Any Trope but You centers on Margot, a bestselling romance author who doesn’t believe in love, and Forrest, the impressive and ruggedly handsome resort owner who makes her feel like she’s caught in one of her novels. This is a quintessential rom-com filled with plenty of witty banter and set with a gorgeous Alaskan backdrop that I really enjoyed. The romance is obviously the focus, but there’s also a heartwarming sister dynamic that adds more depth to the story. It’s absolutely tropey and predictable but also earnestly charming and satisfying. If you’re in the mood for a feel-good romance, this one would definitely do the trick.

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I think this is my favorite read of the year thus far.
Any Trope but You follows Margot and Forrest. Margot is a bestselling romance author who flees to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery after a scandal has her dropped by her publisher and fans. And Dr. Forrest Wakefield left his job as a cancer researcher to care for his Dad and help run their resort in the Alaskan bush.
I cannot believe this is Victoria Lane's debut novel. All I can say is I will be reading anything else she writes.
I absolutely loved the relationship between Margot and Forrest and how they had a deep understanding for each other needing to care for their respective loved ones. This book had me laughing, swooning, kicking my feet, and almost crying.

Tropes:
Dislike to lovers
Forced proximity
Author x Doctor
One bed (tent)
Caretaking
Dual POV

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

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the ARC. This book offers a masterful look into what it’s like to go through being ostracized from a community you didn’t feel like you belonged to but eventually find your want back to them when you truthfully needed them all along. Margot’s sister sends her on a journey to prove to herself and to Savannah that they can do the hard things, and it was a bonus that there was such a hot, smart MMC right out of Margot’s books to put her back together. Everyone is flawed, but it’s okay, and the ending making every trope-loving reader’s heart melt.

Any Trope But You is for all of us romance junkies who love all the tropes- specifically injured heroines, one cold tent, forced proximity, and gruff Alaskan hero’s with six packs who also happen to be brilliant doctors. If those are your specific kinks, than look no further than here!! Circling back…is there anything better than two cold people in a tent, snuggling for warmth, when oopses, my tongue accidentally fell in your mouth?! I love it when that happens in real life.

Margot is a successful romance author who finds herself in a scandal so her sister books her the next flight to the Alaskan Bush (insert crude sexual inuendo here) to escape and write a new non-romance book. As luck would have it, the lodge where she is holed up is run by a sexy, gruff, intelligent Paul Bunyan who happens to be a doctor. What are the odds? Margot and PB avoid each other initially bc that’s what people who want to bone in romance books do. And they they give in and then Paul Bunyan becomes Margot’s own personal bush doctor and of course his “axe” is so large that he’s afraid he will hurt Margot. As a medical professional he of all people should know of the vagina’s magical ability to pass a human skull through it…sorry dude, your large D will fit.

Like any trope fueled book, there’s lots of ups and downs and shake ups and break ups and of course a late 4th quarter grovel! This one is a good one and if you love romance tropes, you will obvi love this one. Def recommend.

Smut- 2.78 stars
Romance- 4.89 stars
Story- 4.65 stars
Randomly finding a hot, highly educated, well-endowed man who doesn’t have scurvy or raging agoraphobia in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness- 19.21 stars

This book is super cute and laugh out loud funny! I love the way the author incorporated all the different tropes throughout the book!

I will be looking forward to more books by this author!

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the eARC. I wasn't sure what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and that Margot changed her mind on HEAs. Both Margot and Forrest experienced personal growth and understanding of others. Very satisfying ending as well.

A nice light read with a perfect amount of laughing out loud mixed in with family drama and an wmotional journey. However the romance fell flat for me in this novel, while I wanted the two main characters to get together, it wasn’t an all consuming storyline for me. Overall a wonderful rom com read!

Margot is a famous romance writer who makes a living off happy ever afters. However, she doesn’t believe in them and writes a bad ending for every famous story. All her fans turn against her and she has to run away and write a murder mystery in Alaska. Of course she meets a grumpy yet secretly nice doctor turned inn keeper and becomes one of her romance stories.

This was a cute book and easy read. I’m a sucker for anything set in Alaska.

First, thank you Atria Books and Netgalley for this ARC!

