This book had a lot of hype, and I had high expectations for it. It reminded me a little bit of The Simple Wild with the Alaskan setting and the fish out of water scenario for the main character Margot. This had some emotional elements, specifically the emotional toll of caring for the health of a loved one, but it was a bit lighter in tone compared to The Simple Wild. I loved the nods to the romance tropes and though cliche, they all felt very natural in the story. This was cute, but as a seasonal reader I wish this would have been a late fall or winter book release because it was such a cozy, snowy story.

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

Excuse me while I do an adorably obnoxious happy dance because of how much I loved this book. I have been in a reading slump like no other but this book snapped me out of it quicker than a cold shower (which some may find comes in handy after reading this one at select parts). Not only is this book essentially exactly what the title tells you it is, it also has a storyline that sucks you in from the very beginning and keeps you reading chapter after chapter.

Margot is a best selling romance author and she’s also a fraud. She’s a romance author who does not under any circumstance believe in happily ever after thanks to her own jaded love life and those who have let her down repeatedly over the years. All too suddenly, Margot gets a bitter taste of cancel culture when her fans uncover her actual perspective on HEAs and the fact that it’s all a bunch of crap. In order to take time to heal and lick her wounds, Margot’s sister sends her to Alaska on a remote retreat to find her badassery again and do some soul searching. Being that Margot is the caretaker for her sister who suffers from an autoimmune disease, being away for 6 long weeks proves to be impossible. That is until she meets Forrest, the caretaker and son of the resort owner. In true every romance trope under the sun fashion, Margot and Forrest quickly move from enemies to lovers and cross off several other classic tropes on their way to discovering each other and exploring the possibility that HEA may actually exist.

As stated above, I truly enjoyed this book so much. In most cases, romance novels are fairly straightforward and you can essentially tell how the book with end with 98.7% accuracy. However, in this case, I had zero idea how this storyline would conclude being that both Morgan and Forrest are faced with some pretty difficult decisions to make that most certainly are not surface level issues. These two are certainly the very definition of “couples goals” if I’ve ever seen it myself. Any Trope but You hit shelves April 1st, and don’t be fooled, this one you’ll want to get your hands on!

This book is a riot. While it is delivered very tongue in cheek about the romance book industry, it delivers a great message about finding the one you are meant to be with.

Margot is a romance writer that has reached the pinnacle of her career but is struggling with finding happiness in this career. She is very jaded about people getting their Happy Ever After (HEA) so she has created a Happy Never After (HNA) list as a way to combat her distress with her career path. During a live interview, her HNA is exposed to her most loyal fans. She immediately becomes the most hated author in the romance community..

Her sister believes she needs time away to recollect on who she is and why she used to love writing. Margot is not wanting to leave her sister because of her autoimmune issues and the flare ups she gets. Margot is her primary caretaker and is worried about leaving her alone. Her sister books her on a 6 week getaway to Alaska.

Margot is very nervous about Alaska but knows it is a good way to reset. Until she is greater by a moose named Bullwinkle and jumps into the arms of Forrest, the proprietor of the resort.

Forrest is our grumpy MMC that is super handsome and a doctor who has stepped away from his breast cancer research to come take care of his father because his health has taken a sudden decline.

As the 6 weeks progress, Margot is confronted with every trope she has ever written about. She doesn’t expect for her & Forrest to have so much in common.

This book did a great job of developing the characters but also providing humor to keep us smiling. The two discover so much about themselves and each other as they go on these outings. They begin to realize they are facing some of the same issues and challenges.

Well done! Thank you to #NetGalley for the chance to review this book.

I loved this laugh out loud debut from Victoria Lavine! I read it all in one sitting on a plane ride and it was the perfect start to vacation. Romance author Margot falls from grace when her fans find out her dirty little secret…she doesn’t actually believe in HEAs 😱! So with the help of her sister, she changes course and attempts to write a murder mystery while away in Alaska. But while there, her rom com history keeps slapping her in the face as she lives through all the tropes that she used to write about in real life with the handsome doctor in town, Forrest. Margot and Forrest embark on a journey to find themselves as they navigate each other and their families in this heartwarming debut. Highly recommend! 💙

𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:

💙 Enemies to lovers
🌲 Doctor and writer
💙 One tent
🌲 Snowed in cabin
💙 Alaskan setting
🌲 Possessive MMC
💙 Those forearms

Thank you to Atria Books for the opportunity to read this eARC in exchange for my honest review. Romance author Margot Bradley has a secret: she doesn't believe in HEAs and has a secret file of Happily Never After endings for her popular books. Only it wasn't meant to be shared with the world...cue disaster when the file falls into the wrong hands and the backlash spins out of control. At the insistence of her sister (for whom Margot is a devoted caretaker), Margot goes to Alaska to get away from the madness and take her writing in a completely different direction. Enter Forrest Wakefield, grumpy lodge owner and caretaker for his disabled father. The meet-cute between Margot and Forrest is hilarious and their banter throughout had me chuckling. The slow burn was a bit agonizing (in a good way) and I loved that this book had all of my favorite romance tropes, some laugh out loud moments (always wear pants to an interview, ha!) and that little bit of finding oneself/learning life lessons that I enjoy in women's fiction. I definitely cried a few times, but this book was a wonderful read. Highly recommend!

Any Trope but You by Victoria Lavine follows Margot. Margot is a busy best selling romance author who does not believe in love and is dedicating all her time to care for her chronically ill sister, Savannah. She is outed as a "non-believer" when someone hacks into her computer and to get her inspired for her next novel Savannah sends her to Alaska. There she literally jumps into Forrest's arms, a guy who she thinks looks like every romance character she has imagined, when she sees a moose. Together they run through an impressive number of tropes while both really wanting to stay away from each other but end up giving in.

I thought this rivals to lovers book was cute. I liked Forrest a lot. He basically gave up his life in order to help with his dad's treatment which was so swoony of him. I thought Margot was fine but it worked for this type of book because she is a tough cookie that needs to be dipped in milk to soften her up. The side characters were my favorite and I really wish we had gotten more interaction with them as I thought they made the story very charming. I thought this book was not long enough which never happens but I could have read another few chapters at least of interactions between the sisters and then Forrest and Savannah.

My only true problem with the book was that it was too self aware. Like it felt like the author was trying to be so clever but it only worked sometimes. The book still won me over because eventually she relents but brings it back up in the end but it is enough for me to deduct a star. I still thought the book was really fun though and would recommend it to anyone who likes tropey books that are self aware and also for people who love a Taylor Swift reference.

Tropes: rivals to lovers, one bed, instalove, heart of gold, cinnamon roll mmc, grumpy x grumpy, forced proximity, love triangle, happy for now, tortured hero

Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books, and Victoria Lavine for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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.