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Thank you NetGalley for my very first ARC!
This was such a delightful debut novel!

Margot is a romance author who finds herself doubting the idea of happily ever after. After her secretly written happily NEVER after endings get revealed and her career seems to be going down the drain, she takes off to Alaska where she hopes to write a murder mystery without any love tropes in sight. Along comes Forrest, the man who embodies every trope imaginable!

Best parts - enemies to lovers and the banter 🀌
This book had it all - humor, heartbreak, renewed belief in love, beautiful family relationships, spice, and literally so many tropes it's hilarious! It made me both bust out laughing and choke back tears.
I could also relate to the caregiver aspect and appreciated the lessons learned. 😌

Now, pardon me as I find me a cabin to rent in Alaska and go on an excursion. ✌️

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the chance to read an advanced copy of this swoonworthy book! It was adorable, funny, and steamy!
The book centers on romance author Margot, who is going through a PR crisis, and her sister surprise plans for Margot to go to Alaska for 6 weeks to write a new book. While in Alaska, Margot meets grumpy Forest, who works at the resort Margot is staying at. The two slowly find themselves in every type of romance trope and connect on their relationships as caretakers for their family members.
As someone with an autoimmune disorder, I really appreciated Margot's relationship with her sister, who has an autoimmune disorder. It was touching to see that complex relationship represented.
The Alaska setting was fun and creative. I loved how the excursions pushed Margot out of her comfort zone and helped her realize how brave and independent she is.
Forever was dreamy and hit all of the attractive main male romantic lead character traits. I really enjoyed the alternating chapters in both Margot and Forrest's perspectives.
I absolutely loved this book! It was charming, inspiring, heartwarming, and cozy. I highly recommend it and can't wait to read more by this author!

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"Any Trope but You" by Victoria Lavine

Disclaimer: this is an unsponsored review of an eARC provided by NetGalley and Atria Books.

Calling all my Emily Henry book lovers, and perhaps also Ali Hazelwood fans!! If you were a fan of fluffy romance stories that you outwardly rolled your eyes at and proclaimed it cringe, but secretly loved and re-read at home in private (hi, this is me) and you want an easy commitment, this book is for you.

Here's the book description:

A bestselling romance author flees to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery, but the rugged resort proprietor soon has her fearing she’s living in a rom-com plot instead in this earnestly spectacular debut by a stunning new voice.

Beloved romance author Margot Bradley has a dark secret: she doesn’t believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, and not even for her characters, for whom she secretly writes alternate endings that swap weddings and babies for divorce papers and the occasional slashed tire. When her Happily Never After document is hacked and released to the public, she finds herself canceled by her readers and dropped by her publisher.

Desperate to find a way to continue supporting her chronically ill sister, Savannah, Margot decides to trade meet-cutes for murder. The fictional kind. Probably. But when Savannah books Margot a six-week stay in a remote Alaskan resort to pen her first murder mystery, Margot finds herself running from a moose and leaping into the arms of the handsome proprietor, making her fear she’s just landed in a romance novel instead.

The last thing Dr. Forrest Wakefield ever expected was to leave his dream job as a cancer researcher to become a glorified bellhop. What he’s really doing at his family’s resort is caring for his stubborn, ailing father, and his puzzle-loving mind is slowly freezing overβ€”until Margot shows up. But Forrest doesn’t have any room in his life for another person he could lose, especially one with a checkout date.

As long snowy nights and one unlikely trope after another draw Margot and Forrest together, they’ll each have to learn to overcome their fears and set their aside assumptions before Margot leavesβ€”or risk becoming a Happily Never After story themselves.

Readers, when I say that I devoured this book- I really do mean that I devoured this book. This was the fluffiest winter romance story that I needed, and a fantastic break from the long series I had recently finished (anyone also coming out of an ACOTAR binge?)

As the title makes it blatantly obvious, Lavine packs in every possible romance trope that you can think of and stuffs it into this story.

Unexpected meet cute? Check. One bed oopsie? Check. Need to get naked for survival? Check. Misunderstanding because of a lack of communication? Check. Love triangle, specifically 2 Male Leads and 1 FL? Check. Lumberjack-esque flannel wearing ML? Check. (Bonus points for the sleeves rolled up.)..... and there are quite a few more.

