Ugh my heart 😍 I absolutely loved this little book! It really did touch on everything I want out of a perfect read- sizzling tension between the MCs, just a touch of family angst, a resilient FMC, and a lovable MMC!

As the title implies, lotsss of your favorite tropes in this one, but cliche it is not. It felt fresh and new, and I simply could not get enough of Margot and Forrest. At first, the story definitely gives off grumpy/grumpy vibes, but you KNOW that isn't how it's going to end 😉 As you can imagine, this leads to PLENTY of quips and banter between the two of them, and of course, they can't compete with the tension for too long! Margot is lovably comical as she tries to navigate her life in Alaska, and Forrest is *sweet* enough to make things jussssttt difficult enough that Margot has to push herself well outside her comfort zone. As you can imagine, this leads to lots of laughs and swoon-worthy moments for the reader.

While their relationship was definitely the highlight for me, this book gave me what I always want out of romance books- more backstory and development with the side characters. In this case, we get to lean into Margot's relationship with her sister and learn more about Forrest's role as caretaker for his father. It felt perfectly balanced, and the ONLY thing I wanted out of this book was a little epilogue (or an entire sequel, frankly) to read more about Margot, Forrest, and the rest of their lives.

An adorable love letter to romance readers everywhere!

This was a great debut. I love how this book both poked fun at the romance genre and exalted it. So clever using every well worn trope to have readers rolling their eyes while kicking their feet. While the story had more substance than I anticipated, especially regarding familial love and obligation, I felt like the relationship that developed between Forrest and Margot was one sided. We got to see all the reasons that Margot fell for Forrest, but we see very little of what enamored Forrest to Margot. It was like he read Savannah's letter to him and all of a sudden he was in love and believed that Margot was the most wonderful woman in the world. She did nothing at that point to show him she was selfless or strong or any of the other things that her sister wrote. Overall, this was a great romance that I would happily recommend to a friend.

Thank you to Atria and NetGalley for the ARC!

🫎 T O O C U T E T H U R S D A Y review 🫎 featuring “Any Trope but You” by Victoria Lavine!

MY RATING: 🖤🖤🖤🖤/5

Margot Bradley is a bestselling romance author who doesn’t actually believe in happily ever afters. She writes books about them, but deep down inside she fears men and the heartbreak they cause 💔!

Every time she writes a new book she makes sure to write a SECRET alternate ending that does not end happily. When this secret document gets leaked to the public, Margot gets cancelled by her loyal fans and publisher.

Margot’s sister Savanah books her a 6 week non-negotiable stay in the wilderness of Alaska to regroup and work on her next book. This time Margot decides to take a stab at writing a murder mystery and is hoping to find inspiration out in the wild.

Never in a million years would she think that she would meet a handsome (and grumpy) mountain man named Forrest who lives/works at his family’s resort! Is Forrest a good distraction for Margot or is her 6 week expiry date setting her up for more heartbreak??

💗 FINALLY I have fit in a romance book this month and this one is TO DIE FOR! I loved that Margot and Forrest’s love story brings together all the romance tropes! The beautiful Alaska setting, off the charts banter and Margot’s adjustment from the city life to the wilderness (think The Simple Life) was perfectly executed and had me hooked from the beginning!

Thank you kindly to @victorialavinewrites @atriabooks @simonschusterca @netgalley for my #gifted advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review. This book releases on April 1, 2025!

This book was a freaking delight! I'd give it more than 5 stars if I could. And how soon can Ms. Lavine write another book?

But seriously, while I read a fair number of romance books, many of them end up disappointing because the characters do not behave like real people or are hard to root for. This book is the opposite. Every character is terrific and grounded in the real world with real problems and obstacles to overcome.

Margot and Forrest are a classic enemies to lovers pair who end up having more in common than they expect.

But the main selling point of this book is the writing which is so amusing and spot on. The phrases and descriptions made me smile and laugh throughout. Really, one of the best rom-com/romances I've read in ages.

What a dream of a debut! I really enjoyed this one so much. While it explores heavy topics such as codependency, death, loneliness and chronic illnesses, it also manages to be so light and funny. I loved that the plot is centered around a romance writer who doesn’t truly believe in Happily Ever Afters. The steamy moments are so good, and I’m a sucker for the backdrop of the Alaskan Wilderness. I think sometimes the story felt a little bit repetitive, but ultimately this is such a cute, solid debut. Definitely looking forward to more stories from Victoria.

Thank you Netgalley and Atria Books for an early copy of Any Trope But You. Margot is a romance author with a swiftie-like following. During a zoom call with thousands of followers a hacker reveals Margot’s secret alternate endings to her romance novels where the couple do not live happily ever after. Now Margot’s name is mud in the romance world. Margot’s sister sends her to the Alaskan wilderness to work out her next book. Here, Margo meets a broody hot doctor who she of course finds hard to resist. I really liked the premise of this book and loved the Alaskan setting. What I didn’t love so much were the main characters. Margot decided to be hateful to the mmc for no apparent reason at the beginning of the story and was just pretty much whiny the whole book. The mmm kept calling her brave and smart and to me she really seemed neither. It was fine but over all a bit of a shallow romance story in my opinion.

