3.75 stars! 🌟 Huge thanks to Atria Books for the eARC via Netgalley! 💌

Okay, hear me out—this book was like getting hit with every rom-com trope in existence, and somehow, it WORKED. 😂

Margot Bradley is a bestselling romance author who—plot twist—doesn't believe in HEAs. And when her secret Happily Never After document leaks, she gets canceled hard. Her solution? Run off to Alaska to write a murder mystery (because what could go wrong?). Enter Forrest Wakefield, a doctor-turned-reluctant-lodge-owner with a heart of gold and a serious case of grumpy-but-soft-for-her. 🥹

Listen. This book is self-aware AF. It throws every classic romance trope at you—forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers, one tent, only one bed, stuck in the wilderness—and it knows exactly what it's doing. Margot even acknowledges how absurd it is, which made it so much fun. 😭

💖 Things I Loved:
✔ Alaska setting – the snowy vibes were immaculate. ❄️
✔ Forrest – if book boyfriends were a competition, he’d at least place Top 5. A hot, broody doctor who quotes Taylor Swift at the gym? Please. 🫠
✔ Margot's chaotic energy – girl was out here dodging moose and embarrassing herself at every turn, and I was living for it.
✔ The romance!!! – The slow burn, the tension, the emotional depth—I was hooked.

🤨 What Didn't Work as Much:
✘ That ending felt RUSHED. I needed at least 20 more pages of Margot & Forrest being cute. 🫠
✘ Margot’s conflict choices... questionable. Some moments made me wanna shake her like, girl, use your brain just once.

But overall?? This was adorable. Fluffy, hilarious, and genuinely heartwarming. If you love rom-coms that embrace the chaos, this one’s for you. 😍

Tropes you’ll eat up:
❄️ Enemies-to-lovers
❄️ Forced proximity
❄️ Romance author x Doctor
❄️ Grumpy & Grumpier
❄️ A moose steals the show

Final verdict: This was unhinged in the best way and I loved it. 😂 Definitely picking up whatever Victoria Lavine writes next!

4.5/5 stars for me. It was sooo cute and I giggled on almost every page. Like laughing out loud before we even met the MMC. I loved Margot & Savannah’s relationship dynamic- reminded me so much of my own sister!

Any Trope But You follows Margot, a romance writer facing backlash when her Happily Never After doc gets leaked. Her chronically ill sister, Savannah, decides to book Margot a 6 week reinvention trip to Alaska. In Alaska, Margot meets Forrest and they accidentally fall into one trope after another.

It was definitely a bit meta to be reading a romance books about a romance author, but it was done in a way that never took itself too seriously and it was SO fun.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me an e-ARC. All opinions are my own

This book was good. I wouldn’t say it was amazing but I won’t say it’s bad either. it’s just in between. Like a nice read that doesn’t require effort or a lot of thought.

A romance author who doesn’t believe in love, stuck at an Alaskan resort with a grumpy-but-sweet guy? Yeah, I was hooked. Margot and Forrest have the kind of banter that makes you smile like an idiot, and the way this book plays with romance tropes is so fun.

Was it predictable? A little. Did I care? Not at all. It was cozy, charming, and exactly the kind of feel-good read I needed. If you love rom-coms with witty dialogue and a touch of irony, definitely pick this one up!

I really enjoyed this one! Thank you so much Netgalleg for the ARC! Margot, our FMC, was fun to follow as she pointed out all of the romance tropes I love to read about as they occurred in her interactions with Forrest, the MMC. Reading from both of their perspectives really allowed us to see the feelings build and then be pushed away! It’s no surprise we got to see all of our favorite romance tropes along the way. I’m looking forward to reading more from Victoria Lavine in the future!!

It was such a fun read! Any book with a moose on the cover is an automatic read for me. I enjoyed Margot and Forrest's interactions, and I loved Savannah's letters!