You get the gist: you name it, this book has got it.

Any Trope but You was such a quick read that I couldn't put the book down until after I finished it. Just like Margot herself wields the power of writing from the heart, Lavine goes beyond just simply telling a story with the goal of stuffing as many tropes as possible in a book, with little-to-no character development or complexity. Instead, Lavine tells a tale of a yearning love between two people who understand each other, and respect each other's past and priorities.

I particularly loved the way immunocompromised people and caregivers were addressed and included in this book; not as a neglectful and dutiful responsibility, but one borne out of guilt, appreciation, regret, and truly above all- love.

Was it a touch predictable? Yes. As someone who devours and have devoured too many of these romance books, I spotted these tropes coming from a mile away. However, that isn't to say that it was still enjoyable to read, as Lavine's FL Margot calls them out as well for readers to spot, and it's fun to be along for the ride. The only thing I am upset at about the book, is that Forrest had made the decision that he did towards the end (what a damned shame). Overall, it was a great feel-good read.

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⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ πŸ’« / 5 stars (Rounded up to 4 stars)
Pub date: April 1st

Margot Bradley is a beloved & bestselling romance author with a big secret… she doesn’t believe in happily ever afters. After a major career mishap, her chronically ill sister sends her on a 6-week trip to Alaska where hopefully, she will be inspired to write her first murder mystery book.

While there, she meets the resort proprietor, Dr. Forrest Wakefield. Forrest escaped Alaska to become a cancer researcher in California (where Margot lives), but recently moved back to care for his dad. Both Margot and Forrest know what it’s like to put others’ needs before your own. Bound by love and loyalty, neither feel like a romance could last longer than Margot’s 6-week trip. But, despite it all, they just might find their way to happily ever after.

I really enjoyed this RomCom debut by Levine! Her writing was so sharp and full of witter banter. Levine’s delve into topics like chronic illness and grief gave her characters so much emotional depth, and I instantly loved them both.

READ THIS IF YOU LIKE:
❄️ Books by Abby Jimenez
❄️ Slow burn
❄️ Taylor Swift references
❄️ ALL the tropes
❄️ Witty banter

Thank you to Atria publishing and NetGalleyΒ for my ARC in exchange for this review.

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This book was solidly middling. At times, I was kicking my feet and giggling. At other times, I felt like the story dragged a bit. I think largely I was able to overlook how truly balls to the wall this book was because it was meant to be trope overload.

I really loved Forrest's whole vibe. His relationship with his father was extremely well-fleshed-out and lovely to see.

I liked the epistolary function of Savannah's letters. They kept me reading the book as much as they kept Margot on the trip. I thought the central conflict of the Happily Never After file was a bit blown out of proportion, but when I suspend my disbelief, I have a lovely time. I was in the book more for the side plots than the central romance, which felt interesting given that Margot was looking to step outside of her genre and make the romance a side/sub-plot.

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Realistic Rating: 4.5 stars ⭐️

β€œπ’€π’π’–β€™π’—π’† 𝒉𝒂𝒅 π’Žπ’š 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 π’Šπ’ π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’…π’‚π’š 𝒐𝒏𝒆, π‘΄π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’π’•β€ - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕

I received this book as an arc and I was very excited to read it based on the description and the cover. A quarter into the book, I felt that this book might be predictable or like every other book with the trope where an author goes to a small town and falls for someone there, but once I got halfway through the book, I didn’t feel that way. Yes, it did fall under that trope, but I think what made it so cute was that Margot experienced so many different tropes with Forrest.

