This book had a lot of components for a read i would enjoy but it didn't end up working for me. I didn't really like the two main characters who were determined to not like each other and underestimate each other and basically be complete jerks to each other. Once a new love interest for the female lead was introduced, I was done.

What a brutal beginning. I HURT for this character! She lost her entire career in a few seconds. Then, thanks to her sister, a plan is born to try to redeem herself. The writing in this book led me through all the emotions of protagonist, even the bittersweet realization of what a Happy Ever After means to her.

What a brilliant take on the HEA, romance books/genre, and toxic fan culture. Kudos to Victoria Lavine for writing a romance that addresses so many topics that are usually reserved for social media fights. Her writing ability allows the reader to envelope themselves in deeper conversations and tropes through Margot and Forrest's character growth, but their romance as well. Beige Panties for life! Overwhlmingly enjoyed!

Thank you to Atria Books and NetGalley for providing an eARC for a honest review.

Thank you NetGalley for the arc!

This book was just too cute to put down. All the banter was top notch. I loved all the references to the tropes. I just love a book in Alaska.

Wish it didn’t end so abruptly but still a cute fun read!

A beautifully written book about what happens when we stop taking care of everyone else and are open to possibilities for ourselves.

Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Margot is a romance writer who is cancelled when her Happily Never After document is leaked to her fans who are destroyed to see that she wrote alternate endings to her books featuring divorce, affairs with the nanny and erectile disfunction for the characters they love. Because that's how Margot really feels about love - its a scam and she has the scars to prove it. In the wake of the scandal Margot's younger sister Savannah ships Margot off on a six week trip to Alaska to write her first murder mystery. But it is not a swanky, relaxing spa, but a remote lodge with wilderness expeditions and no internet! Margot immediately finds herself in the arms of a tall, flannel wearing hottie thanks to a moose scare, but she has no time for his rugged good looks and body built from chopping wood. Unfortunately, Mountain Daddy (real name Forrest), starts to look and act like every romance hero and they find themselves in every romance trope. Beyond the tropes, Margot and Forrest find they have a connection as both have been serving as caregiver to family member, even to the detriment of their own careers. Will the tropes win or will Margot stick to her love sucks guns?

Wow, what a debut! Victoria Lavine should be proud of what a gorgeously and realistically written story she has created. I found myself highlighting so many lines that were expertly crafted to clearly convey the setting and characters. As an older reader, I appreciated characters in their 30s who have significant caretaker roles to family members. Their debate about the caretaker role vs taking care of their own needs is a real one and I was debating which direction they would take and how they'd be able to get to their HEA. As a bookstagrammer, the storyline of her fans and the odes to romance fans were perfect and true to life. I have read a few "ode to the tropes" books this year, and these characters did a much better job of resisting the pull, the conflict was really there, not just a blip on the page. I liked how the letters from Savannah played a significant role in moving the story forward. The side characters were wonderful, though I would have liked a bit more Trapper and Jo. My only note is that I would have liked more of Margot's backstory earlier in the book. I felt like I really knew who Forrest was throughout, but didn't have as much of a connection to Margot since significant information about how she'd been burned in the past were shared so late in the book. I look forward to this releasing and will recommend it to all romance readers.

4.5 stars. Margot, a romance author, goes to Alaska for 6 weeks to write a non-romance book after being canceled by her fans. In this process, she comes to understand why she's so jaded about love, and falls in love herself, just like the characters she in her books. I liked this book a lot, and thought the characters were all so well developed. I would definitely recommend if you like romance and spice!

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for allowing me to read this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

A huge thank you to the publisher, NetGalley and Victoria Lavine for this ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

As a fan of romance and bookish books, I had to read Any Trope But You. It had all of my favourite tropes. Some might think they were overdone, but I think that the book is aware of the excess of tropes, which is what makes the relationship between the main characters more fun.
While reading, I caught myself smiling ridiculously several times, especially whenever Forrest called Margot „sweetheart“.

The book is swoon-worthy and spicy, but still deep and vulnerable. What I liked most was that it showed the lives of chronically ill and disabled people and their loved ones in a sensitive and respectful way. I loved that Savannah and Trapper were still part of the story and had their own voice as well as their independence.

All in all, I enjoyed this book a lot and think it's an incredible debut. I can't wait to read more from Victoria Lavine!

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. ✌️

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!

"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 over—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 leaves—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.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫 / 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 NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for this review.

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.

Realistic Rating: 4.5 stars ⭐️

“𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕” - 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>

・₊✧ Quotes ・₊✧

”𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏?” - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕
“𝑭𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒚 𝒆𝒂𝒈𝒍𝒆? 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉.” - 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕
𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅. “𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔,” 𝑰 𝒔𝒂𝒚. “𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.” (this scene early on in their relationship was too cute. I laughed so hard when Forrest said “union thing”

“𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖,” 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔. “𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆! 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆?” - 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕

“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓” - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 (this line is too funny and good to me)

“𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆, 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑴𝒐𝒎 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒐’𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒂.” - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕

“𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕, 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕. 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏, 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍.” - 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕

”𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒂 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔–𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏–𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏, 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒕, 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒄𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕.” - 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒐𝒕

“𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆.” - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕

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.

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?!

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.

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!!

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.

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.

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.