Thank you to @netgalley for an ARC copy of Any Trope But You by Victoria Levine. The comments and reviews of this book are my own and not influenced or affiliated with anyone else.

Margot is an acclaimed romance writer who has been lying to her audience for some time. And when her secret comes out her career takes a major set back. To reinvent herself she decides to take a trip to Alaska to hopefully start a new book to win back her audience.
Forrest is the son of the owner of cabins in Alaska. He takes care of the place and the customers that come and stay. While dealing with some past things of his own, Margot shows up at his resort in an unexpected way. Not knowing how to deal with their emotions about each other Margot and Forrest have to figure out what's best for themselves and together .

I really enjoyed this book. It was super cute and refreshing. I enjoyed the concept and you can really tell the author's love of books throughout. There were some minor plot holes but other than that the book flowed perfectly. I absolutely adored Margot's relationship with her sister and I loved the relationship between her and Forrest. I give it 4 stars.

This book is a delightful ode to the romance genre, served up with a wink and a nod. Silly, sweet, and spicy, it also has my personal favorite find: well researched, believable medical subplots! I loved reading this book and I’m excited to see what this author does next!

Seriously, what a lovely debut from Victoria Lavine! A cute and funny trope-within-a-trope, self aware rom com in Alaska? What more could you ask for?

4.5 stars rounded down to 4 for the purposes of this review.

I really loved Any Trope But You by Victoria Levine. Witty, cheeky, heartfelt and heartwarming. Margot and Forrest were perfect romance main characters - I loved their banter so much. A book that can both make me laugh and also cry? I’m sold! I’ll be recommending this to everyone I know!

I don't know...not exactly what I expected? I liked the premise of a romance author no longer believing in the romance she wrote about but I didn't like much outside of that. I understood the struggles both mains faced while acting as a caretaker for a loved one as I could relate to that and I liked that representation.

Unfortunately, I can't say I cared for either character until around the 65% mark. The side characters were all quite enjoyable, but it took way too long for the mains to really draw me in.

Given the title, the mention of tropes didn't bother me as I obviously expected as much. I even found it funny how someone trying to avoid romance continued to fall into one trope after another. The writing itself wasn't even bad, I'd even say this was good for a debut, but the many metaphors kind of took me out of the story. And for the life of me, I just couldn't feel the chemistry between the two of them. The most they had going for them was their physical attraction, so I will say that the author wrote their intimate scenes tastefully.

Lastly, the Taylor Swift references. It's such a small thing, but it's a small thing that, over time, grows into something big enough to make my eye twitch. Romance is one of my favorite genres but what I find most annoying about it is that every fmc (or someone close to them) absolutely loves her to the point where they'll mention her multiple times. It's annoying and I find that many recent and upcoming releases do it and this was no exception. Pop culture references in books are a demon in itself, but always referencing her when there are thousands of other musical artists the characters can be a fan of is ridiculous. If you're a fan: cool, fine, whatever; you must love it. But I know that those that don't care for her are over her inescapability.

I've seen people enjoy this so my disdain for it is definitely a me thing. Maybe I hyped this up too much in my head and it didn't live up to those expectations, I don't know. I'm obviously in the minority here so I possibly missed something.

Thank you NetGally and Atria Books for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

I really enjoyed "Any Trope but You." Usually, I don't enjoy reading romance books with a romance author as the main character. It tends to be a little too on the nose for me. However, Lavine did a great job intriguingly incorporating this detail. I thought she leaned into it enough that instead of it being too cringy, it felt more aware and gave it humor. This book felt like a love letter to the romance book community, which I liked.
The storyline of the romance author having a "Happily Never After" file with alternate endings for all her books was unique, and I thought Lavine gave the main character, Margot, enough character development to justify her having it in the first place. The intricacies of Margot and Forrest's lives added to the story without being overwhelming. I liked the way any unrealistic aspect of Forrest's character was pointed out and picked at in a cheeky way that gave a nod to classic romance tropes. It made each of the tropes incorporated feel fresh and not as overdone without reinventing the wheel, but more developed the plot and characters. Overall, this was a great read.

Oh my goodness. This book is an immediate A+ for me. The writing is spunky, tender, emotional, and so real. I was apprehensive about the trope-y-ness of it all, but it was so well done and tasteful (not cheesy).

3.75 out of 5. The beginning of this book seemed like it was just going to be predictable, and not in a good way. I was wrong. Interesting characters, good character development and beautiful settings make this not a traditional trope, as the title lets you believe, but a lovely romance. It was sweet, and nice and a lovely read during winter. One to curl up with a hot beverage with.

The most perfect rom-com!! I loved the plot, the banter between the two characters, and the setting so much. Margot is a hilarious yet multilayered character who battles between writing the books she loves or writing the ones she knows her readers love. When her world is flipped upside down by a leak that reveals her love of killing off her characters from her romance novels, Margot flees. But with fleeing comes an unexpected stranger who lights a fire under her and dares her to dream bigger. Such an enjoyable ride!!

If you need a nice fluffy cute romance to read to disassociate from the real world like I did, Any Trope But You was completely perfect for this task.

This debut was really sweet! I loved the premise of a romance author who doesn’t believe in happily ever after and then ends up falling into trope after trope. It was fun to go through the tropes during this book while they were being acknowledged along the way.

I really enjoyed the side characters and the relationships between Margot and her sister and Forrest and his father. The chemistry between Margot and Forrest was palpable and had me rooting for them!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the arc!