Overall, the book was so cute and I definitely recommend reading it if you want a cozy small town romance book. Also, I really appreciate that there was a lot of funny aspects to the book, making it a romcom. As mentioned earlier, there are many tropes in this book such as; <b>enemies to lovers, forced proximity (one sleeping bag), tension, banter, city girl comes to small town.</b>

<spoiler>Also need to mention, the letters from Savannah truly made me smile. The way she was so positive and encouraging to Margot made me so happy. Their relationship is truly so special and cute!</spoiler>

Pros:
- Dual POV
- Margot growing as an author, but also as a person
- Savannah’s support
- Alaska setting (I haven’t read many small town romances with a cold/winter setting)

Cons:
- <spoiler>Not really a con, but I honestly am so curious about Savannah’s illness and life so, I would love to see a book about her and Cooper or something.</spoiler>

Overall, such a sweet book and an amazing debut book ! I look forward to reading more of Victoria Lavine’s releases in the future.

<i>Thank you NetGalley, Atria Books and Victoria Lavine for the arc in exchange for an honest review.</i>

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”𝑫𝒐 π’šπ’π’– 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 π’”π’–π’ˆπ’ˆπ’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’?” - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕
β€œπ‘­π’π’šπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’ƒπ’š π’†π’‚π’ˆπ’π’†? π’•π’‰π’†π’š π’π’π’π’Œπ’†π’… π’‡π’–π’„π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’ƒπ’Šπ’ˆ π’†π’π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰.” - π‘΄π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’π’•
𝑰 π’”π’‰π’‚π’Œπ’† π’Žπ’š 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅. β€œπ‘»π’‰π’†π’š π’π’π’π’š π’˜π’π’“π’Œ π’˜π’†π’†π’Œπ’…π’‚π’šπ’”,” 𝑰 π’”π’‚π’š. β€œπ‘Όπ’π’Šπ’π’ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ.” (this scene early on in their relationship was too cute. I laughed so hard when Forrest said β€œunion thing”

β€œπ‘©π’–π’• 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’Šπ’ 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’šπ’π’–,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’π’†π’”. β€œπ‘¨π’π’… π’˜π’† π’‚π’π’“π’†π’‚π’…π’š π’…π’Šπ’… π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝒐𝒏𝒆! π‘Ήπ’†π’Žπ’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’“π’†?” - π‘΄π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’π’•

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 π’Žπ’š π’ƒπ’“π’‚π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’†π’” π’Šπ’ π’‚π’π’ˆπ’“π’š π’ˆπ’π’“π’Šπ’π’π’‚ π’ˆπ’“π’–π’π’•π’” π’•π’‚π’Œπ’†π’” 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓” - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 (this line is too funny and good to me)

β€œπ‘¬π’—π’†π’“π’š π’…π’‚π’š π’šπ’π’–β€™π’—π’† 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 π’•π’‰π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰π’• 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π‘΄π’π’Ž π’Žπ’–π’”π’• 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’šπ’π’–. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 π’Œπ’π’†π’˜ π’šπ’π’–β€™π’… 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’π’π’š 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 π’˜π’‰π’β€™π’… π’ˆπ’†π’• π’Žπ’† π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’Œ 𝒕𝒐 π‘ͺπ’‚π’π’Šπ’‡π’π’“π’π’Šπ’‚.” - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕

β€œπ‘° π’„π’‚π’Žπ’† 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 π’˜π’“π’Šπ’•π’† 𝒂 π’Žπ’–π’“π’…π’†π’“ π’Žπ’šπ’”π’•π’†π’“π’š, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 π’…π’Šπ’…π’β€™π’•, 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕. π‘Ύπ’Šπ’•π’‰ π’šπ’π’– π’…π’“π’‚π’ˆπ’ˆπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’† π’•π’‰π’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ π’†π’—π’†π’“π’š 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏, 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 π’˜π’“π’Šπ’•π’† π’‚π’π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂 π’“π’π’Žπ’‚π’π’„π’† 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍.” - π‘΄π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’π’•

”𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 π’‰π’π’π’π’π’˜ 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆 π’Šπ’ π’Žπ’š 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’ˆπ’π’†π’” 𝒂 π’π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’† 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒕𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’šπ’ƒπ’† 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’‡π’–π’π’π’š 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’‰π’π’π’π’π’˜π’π’†π’”π’”β€“π’•π’‰π’† π’Œπ’Šπ’π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’‘π’‚π’Šπ’β€“π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 π’Šπ’• π’ˆπ’π’†π’”, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’π’“π’† π’“π’π’π’Ž π’Šπ’• 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’‰π’†π’ 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’π’π’š 𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔 π’Šπ’, π’Šπ’• π’‡π’Šπ’π’π’” π’†π’—π’†π’“π’š π’…π’‚π’“π’Œ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’•π’˜π’Šπ’”π’•π’š π’„π’“π’†π’—π’Šπ’„π’† π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒂 π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’‚π’π’Žπ’π’”π’• 𝒕𝒐𝒐 π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’‚π’π’• 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’‚π’“π’Œ π’Žπ’π’Žπ’†π’π’•π’”, π’˜π’‰π’†π’ 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’” π’ˆπ’ 𝒐𝒖𝒕, π’Šπ’•β€™π’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝒂 π’”π’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’“, 𝒐𝒓 𝒂 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š, 𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒂 π’“π’π’Žπ’‚π’π’„π’† 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Œπ’†π’†π’‘π’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’†π’Žπ’‘π’•π’š π’„π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“π’” 𝒐𝒇 π’šπ’π’–π’“ 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 π’‡π’“π’π’Ž π’„π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• π’π’π’˜ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 π’†π’™π’‚π’„π’•π’π’š π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 π’Žπ’π’”π’•.” - π‘΄π’‚π’“π’ˆπ’π’•

β€œπ‘°β€™π’—π’† 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’π’π’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒐 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† π’‚π’π’šπ’π’π’† 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 π’Šπ’‡ π’šπ’π’–β€™π’“π’† 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’Žπ’†.” - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕

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This was a really fun romantic read. I loved the way the story dealt with personal struggles and the way she toyed with all of the tropes. It was a cozy read, and I enjoyed it a lot. I will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author.

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Thank you to Atria publishing and Net Galley for the advanced readers copy!

This book was excellent! It’s everything you want a in romance novel! Victoria Lavine writes Any Trope But You like romance heroes Annabel Monaghan, Emily Henry and Abby Jimenez would. I couldn’t believe this was her debut novel and I can’t wait to read book #2!

Margot Bradley is a famous romance author who does not believe in happily ever afters. When her alternate endings file is released and public backlash and mayhem ensues, she finds herself rebuilding herself in Alaska and discovering that she is bigger than the past trauma she endured and is deserving of a happily ever after.

Told in two POVs, you’re bound to love Margot & Forrest. I gobbled up this book, I mean who doesn’t love a book about books and romance tropes and men with beards in flannels?!

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This book is one of the most heartwarming tales I have ever read which not only talks about the love in romantic sense but also familial one and how that shapes are lives and decisions.

Any Trope but You is a beautiful banter filled and sizzling romance story between Margot who is recently cancelled due to the revelation that this romance author doesnt believe in happily ever afters and Forrest who is a Doctor/ Researcher but is living in Alaska to run the inn/resort of his dad and to help him after his injury.

They have one of the most amazing meet cutes and how that develops into more is a treat to read.

I sobbed while reading the letters and this book was perfect for me in every sense.

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This was so adorable. I mean a grumpy, doctor, lumberjack MMC who is literally named Forrest?!?! Sign me up! Victoria’s split POVs were also so fantastically done.

As someone who has extreme loyalty to those close to me, I related to both of these characters’ love and devotion to their families. Victoria writes with such care as these two MCs figure out happiness for not only themselves, but their loved ones also.

Super relatable story telling, with a whole lotta spice. Such a cozy, fun read!!!

Many thanks to NetGalley & Atria Books for this ARC!! Happy reading, friends!!

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This book was good but could’ve been better. It felt a little rushed at the end, however, I did love the characters. Margot who doesn’t believe in Happily Ever After but then meets Forrest who is the perfect book boyfriend.

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4.5 stars rounded up because Victoria truly deserves an Emmy for her performance. This book was FLAWLESS and so so so honest about what it takes to care for someone and put their needs above your own.

Victoria's writing was honest, kind and so real it felt like a warm hug with a tough conversation. I cannot wait to read more of her work! Thank you to Victoria & her publishing team for the ARC.

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This book hit the tropes nail right on the head!! I liked Margot's redemption, although I feel like Savannah was a little hard on her and unappreciative. The banter was great, but I felt as though there was a little something missing from their relationship.