Any trope but you is a cute romance set in Alaska. Our MC is a romance author who doesn’t believe in love. Once her fans find out her sister books her an Alaskan vacation to escape and work on her next book, a murder mystery.

Overall, I enjoyed this book & thought it was an easy read.

As someone who understands what it feels like to have a sister that needs care, their relationship was my favorite part of the book.

I found the conflict, before the third act conflict, to be resolved rather quickly. I’m glad it didn’t devolve into a he-said, she-said argument but I also feel like it went from the MC being really upset to immediately fine.

This book is a cute story and an easy read. It’s not my favorite romance but I would recommend it to any romance readers!

Thank you to NetGalley & Atria for my copy!

WOWOWOW!!! this book blew my expectations out of the water! it was such a fun read filled with the romance tropes we all know and love, characters i already miss like they were my own best friends and swoony moments i couldn’t get enough of. the idea of a romance author not believing in love had me hooked before even starting and the way victoria executed it was beautiful. my only complaint is that the ending felt a little rushed and i wished we had a lot more time with margot and forrest, she could have given us 150 more pages of their love story and i’d be content reading it even if it ended up like one of
margot’s leaked files 😂

This book is like a love letter to the romance readers, bookstagram community and to anyone who needs an extra dose of hope in their life. and i cannot wait to see what else victoria lavine has up her sleeve.

What an absolutely stunning debut!! Like I genuinely cannot believe this is Victoria's debut novel. This has all the makings of a romance author veteran: swoon worthy moments, a setting to die for, and emotional depth that have me sobbing on and off through the whole book. Yes, this is a romance book but it is so much more than that. The relationship between Savannah and Margot and Forrest and Trapper were just as important to this book at the romantic relationship between Margot and Forrest. This book is a true love letter to romance books and all different forms of love.

I also loved how the setting of this book felt like an additional character and how it helped Margot step out of her shell and prove to herself how brave she is. I could really relate to Margot and how she felt like a fish out of water in an outdoor setting and how she overcame her fears both with that and learning to open herself up to love again.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the copy. Any Trope But You follows Margot, a romance author who does not believe in the happy ever after that she writes. After her file of bitter endings of her books gets leaked, Margot needs a reset from all of the responsibilities of her life. Savannah, Margot’s sister, sends her on a trip to Alaska to write her next book. While there Margot meets Forrest, the owner of the resort. During her six week stay, she slowly starts to believe in Happily Ever Afters. Some tropes included in this story include enemies-to-lovers and forced proximity. I enjoyed the story, but I do feel like the story was rushed at the end.

As posted to GoodReads:
“Thank you NetGalley and Atria for the ARC

4.5⭐️ 3🌶️

There’s something about someone catapulting to rock bottom and hitting the reset button with a new adventure that I just love to read about. Probably the immense satisfaction in watching the phoenix rise from the ashes, get their life together, change their perspective, and get their guts rearranged along the way by a rugged mountain man/doctor.

The wittiness and self-awareness captivated me from the very first page and made this pretty unputdownable, honestly.

Looking forward to more from this author!”

3.75⭐️ Such a fun romance with ALL the tropes (on purpose) but with a lot more heart. I loved the Alaska setting and the extra characters at the lodge. While I didn’t always love the cheesiness of the book, it was very enjoyable and the depth the characters have to their life stories helps.

Thank you for this ARC! It was a DNF for me. I had heard good things and picked it up twice, trying to get into it. I love an Alaska setting! But it was just too goofy and unbelievable for me.

Thank you, NetGalley for providing a E copy for review. This was an adorable romcom. Love when our FMC is an author. in the twist of a grumpy meets grumpy.. only 4 stars because the end felt rushed

Thank you for this beautiful ARC from Atria Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

Any Trope But You follows Margot, a best-selling romance author, who is exposed when her Happily Never After file gets leaked to the world. She gets cancelled for not believing in love and gets sent on a trip to Alaska by her sister, with only murder on her mind, where she meets Forrest, the very handsome rugged host at North Star Lodge. She vows to escape romance tropes but she can never get away from them during her six-week stay in the woods. Will she accept to have her own Happily Ever After or will she do anything to resist her neighbor?