A big thank you to Net Galley for the advance reader copy of this book! I feel lucky to have gotten the chance to enjoy it early.

As someone who LOVES romance but has also been known to be a bit cynical I felt like this book was written specifically for me. I had so much fun reading this and seeing all of the different tropes that fell into Margot’s lap. I literally thought to myself as I was reading that this book felt like a love letter to the genre and then I got to the authors note at the end and she calls it exactly that. If you’ve ever loved the romance genre you NEED to read this.

I cannot recommend this book enough!

I really enjoyed this one! It was very self aware of itself with the fmc being a romance book author who doesn’t believe in HEAs anymore due to her past experiences. Various tropes get mentioned throughout the story in the sense of the fmc being like “there’s no way I am living this trope I wrote about!” It taking place in a small, isolated town in Alaska was a fun setting. I really like the mmc as well, though he is very much the perfect romance book boyfriend. That was the point though! For the fmc to finally get her HEA with the perfect man. Though I wish there would have been an epilogue or something as the ending felt slightly rushed.

😊 strangers to lovers
🤍 nickname
🫎 small town Alaska
🛏️ only one sleeping bag
👥 close proximity

dual POV
4/5 stars ⭐️
2/5 spice level 🌶️

This was SUCH a sweet, fun and flirty read. I was not expecting to adore this book the way I did. Margot + Forrest were so lovable throughout this book and the chemistry was so obvious. Although Margot can seem a bit naive and surface level, she develops a lot throughout the book and I loved this aspect of her. The banter was amazing and I had plenty of laugh-out-loud moments with this one. Lastly, I love basically any book set in Alaska. This one is definitely a lovable rom-com and worth the read!

Thank you @netgalley and @atriabooks for this adorable ARC! I had a lot of fun reading this self aware take on a classic rom com. Such a great read for these snowy days we’re having in Boston

I absolutely loved this book. I think I’m biased though if any of the main characters are authors or book lovers.
Margot and Forrest had the perfect arc to me, from having an attraction and avoiding each other to trying to be together and going through the obstacles of their lives. They shared so much in common that made their connection better to me and I loved how the people they were caring for had to care for them to see what they needed/wanted in life.
This was an amazing debut novel and I can’t wait to get a physical copy of this in April.

I absolutely LOVED this debut! I laughed out loud. I shed a tear or two. And I absolutely could NOT put it down. Margot and Forrest's story was funny and emotional and real. Miscommunication may have been one of the only tropes that didn't come into their story, and I loved that for them (and for me). I can't wait to see what else this author has up her sleeve. She's a new auto-buy for me!

Thank you NetGalley for the Arc! 4.5 ⭐️ I absolutely loved this book. Margot is a best selling romance author who has been let down too many times by men and doesn’t believe in happy endings. When the world of romance readers accidentally finds this out, they cancel her. Not sure entirely sure what to do about her writing future, her sister sends her on a 6 week adventure to Alaska to write a new genre, murder mystery. It’s here that she meets Forest (swoon like he’s so perfect) and experiences all the romance tropes!

I didn’t want to put this down. Margot and Forest both have things they can’t sacrifice for the other and I had to know how it all ended. The characters were lovable and the plot was good and surprising! And throw in a little spice for fun!

Thank you Net Galley and Atria Books for the ARC in return for an honest review!

This was such a fun read! A new twist on romance and I found myself giggling and kicking my feet the whole time. It wasn’t quite a 5 star read for me but overall it was a solid 4.5 and I can walk away saying I LOVED it.

A romance writer keeps a computer file of alternate Happily Never After endings for all her book characters that gets hacked and leaked to all her die hard, adoring fans. In, what feels like the pit of her career, she escapes (with the help of her super sweet sister) to Alaska to get away from it all, start fresh and hopefully write a new book in a new genre. But lo and behold she runs into basically Mr. Perfect who is every single romance trope in one that she’s been trying so hard to avoid. One thing leads to another and another and she finds herself maaaaaybe believing in happily ever afters again.

The banter was so cute, quirky, silly and playful. This author is so creative with words and was throwing together sentences that had me actually laughing out loud. The spicy scenes were spicy but not super vulgar, which I loved and the chemistry was burning 🔥 Just the right amount of sweet and serious moments with family along the way and some needed, deep, internal reflection for both the MFC and MMC.

The MFC can be a bit unlikable at times but when you realize it’s all a front and her manner of defense, it does make sense and it’s hard not to feel for her and want her to find her HEA.

I will say, as much as I loved the creative sentences and words, simple ones are okay as well!! It felt like every sentence was written with so many extra descriptive words and metaphors that I lost track of what we were talking about at times.

Overall, if you love romance and you love all the tropes — we’re talking enemies to lovers, small town, humble doctor, supportive sis, getaway turned unexpected romance, ONE TENT, then this is a book you HAVE to add to your TBR. Comes out 4/1!