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A phenomenal debut, fresh, lovely, smart writing. Still thinking about this book days after I finished it.

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Can Having your worst nightmare come to fruition be a good thing ? Or is it always the end of the world ? Any troupe but you journeys through different stages of a nightmare. First stage , when it’s still just a nightmare. Stage two , the worst case scenario happens. Step three , living with the fallout . Step four finding a new route and gaining perspective. And finally step five , acceptance .

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This book is amazing! One of my all time favorite romance books I've ever read (and I've read a lot lol!) I went thru all the emotions while readings this, I was giggling and kicking my feet, getting teary eyed over an emotional moment, and getting frustrated and yelling at the book "What!?!?!?!" It was just such a great blend of everything you want in a romance book and it was a beautiful love letter to the romance genre! Forest and Margot are HEA goals and I adored them!! Thank you so much to NetGalley and to the publisher for my digital ARC!!! ❀️

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I picked up and put down this book so many times before I made it through chapter one. I just wasn't sure what I was signing up for, but I'm so glad I kept going cause this book is delightful. I really enjoyed Margot and Forrest and I loved the setting in Alaska. This book was full of so much heart and adventure and really difficult topics. I think they were handled so well and with so much grace for the characters and other people who've gone through similar things. Forrest is definitely the superior book boyfriend all will be compared to for a while, and Margot is so snarky and so much fun that I can't decide if I want to be her or be her bestie.

Beloved romance author Margot Bradley has a dark secret: she doesn’t believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, and not even for her characters, for whom she secretly writes alternate endings that swap weddings and babies for divorce papers and the occasional slashed tire. When her Happily Never After document is hacked and released to the public, she finds herself canceled by her readers and dropped by her publisher.
Desperate to find a way to continue supporting her chronically ill sister, Savannah, Margot decides to trade meet-cutes for murder. The fictional kind. Probably. But when Savannah books Margot a six-week stay in a remote Alaskan resort to pen her first murder mystery, Margot finds herself running from a moose and leaping into the arms of the handsome proprietor, making her fear she’s just landed in a romance novel instead.
The last thing Dr. Forrest Wakefield ever expected was to leave his dream job as a cancer researcher to become a glorified bellhop. What he’s really doing at his family’s resort is caring for his stubborn, ailing father, and his puzzle-loving mind is slowly freezing overβ€”until Margot shows up. But Forrest doesn’t have any room in his life for another person he could lose, especially one with a checkout date.
As long snowy nights and one unlikely trope after another draw Margot and Forrest together, they’ll each have to learn to overcome their fears and set their aside assumptions before Margot leavesβ€”or risk becoming a Happily Never After story themselves.

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I loved this book!! It reminds me of all my favorite holiday movies! It was so different reading about a character that was self aware of all the tropes going on throughout the book. I expected it to be trope heavy and boy did it deliver. The stakes were low and the vibes were high. Margot and Forrest are perfect for each other. I loved the parallels they had in their life experiences, it made them have an amazing understanding of the decisions that had to be made. THAT TENT SCENE!! I will be recommending this to anyone who listens.

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"Any Trope But You" kicks off with an electrifying start! It’s a dazzling portrayal of love at first sight, expertly crafted to keep you on the edge of your seat. With a backdrop of complicated pasts and heavy family expectations, the characters struggle to contain their undeniable chemistry, ultimately transforming from foes into lovers. This debut novel is a thrilling journey toward their Happily Ever After, not just for themselves, but for their families too. You won't want to miss it!

Thank you, Atria and NetGalley for the ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy, and all my thoughts and opinions are completely my own!

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3.5 rounded up. They say don't judge a book by its cover, but you also sometimes can't judge a book by its title. I was a little unsure going into this book because the title seemed extra cheesy, and sometimes it can be a real gamble to read a debut author. Instead, I found a book that has fun with the tropes and pokes at them without being cruel to the genre. Forrest is a MMC that is filled with stereotypes yet also feels grounded. I liked that Margot and Forrest could connect as caregivers and it added an extra layer to their chemistry. This book would make a great cozy winter read.

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