“Any Trope But You" is a charming, self-aware romance that blends humor, heart, and a touch of chaos in the best way. Margot’s journey from jaded romance writer to reluctant heroine is both hilarious and heartfelt, and her relationship Forrest is packed with sizzling chemistry.

The Alaskan setting adds a cozy, escapist feel, and the parade of tropes—moose encounters, forced proximity, and undeniable tension—keeps the story engaging.

The witty writing and emotional depth make this a truly enjoyable read. Perfect for romance lovers who appreciate a little satire with their swoon!

I flew through this in a handful of hours. It's trope heavy, a bit cheesy, and moderately predictable so it's perfect for a quick fun read. Some of the HEA references and omg this guy is such a trope got mildly distracting at parts but I cruised over it because it was done in a humorous and sarcastic way. Like of COURSE she forgets her tent.

There are heavier undertones with a disabled parent and chronically ill sibling which I felt were both extremely well done.

I'm a huge sucker for an Alaskan woods romance so I knew I'd fall head over heels for the MMC. Large, surly, strong family guy? He carriers her down a damn mountain. Duh.

The spicy scenes were delicious despite it being a slower burn to get there. They go from enemies to an understanding to we can't have each other to we can't possibly not have each other was a really natural progression. Level three spice when it kicks in.

I'm excited for this author to continue her writing journey. This was an extremely bingeable and enjoyable book.

“Any Trope But You” by Victoria Lavine started with a romance author, Margot being hacked and having her happily never afters that she had written shared with her entire fan base. This is a huge deal to the romance community and she retreats to the wilds of Alaska to see if she can switch genres and reinvent herself. There she meets Forrest who is her every romantic trope fantasy come to life. They both fear the intense attraction they have and so fight constantly to try and keep their distance. Fate has other plans as they are constantly thrust together in awkward and harrowing situations. Margot is even chased by a tame moose named Bullwinkle as her meet cute with Forrest.

The chemistry between these two was fire and the spicy scenes were incendiary 🌶️. I really liked the push and pull between these two characters as they developed their relationship all while trying not to. The banter and writing was top notch as was the character development. I did struggle with the constant reminders that their budding relationship was not permanent because it was sometimes hard to get into the development of the relationship when we were repeatedly reminded this had an end date. The main conflict wrecked me, I mean tears, but the grand gesture made up for the emotional trauma. Overall a good read that I enjoyed but also caused some emotional distress.

To start, loved the moose reference in the story. Not the usual rom-com but a bit more of ‘reality’ in the story. I thought it was enjoyable. I loved how both Margot and Forrest could relate to each other in care taking for family members and understand that stress from one another. I thought the HNE leak was kind of funny and a great catalyst for the whole story. I also liked how it showed how powerful family relationships can be.

Thank you so much to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for granting me an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. It is due to be published April 1, 2025.

4.5 stars, rounded up! This was so sweet and steamy heart wrenching and all around a great time!

Any Trope But You tells the story of Margot, a best-selling romance author who no longer believes in happily ever after. In order to cope with being a romance author who doesn’t believe that an HEA is possible, she writes happily never afters. These are stories about her romance characters but in them, they are getting divorced and generally not living their best romance lives. When these are made public, she is effectively cancelled and her sister sends her on a trip to Alaska so she can pivot to murder mystery and get her life back together. But when she arrives, she meets the ruggedly handsome proprietor (aptly named Forrest) and romance shenanigans ensue.

I had such a great time with this one! Margot and Forrest are such complex and well rounded main characters that I couldn’t help but root for. But what made this novel really stand out to me, was the fact that they both acted as caretakers for family members who needed support. Lavine wrote these parts with such tenderness. Margot’s relationship with her sister Savannah is one the best parts of this book. It is also very clear that Lavine is a huge fan of the romance genre. I loved all the references to tropes that Margot was running into in her real life relationship with Forrest. I do feel like I wanted more out of the ending but overall, I loved this. It was also perfect timing to read a book set in Alaska because I could pretend it wasn’t almost 80 degrees when I was reading it.

I would highly reccomend y’all pick it up when it comes out!!

