Do you have a favorite troupe? Most of them are probably in this book. Enemies to lovers, just one… tent, snowed in, get naked for body warmth, saving her from a fire, he’s a former doctor, the list goes on and on. It’s almost remarkable how many fit into one book; and I ate them all up! I giggled my way through this with Margot as Forrest saved her at every single turn, despite her protestations. Highly recommend!

This book is EVERYTHING. I am obsessed with every single word that made me laugh out loud as well as cry actual heartfelt tears. This book a love letter to romance readers and I can’t stop thinking about it.

What you’ll find:
- all the tropes
- she’s a famous romance author who gets cancelled
- he runs the alaskan wilderness lodge that she escapes to
- one sleeping bag
- wilderness adventures

When I read the description of this book on NetGalley, I was pretty sold! It sounded like the plot of my next favorite rom-com and thought it would be a fun one to add my TBR. I thought the set up of the story was great and then we get this perfect little meet-cute - how perfect!?!

But then, I don't know, something shifted with Margot, our FMC and honestly I just didn't like her for basically the rest of the book. I like having MCs who aren't perfect, but there was just no reason for her to be as rude initially as she was to Forrest and I felt like that just went on for way too long. I know there was an explanation at some point to us as the reader, but I never felt like there was a turning point the characters discussed this.

I might be focusing too hard on that, but hey, I read these types of stories in hopes of liking the main characters, so it makes sense in my mind. That being said, the overall book was still written well and there were parts that I enjoyed. I particularly loved the letters; it felt very "PS I Love You".

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for providing me an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Spicy, male female, 1st person dual point of view, contemporary romance. Perfect length steamy and fun read. I enjoyed this couple and their chemisty. The premise and scenarios were delightful. A great debut book.

I ended up not finishing this one. For some reason I couldn’t get myself invested in the story. I also found the female main character to be annoying and immature. I’m also not a fan of insta-love

This really had it all. Classic tropes but with a tongue in cheek execution. A jaded romance author forced to live through those tropes:
Snowed in
Caretaker
Enemies to lovers
Grumpy man with a heart of gold
And so much more. I will admit that I had a hard time getting into the book until she got to Alaska. I had a major book hangover after finishing a series and was on the struggle bus all around. But I ended up really loving this story. The letters from Margot's sister Vanessa really pushed it over the edge. I was crying right there alongside Margot. I also love a meddling parent. 😂😏

4-4.5 stars! This book was cute and so fun to read! How many tropes can a romance writer throw into her personal life. The setting in Alaska was fun and the outings the group went on made it feel like you were right there. The romance was fun and while I knew how it would end it was fun getting there.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC of Any Trope but You for an honest review.

Okay friends. Here’s another romcom that you definitely need to add to your list!! It just came out last Tuesday!!

Margot is a popular romance author. On a livestream, her Happy Never After list (a list of her book’s alternate endings which were more realistic than romantic) got leaked and she was somehow shunned by the romance community. Her sister books her a flight to Alaska so she could stay at a lodge and find inspiration as she tries to write a book of a different genre.

I mean the plot alone is a Hallmark movie in of itself 😂 I love how self aware this book is. It has such a hilarious tone. Margot is pretty much avoiding everything romance. But then somehow stumbles upon romance trope after romance trope.

The meetcute was so chaotic and I’m here for it.
The male MC is literally the embodiment of your book boyfriend dreams all the way to the flannel outfit that by Romance Law has to be folded in a specific way so you could have a glimpse of his sexy forearms 😂
The tropes are literally endless! Snowed in, one tent, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, wilderness excursions, lodge setting… I couldn’t even keep track of all of them 😂

Buuuut don’t be deceived by the Hallmark-ness of it all because this book has depth too!! Both leads are caregivers to a family member and I don’t want to give anything away so that’s all I have to say about that. And lastly, THE LETTERS 🥹 Anything about sisters will definitely get a big reaction from me. My heart wasn’t ready for all the sisterly love from this book and it was so special. 🥹

Spice level: okay. It is spicy. Like maybe 2-3🌶️

And omg I can’t believe I forgot this but this book is literally a love letter to all the romance readers out there and that ending was just 👌

Definitely a book that is worth your time! Can’t recommend it enough!