Victoria Lavine does not mess around in her very first published book. Her writing is immaculate and from the very first page, captivated me. I am usually not a fan of metaphors, but she used them in such an excellent way that I could not help but love them. Every word on the page flows perfectly into the next. Her writing is witty and very descriptive; I couldn’t help but feel like I was right there in Alaska with the most lovable characters.

As someone who lives in Canada and faces the winter and cold every year, her writing made me fall in love with the snowy setting. Every image was so vivid in my mind, I could nearly feel the cold on my skin or the warmth of the sauna.

This book was funny, romantic, steamy, and heartbreaking all at the same time. The spicy scenes were so well-written and rightfully placed in the book; the plot was intelligently arranged. I couldn’t help but want to know what trope would happen next. Before reading, I thought it would be a bit overbearing, but it was so self-aware that I loved the trope idea.

The subplots kept me hooked all the way to the end, and I don’t feel like any of them were left behind. The love those two characters have for their family was beautiful to read, as well as their intricate relationship with them. Although we did not see Savannah a lot, her presence in her letters was so well done that I couldn’t help but think she was right there with them. The difficult subjects around health were handled with care, love, and respect. All of the other residents of the Lodge added this touch of ‘found family,’ even though we did not see them a lot. I also did not hate any of the characters; they were well-rounded.

The character growth and development were phenomenal. I loved that Victoria showed them being able to be on their own and grow by themselves with the help of others, of course. The dedication at the end brought tears to my eyes, and I don’t often cry while reading, so good job, Victoria. Reading the trust build between Margot and Forrest was beautiful and realistic.

I would love to read more about Savannah and Cooper!

I cannot wait to read more of her books; she is now one of my auto-buy authors. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to read a beautiful story of love, longing, pain, and trust.

P.S. I need more Bullwinkle!!!!

Any Trope But You was such a cute read! Love books with an Alaskan setting. I really enjoyed the characters, story, and all the adventures that happened along the way. This was a perfect debut novel. The writing was great and I can’t wait to read more from this author in the future!

What an amazing debut novel! This book was so great. Just the right amount of tension and spice. I really enjoyed it and will definitely be looking for her next books.

Margo is a best-selling romance author, who after getting burned over and over by men in her life, secretly no longer believes in happily ever afters. So she keeps a secret “Happily Never After” document with alternate endings to her books, things like divorce, beer bellies and erectile dysfunction. When Margo’s computer is hacked and this document is released, her fans are outraged and her publisher immediately drops her contact.

Margo’s sister books her on a 6-week wilderness adventure in Alaska, encouraging her to write a thriller while challenging herself to grow as a person. Unfortunately, the son of the owner of the lodge is a mix of every single romance hero she’s ever written: tall, shaggy hair, green eyes, great forearms. And then they start living out the tropes: enemies to lovers, only one bed (or tent, in their scenario) and snowed in. At first Forrest seems too good to be true, but will he actually turn out to be everything Margo has ever dreamed of?

I really enjoyed this book. It was such a fun premise. I loved how it was set in Alaska. It was funny & sweet at times. Couldn’t put the book down.

4.5 stars

This will make you laugh, want to shed a tear, swoon, blush, roll your eyes and everything in between because it literally has every trope. I loved the whole concept of this and the execution, I just wish the ending wasn't as rushed - but a part of that I think is also a testament to me wanting more of Margot and Forrest. The letters from her sister and the side characters added a great dimension to the writing.

Thank you to Atria Books and Netgalley for access to an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. Margot was a character I found myself rooting for very early. Her trip to Alaska had me laughing at some points throughout the book. I enjoyed Forest, Trapper, and Jo. They were great with the other campers as well. This made for a great group of characters.

I would highly recommend this book.

I want to thank NetGalley and Atria Books for this advanced reader copy and this is my honest opinion.