“Any Trope But You,” by Victoria Lavine is the romance novel I didn’t know I needed. I expected this book to be overly cheesy, but I was pleasantly surprised by how Lavine’s use of familiar tropes balanced heart, heat, humor, and charm. I instantly connected with Margot and found myself looking forward to the weekly adventures and letters from her sister. Her chemistry and banter with Forest are relatable and not over the top. I enjoyed this read so much and will be eagerly awaiting Lavine’s next book.

Happy publication week! Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced reader’s copy for review.

Sure! Here’s a friendly but honest review:

Review of Any Trope But You

I really wanted to love Any Trope But You! The premise—a romance writer struggling to believe in her own love story—was such a fun idea, and I enjoyed the way the book poked fun at popular tropes. There were some genuinely funny moments, especially when those tropes were called out in a tongue-in-cheek way.

Unfortunately, despite the clever concept, the story just didn’t hold my attention. I kept waiting for something to pull me in, but I found myself getting bored as it went on. Ultimately, I didn’t finish the book, which was disappointing because I had high hopes for it. If you love meta-romance and don’t mind a slower pace, it might still be worth a try!

I loved this and ended up staying up late to finish it, a decision I don’t take lightly in the middle of test season. I love that this book explored a lot of the most popular romance book tropes in a way that was both authentic and self-aware. The main characters, while both dealing with complex situations and making a lot of growth throughout the book, were adults and able to communicate - thankfully the one trope the author wisely skipped is miscommunication.

The setting was perfection - a lodge set in a wild, untouched part of Alaska. I loved the descriptions and the way the setting played so well into the plot. While there was a fish out of water situation with the female lead, she wasn’t presented as completely vapid, which I appreciated.

Margot is an extremely successful romance writer, until her secret file, created out of her own disillusionment with love, is leaked, causing her to become a pariah in the romance world overnight. Her sister sends her to Alaska as a reset, where she sets out to reinvent herself and save her career by writing a murder mystery. While there, she meets Forrest, a doctor who gave up practicing medicine to care full time for his father.

I think I might be an outlier for this book. I liked it, but didn't love it. Margot is a well-known romance writer who has an online book meet with her readers that goes terribly wrong. Believing her career has ended, she decides to head to the wilds of Alaska due to her sister's assistance and opts to work on a horror novel instead of her traditional HEA. There, she runs into the son of the owner of the property, Forrest. Forrest is grumpy, surly, and crazy brilliant. These two do not hit it off from the start, but when hit with every trope in the book, it soon becomes evident that an HEA may be in store for them at all. I loved how cute this one was. The characters and setting were great. I did like Margot and Forrest and their back stories. The one thing that kept taking me out of this book is the amount of metaphors, similes, and imagery that Lavine used. I may be more sensitive to it as an 8th-grade English teacher, but it felt like she used one of these devices in every single line, and it just became too much for me. Other than the juvenile-feeling writing style, I enjoyed everything else about this book. Kudos to the author for writing what felt like a love letter to romance readers and creatively working in so many tropes. If the writing style doesn't bother you as it did me, you may love this one. I do recommend it to any lover of the genre.

Margot Bradley is a best selling romance writer who doesn’t believe in happy ever afters. She escapes to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery.

Savannah, Margot’s sister books a stay in Alaska for six weeks. Margot expects to hate it but she enjoys spending time with the people at the bed and breakfast she’s staying at. It doesn’t go smoothly at first but in the end, Forrest and Margot stop disliking each other.

The first half of the book was full of wit and funny lines but the second half I didn’t love, hence why I gave it four stars instead of five stars.

I do recommend reading it though, it’s entertaining.

Thanks Netgalley and publisher for a chance to read this book for free in return for my honest opinion before it’s published on 4/1/25

I really enjoyed reading this book. It has quite a few different romance tropes contained within it. It is told in duel point of views. There is some spice in it. I will definitely be reading more from this debut author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

4/5 stars (“chars” 😂)

I loved this cutie little romance! It had a bunch of tropes, as the title suggests, and I enjoyed the chemistry between the MCs. If anything, I wish the ending was not as rushed and we could have learned more about the future of their relationship. I also think what helped make the book a strong read was the inclusion of more serious topics of loss and caretaker duties, so that it wasn’t a story solely about love.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for the early e-copy in exchange for an honest review.