozy, trope-filled delight. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, unapologetically romantic, and totally self-aware of the genre it’s playing in. If you love rom-coms that lean into the fun of tropes while still delivering heart and heat, don’t skip this one.

This was such a fun read!!! I loved all the tropes and the emotional conversations between the main characters. The spice is certainly enough to keep a reader warm in Alaska, and the mmc is even hotter. I did struggle to get into the book at first, but that quickly changed. Overall, I really enjoyed this read and I am impatiently waiting for Lavine's next release.

Thank you to the publisher for the e-copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was a 5/5 romance for me! Gorgeous setting, doesn't take itself too seriously, deals with real emotions and relationship issues, chemistry is palpable from the beginning but not forced or insta love, spice is incredible, etc. If you like romance at all, you'll love this one.

Margot is a best-selling romance author who doesn't believe in love and has a secret Happily Never After file where she writes alternate bad endings for her couples - the couple gets a bad divorce, or the husband cheats, or one of them gets a terminal illness, etc. - and vents about her readers' naivete in thinking happy endings exist. When her accounts are hacked and her Happily Never After file is leaked to the world, she gets "canceled" by her readers and her publisher. Margot is a full-time caretaker for her sister Savannah, who has a chronic illness, and so she needs to make money fast. Unbeknownst to her, Savannah books Margot a six-week stay at a lodge in Alaska so she can write in a new genre: murder mystery. Of course, when Margot arrives in Alaska, she immediately meets a man named Forrest who embodies every trope she seeks to avoid, and the rest is history :)

I really adored this one. Margot is witty, sassy, and not too self-deprecating, but she wrestles with her flaws and points of view and does real emotional work and growth. Forrest is obviously hunky af - I absolutely adored every time Margot thought to herself that it was so annoying that Forrest had so many romance hero tropes all in one - and Lavine's cheeky ways at putting them together are so funny and fun. As usual, I love when a romance book addresses the protagonists' whole lives, not just their romance, and this one did a particularly good book of parsing Margot and Forrest's issues and decisions to be made. The sex scenes are really well-written and not remotely cringy, and they were well-paced and furthered the emotional narrative. The Alaska setting is also breathtaking, and the lodge and cabins feel cozy and lovely. All in all, this one was a treat from start to finish!

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for an advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review!