As a current card holding member of the NOT HEA Club, this book has me thinking maybe I should lightly pencil in reevaluating my position on this subject. No promises, though.

Margot is a doll. She had me not only laughing throughout her escapades but sympathizing with the yuck that ALWAYS comes with L O V E. One would think Alaska is a great place to hide away from it all. I guess you'll have to read and find out.

Levine does a fantastic job of including almost every possible trope this book. From Alaska to Bullwinkle to Cranky MMCs I think you'll enjoy this book as much as I did.

🔉Thank you to Victoria Lavine, Atria Books, and NetGalley for this arc of Any Trope but You, out April 1, 2025!

📜Quick Summary: Margot is a romance author, but one that isn’t keen on the topic of love herself. Heck, just tell that to her engagement ring that’s at the bottom of the Pacific. Even though she writes love stories with happily ever afters, she has a folder with an alternate ending… if these characters were in the real world. When this leaks during a podcast event with her readers, Margot fears her career is over. When her sister sends her in the middle of nowhere Alaska, the next setting for her upcoming novel, she runs into Forrest, a burly, handsome doctor who runs the Inn she’s staying at. Cue all the romance tropes at once! Will Margot fall for the romance meet cutes she writes? Or will she focus on what really matters; her writing and her sister?

❣️Initial Feels: I love the sarcasm and confidence Margot carries, and I can already sense that I will be laughing out loud to her many jokes! Love the flow and ease of the book already!

👀Trigger Warnings: spicy talk, death of parent,

🌶️Spice Level: 3 🌶️🌶️🌶️

📖Read if you want: romance, spice, laugh out loud moments, all the tropes, dual point of view chapters, forced proximity

🙋🏼‍♀️Moving Character: Margot is sarcastic, smart, funny, and such a caring sister. Their relationship gave me all the feels! Forrest was such a strong and emotional man who truly cared for others. Both of them are winners for me!

🗨️Touching Words: “The future is a slippery thing.”
“Reckless hope is the last ember to fade into darkness.”

💡Final Sentiments: Overall, I loved this novel! This was a perfect palate cleanser and a refreshing read! A brilliant debut and I will follow this author to read more of her work! This novel packed a lot into its pages, and even though I couldn’t put it down, I didn’t want to stop reading it. There was so much raw emotion from both of our main leads, and I could feel their angst in some of the pages. I love how she paired the deep emotions with sarcasm and laughter, as well as make fun of all the romance tropes out there. She put together a beautiful cast of characters, and I felt like all of them held an important part in Margot and Forrest’s life. I would LOVE to see a second novel with these characters, or maybe one from her sister’s point of view! The author’s acknowledgements were also touching. A beautiful read!

🌟Overall Rating: 4.5 stars

This novel was provided by the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.

My oh my, I so enjoyed this book ❤️

This book had everything: all the feels, a beautiful sisterhood, personal growth, healing from loss, a sweet love story, a smoking hot relationship, and soooo many tropes. Let’s see if I can list most of them:

🫎 meet cute
❄️ one tent/bed
🫎 hot doctor/smells good/cinnamon roll MMC
❄️ romance novelist FMC
🫎 forced proximity
❄️ snowed in
🫎 enemies to lovers
❄️ HEA
🫎 dual POV
❄️ banter
🫎 truly so many, read to find out the rest

Honestly I thought I’d be annoyed by all these tropes being included in one book, but it was so well done. Remember my review of another book when I said it took itself too seriously? This book was the opposite, putting humor into every trope mentioned, often calling them out. Instead of being annoying, it felt like an ode to all great romcoms. And behind all these tropes was a great story with wit, depth, and compassion.

Victoria Lavine is a debut author, and I cannot WAIT to read any future works she shares.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Any Trope but You was a fun book to read. As the title suggests, it's full of romance tropes. It might be a little ridiculous, but the fact that the characters are pointing it out makes it more comedic than cheesy. I really liked both main characters, Margot and Forrest. I thought Margot felt especially real with all her mishaps and really being out of her comfort zone. The relationship that develops brings on a decent amount of spice, so if that's not your thing, you may want to give this one a pass. Plot-wise there wasn't anything all that surprising along the way, but it wasn't something I was expecting either. Bonus points for the great setting in the Alaskan wilderness! It made a nice wintertime read.

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for the advance copy of Any Trope but You! All opinions are completely my own.

This is a phenomenal romance read! A beloved romance writer gets cancelled, and her sister sends her to a remote Alaskan resort to reinvent herself. Upon arriving at the remote resort, she runs smack into the ruggedly handsome resort owner and into her own real life romcom. The romance tropes abound, and are so incredibly woven throughout the story. I mean the one tent and body warming scene?!?!

This is the author’s debut, and I’m already looking forward to her next!

Thank you Atria for the advanced reader’s copy!

the way that I adored this book!!

It was so funny and cute at the same time. I reallt enjoy the scenario and the tropes and everything in between!!

I am in love with this female main hcaracther!