I am so glad NetGalley bestowed me with the honor of getting to read this one early. I just know it is going to sweep the romance world by storm come April. This book has/does it all: a self-aware commentary on the romance genre, flawed protagonists, dual POVs that switch off at just the right moments, a sauna sex scene (say that 3x fast!), and an absolutely breathtaking setting (rural Alaska) the author transports readers to through a series of vividly described and plot-enhancing wilderness excursions.

In addition to excellent pacing, deliciously flirtatious dialogue, steam in spades, and heartwarming subplots, this book is a masterclass at line-level writing. I found myself highlighting sentences in every chapter, each phrase maximally used to convey as much interiority and beauty as possible. I think this author is a debut author and I can’t wait for more to come from her (I would happily read a book starring the sister character!).

I loved this so much!! Our FMC is a romance writer, and after her alternate endings file is exploited, her sister sends her to Alaska for 6 weeks. Of course a romance reader and writer knows all the tropes when it comes to romance, so of course the first time she meets the MMC, she’s jumping in his arms after away from a moose! Trope after trope, this story was so cute! There was some great spicy scenes! The character building was there! Highly recommend!

When disgraced romance author Margot's sister banishes her to the Alaskan wilderness in order to write a new book (she's been cancelled after her "Happily Never After" file on her computer was leaked and her readers felt betrayed), she is wildly out of her element. No wifi, no luxury, and more outdoor excursions than she'd ever want to do in her life. Her life becomes one of the romance books she's so familiar with when she meets Forrest, the owner's son who works at the lodge where she's staying for the month. There's chemistry between them, yes, but can both of them take a chance on love when real life threatens to get in the way?

Overall this was a really cute book. I loved the location and the chemistry between the two leads. The sibling relationship between Margot and Savannah was very sweet, as well. But omg there were so many metaphors in this book! An insane amount! It took me out of the prose sometimes, if I'm going to be honest. There were also some issues with pacing that made the book hard to come back to, but for the most part it was a sweet debut.

I thought this was a great, well written rom-com. The characters were relatable and story line easy to follow.

Any Trope buy You started off well. There is a plausible-ish reason for Margot to head to the wilds of Alaska and embark on various wilderness adventures. It was fun seeing Margot - a romance writer who doesn’t believe in the holy grail of all romance stories, the HEA - roll her eyes as she falls into one romance trope after another with the most perfect romantic leading man ever, Forrest.

Savannah, Margot’s sister, is by far the best character and her letters to Margot are the best part of Any Trope but You. Sadly, there is not nearly enough of Savannah.

I’m going to keep this short, because I don’t have much good to say. My opinion of this book is wildly different from the majority of the reviews I’ve read. In short, both Margot and Forrest are selfish people with savior complexes. They infantilized Savannah and Trapper (Forrest’s dad) and made caring for them all about themselves.

Thank you to Atria Books for the digital ARC, which I voluntarily read and reviewed.

The start to this book was interesting and I knew I was in for a good time. I was right. The characters are human with all of the curve balls and uncertainty that life throws at you. The romance sizzles and the plot line is certainly unique. I would certainly recommend this book as not just a romance but as a contemporary novel in today's world of caregivers (Of which I was one for 8:years). I received an e-book from NetGalley in return for an unbiased review.

OKAYYY, so I gave this book a solid 4/5 ⭐️

This story starts with Margot, a romance novel author, who looses her passion for love and happily ever afters. She has a private file of Happily Never Afters, which contains bad endings to all her books she planned/would want to do. During a zoom meeting with fans, someone hacks into her computer and shows the file to EVERYONE. She then gets cancelled, and her sister sends her to Alaska, where she can find herself and try a new genre; writing mystery and thriller books. She meets the bucheron lookalike Forrest, a grumpy that’s also a softie when you get to know him. At first, they hate each other, and throughout the book, they get to know each other and spend more time together, and their attraction is undeniable. Andddd the rest is history, you’ve got to read the rest if you want to know more, I don’t want to spoil too much 👀

I absolutely LOVED this book! At first I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Margot because she was kinda annoying and rude to Forrest for no reason, but I ended up liking her! She was such a strong and sensitive character! As for Forrest, he was sooo cute and so caring 🥹 I loved how adorable he was with his dad!

As for the story itself, it was the typical hallmark movie; such a cute story with lovable characters. It was pretty predictable just like in movies, but I couldn’t help smiling and kicking my feet LOL. Forrest was the absolute sweetest with Margot, always there for her and helping her with everything. And the letters Savannah wrote for Margot? SO CUTE! And the Taylor Swift references? i am SOLD !!! And just the title of the book made me want to read it; talking about romance tropes throughout the book was just so cool and such bookgirlie coded to me! 🫶🏼

I would 100% recommend this book! It’s out on April 1st if you want to read it 🤍

Margot, is a romance author, but gets cancelled by her fans after her Happily Never After documented is shared. Her sister send her to Alaska where she meets the handsome Dr. Forrest Wakesfield. I loved this enemies to lovers, forced proximity, dual pov romance story.

Any Trope But You is a stunningly heartfelt debut that pays homage to the romance genre, while also discussing why people feel the urge to pick up fiction in the first place. The story explores many tough realities of the world, such as dealing with health issues and learning to find reason to put yourself out there. I absolutely adored this story. From start to finish, I was compelled to keep reading. The romance is swoon-worthy and perfectly paced, but the character growth and thematic writing was the highlight of the book. Victoria Lavine manages to write with such maturity, while still keeping levity in her novel. I really loved this book and can't wait to see what she puts out next.

This is really cute! I kind of wish it came out more so in the winter time because I really enjoyed reading it on a snowy day. I really loved the banter between Margot and Forrest, and it had excellent spice!