Thank you @atriabooks for sending me a copy!!!

💭 Will you ever go winter camping?
☕️ Nope 😂😂 cold, sleeping on tents, wild animals, a combination that is not for me 😂

It took me a little while to get into Any Trope but You but once it clicked for me, it CLICKED. Margot is a romance author whose secret Happily Never After document (where she gives her characters the pessimistic endings she feels are realistic) gets leaked. Her fans immediately turn against her, and her sister sends her to rural Alaska, where she immediately meets Forrest, the son of the man who runs the place she's staying. Margot and Forrest are both caretakers for family members, and that helps bond them even as they're both sure they shouldn't get close to one another. The tension between Margot and Forrest is great, both their arcs are great, and I loved how Margot kept recognizing romance tropes they were falling into and getting mad about them.

I struggled some at the beginning with BOTH MCs hating on romance so much (though of course they both change their tune) but I'm glad I stuck it out because I ended up really liking it!

I loved this book SO MUCH! The premise of a romance author not believing in HEAs seemed like it would be cheesy, but this book was far from cheesy. The romance was great, the spice was spicy, and the laughs were sprinkled all throughout. Absolutely one of the stories I’ll plan to reread. Thank you to Atria Books for an early copy!

Any Trope But You is a really fun rom-com that plays into several classic tropes. Margot is a romance writer looking to reinvent herself and gets sent to Alaska by her sister. While there she meets the broody Forrest and the two instantly dislike each other.

The book is enemies to lovers, fish out of water, forced proximity, among others. It’s set at a wilderness resort in remote Alaska. I love a good Alaskan Wilderness story. The characters were so fun and fairly well detailed for side characters. It was a very enjoyable read!

Thank you to Victoria Levine and Atria Books for this advanced copy!

Thank you to Netgalley and Atria Books for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I loved this book and read it in one day! I loved the characters and the story line. I thought the characters had great growth and the book as well written. I would definitely recommend this book.

Oh, for cute.

The idea of a book full of tropes didn't sound like fun, but right from the start the humor of this pulled me in, and that it was about why those tropes work in the first place. Margot is in a rough spot - her career smashed to bits, caring for her sister, and also resisting love and relationships. When her brilliant sister sends her off to Alaska to write, she meets Forrest. The perfect, albeit grumpy, man. The chemistry between them is immediate, and neither of them wants it.

Their resistance was also funny - it meant that Miranda didn't have much of a filter, and some of the joking banter between them is not even remotely sexy, but you can see how it builds their relationship. I was laughing out loud at multiple points in this book just from the way these two are together, not just events but also the way they speak to one another.

There's also a plot regarding both Miranda and Forrest as caretakers, what that means, how it changes their priorities, and it impacts their ability to be in a relationship fully. Events occur that impact both of them, but always with care and sympathy. It's hard to confront the idea that the person you're taking care of needs space from you, and to see and hear them as a person and not their illness.

Cute, steamy, and a laugh out loud read.

Any Trope But You is such a cute and fun read. I loved Alaska being the setting and the grumpy/sunshine trope is one of my favorites! I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun romance!
Thank you Netgalley and Atria Books for the ARC!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

If there’s a microtrope I love more than the others it’s the Alaska wilderness microtrope. But enter my other love, hot doctor/researcher? It’s over for me.

This was such a cute and heartwarming story about Margot, a romance author who stopped believing in HEAs, who runs away to Alaska when a work scandal hits. She runs straight into the arms of Forrest, the grumpy wilderness guide and inn keeper.

The book contains so many tropes and Forrest is the amalgamation of some of the best ones you can find in a MMC. I thought it would be too much, but it actually made the plot quite funny. I loved Margot’s constant gripes about the tropes that kept falling into their laps.
This book is for anyone who is a lover of the genre and wants something that gives you all the tropes but in a way where the author is aware of and points out that this is exactly what they’re doing.

Margot and Forrest’s chemistry was really great from the start. And I loved their banter. But this might be because I thought Margot was funny in a chaotic but somehow still put together way.

Margot’s relationship with her sister and Forrest’s with his dad were also really cute. I loved the sibling moments we got between Margot and Savannah. Sibling dynamics as adults are so hard to navigate, even without one taking on a caretaker role.

Even though the pacing at the end felt a smidge rushed, I had a great time reading it.

Tropes: grumpy x sunshine, forced proximity, only one bed (tent), kinda enemies to lovers, and my faves Alaska and hot doctor/researcher.

Thanks to Atria and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

This was a solid debut by Victoria Lavine. It was well-written, with a heartfelt story both for the couple and their individual family relationships.

That being said, for someone reason I had a hard time connecting to it. Honestly, it might just have been a case of the wrong book at the wrong time, or my expectations that there would be more fun hijinks based on the cover and their initial meeting?

I really can’t pinpoint precisely, so I would absolutely recommend this book to readers, because I think it’s a great read. It just wasn’t a five-star for me for whatever reason.

Thank you to Atria for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.

I actually really enjoyed this author’s debut book “Any Trope But You”. I thought it was adorable, thought provoking, and hilarious! Margot, a romance author, is ousted by an internet hacker that she writes romance but doesn’t believe in happy ever after and is subsequently “cancelled” by her fans. Her sister, Savannah, sends her on an Alaskan adventure to get away and rediscover herself. There she challenges herself to wilderness adventures, meeting new people, finding herself, and discovering true love and happiness. In Alaska, she also meets Forrest, a cancer researcher, and the son of the resort’s owner. He is taking care of his father, who recently fell in. Both are not looking for love but as all romance novels go they find it with each other. It was funny how so many romance tropes were added into their story, that even Margot acknowledges it.

The romance between them was a fast burn which I didn’t mind as the story only takes place over 6 weeks. It was quick, but they opened up to each other once they let their walls down and trusted one another.
They both are such strong willed and selfless characters to give up their life to take care of family members. They were finally able to have someone who understood one another . And I loved seeing their family members push them out of their comfort zone and be selfish with their decisions. The banter between characters was hilarious and it furthered the story along. There was a 3rd act breakup which was a little frustrating but luckily the story jumped forward 2 months so it didn’t last too long. I just wished Forrest would have groveled a little bit more after the way he ended it with Margot. Overall, a fantastic debut from this author.

Very cute and meta love story. It tries to hit as many tropes as possible in a sweet way. The romance was cute and the side characters provided depth in the story. I had a good time reading the book.

I received an arc from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

ARC REVIEW: ANY TROPE BUT YOU by @victorialavinewrites 🫎❄️🪵
Publication date: April 1 2025 (OUT NOW!)

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Review:
Excuse me?? This is a DEBUT???? girl you better keep writing cause I ATE THIS UP. THE BANTER. THE SPICE. I just 😍😍😍

Chronic illness representation was SPOT ON and was such a refreshing point of view. It gave me all the feels for how much I appreciate my husband 😭. The FMC and MMC are both caregivers for their loved ones and are the most selfless souls.

He’s a hot doctor? Ma’am say less 🏃‍♀️. A city girl forced to be in the wilderness which goes …as expected? Hilarious and relatable.

Tropes: ALL OF THEM!!
So, if you love any trope you will love this because it has it. I love how it was done so organically but got totally called out 😂
- however this includes some I don’t love and therefore 4.5 and not 5 star cause honestly so good and almost 5 stars but 😠 I’m lookin at you 3rd act ….

🚨 TW: mentions of cancer, injury leading to paralysis/ disability, brief mention of sick child (in the past), cancel culture, miscommunication, 3rd act you know what, chronic illness, called off wedding

thank you to Atria @atriabooks and NetGalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review 🤍

Read if you like

*debut novels
*Alaska setting
*she’s a disgraced romance author
*he’s a doctor who’s helping his dad run their rental cabins
*grumpy and grumpier
*forced proximity
*slow burn
*laugh out loud funny

Are you ready for *all* the tropes? This debut novel is adorable - Forest and Margo are great MC’s. And this is so self aware and pure fun to read due to that awareness.

I didn’t love the ending (way too rushed) but I adored this debut. I will absolutely read Ms Lavine’s future works.



Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the DRC