I loved these characters and the premise of this book. It was so fun and I love the wilderness aspect of it being in Alaska.

This was a cute romance that will appeal to a lot of readers! While I did enjoy my reading experience, there are some other books that I have read with similar plots that I liked just a bit better. The comparison led to my three-star rating, but I still would put this in the hands of romance readers who enjoy a fast-paced, charming book with loveable characters.

The tropes were definitely troping in this cute winter romance ❄️💕


Fun, easy read with a great setting and adorable main characters. Fans of enemies to lovers and forced proximity will enjoy this!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eArc!

This was an interesting premise, but this one didn't quite hold my interest.

I've learned something about myself from reading this book...if I don't like a main character, I can't force myself to like the book. I didn't like Margot at all. She came across as entitled and her inner thoughts made me cringe.

The actual romance was fine, but it didn't come across as anything special for me. I felt like I connected with the side characters more than the main couple, and that was the major problem for me with reading this book. I ultimately didn't care about the couple.

This is a really cute romance I really enjoyed it. It had lots of cozy winter vibes and I would highly recommend it for fans of the enemies to lovers trope.

A prerequisite to being a romance author is to believe in Happily Ever Afters. Right? Wrong.

Margot Bradley is a bestselling and widely adored romance author who despite her entire livelihood being centered around writing epic love stories, does not believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not only does she simply not believe in Happily Ever Afters for her characters or herself, she keeps a top-secret file with alternative endings of each of her novels. These endings are far from happy and tend to end in flames.

When her top-secret file gets leaked to the public while she is live on camera, she faces a very public cancellation both by her readers and her publishers. With her career in ruins, Margot decides it is time to pivot into murder mystery. With the story set in remote Alaska, Margot’s sister secretly books Margot a 6-week stay at a remote Alaskan resort, landing Margot straight in the middle of her very own real life romance. Begrudgingly she finds herself experiencing trope after trope with the handsome resort owner.

Any Trope But You is a love letter to the classic romance genre tropes and is clearly written by an author who loves romance novels. Lavine’s writing shines through the entirety of this book. The writing is fun, fast-paced and witty without being overly cliche.

Thanks to Atria Books and NetGalley for providing me with a digital review copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.

I sincerely enjoyed this debut novel by Victoria Lavine...I especially enjoyed the representation of disability and chronic pain in this book and I feel like the author did a good job with it. The main character were well rounded and fun and Forest has my heart ❤️ I loved the idea see of different troupes and the idea of basically living out your own rom com.
With that being said the only major issue I had was that I wish this would have been released either last winter or this coming winter because with the wintery setting it just feels like that's when I would want to read it and not in the spring when it is set to release...outside that I would recommend to anyone wanting a ROM Com full of troupes and heart!

3.5 ⭐️

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and Victoria Lavine providing me this ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts!

The storyline obviously takes part during the winter at an alaskan vacation lodge so I don’t quite understand why this wasn’t released last winter or even winter 2025, it would’ve been a better time imo 😩 That being said, Forest has my heart! He was a picture perfect boyfriend, on and off the page. As someone who is really close to her family, I love how the characters also loved their families.

Tropes:
- Forced Proximity
- Romance Author FMC x Doctor MMC
- Enemies to Lovers
- Snowed In

I was really torn between a 3 and a 4 for this one. Some pros: I really loved the disability representation, it was easy to read and I kept wanting to come back for more. The setting was vivid and fun to return to over again and I love that it didn’t drag out the will they/wont they plot.
Some cons: some details and logistics are unclear and took me out of the story. I wished there was more detail into what she was writing her book about. Sometimes I felt like it was going by a little too fast and skimmed over the time she was there - I don’t think any part of the book passed the Bechdel test. It felt the point of everything ever discussed was to relate back to the love story, even when it was supposed to be about them being their own person or a support for others.
Overall, I’d recommend it! Easy read, nothing crazy or life changing.

Any Trope but You is a 5-star debut novel by Victoria Lavine. I immensely enjoyed the author’s writing style. I couldn’t put the book down. This romcom was such a fun read. The main characters, Margot and Forrest, had depth and chemistry. It was easy to root for a happily ever after for these two. Must read.

I really enjoy books about authors so I knew I’d enjoy this one! It was a fairly easy read and I loved the setting in Alaska. It didn’t stand out too much against other romance books but I still enjoyed!

Oh tragic personal crisis - Oh handsome brawny hunk in the woods who can right any wrong with his handsome brawny-ness! Any Trope But You is a mostly lightweight romantic comedy that will walk you through the set up for The Next Great American Romance, because despite trying to run away from romance novels entirely, the main character Margot is literally walking into one.

It's a cute story, yes, and if you really love romantic comedies, you'll probably like this one. It just wasn't my favorite.

The one thing I do applaud here is the inclusion of characters with disabilities and chronic pain, characters who need full-time carers and have unpredictable health patterns. Both of the main characters have family members they feel responsible for, and I think the topic is handled very well (without one of the characters actually being one of the disabled themselves...somehow the lead characters are always the normies).

That being said, I think my main complaint here is that given the sincerity of the themes implied by those circumstances, this novel leans far too heavily in the almost-stupid romantic comedy hijinks. Of course, we're expecting to go through a long list of cliched tropes (hey-it's in the title), but I think it was the air-headedness required for Margot to fall into all of them that bugged me. Was it her actual personality? Eh. The two sides of her just didn't seem to match up very well for me.

The romance, however, seemed quite genuine once it got going (given that the first of the tropes was dumbfounding-attraction at first sight), and by the end I didn't need any further convincing that it had legs to stand on once they got into the 'real world'. Also, the spicy scenes in this book were particularly good, in my personal estimation.

The themes, as well, are valuable. Throw yourself into new experiences, pick yourself back up when the world knocks you down, don't erase yourself within the needs of others, and, of course, you'll always find your true love once you hit rock bottom and decide to take a spontaneous trip to Alaska in hopes of rearranging your entire life!

I wish I could give this book a higher rating, but with issues previously discussed and some elements of the ending that also felt a little too convenient in a way that put a bad taste in my mouth, this is sitting at three stars from me.

Note:: I received this book for free through the publisher and netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

While it was a slow start to get into, it kinda grew on me.

Funny, slightly tragic and a light read, but also just like a lot of the recent romance novels I've read.. I found myself wishing for more..


Thank you Net Galley and Atria books for the advanced copy!

This is absolutely everything I want in a romance book and more. The emotional depth and character growth??? Incredible. But even better, the handling of grief and chronic illness????? Victoria Lavine has my eternal gratitude for writing this.

*Thank you, Netgalley & Atria Books, for an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Unfortunately, I'm debating between a two and two-and-a-half stars for this one. While I loved the concept and was super intrigued, I got bored halfway through, and it just lost me. The spice scenes were awkward and felt misplaced. It took me forever to get past some points because I was just not interested in reading. Their conflict was super drawn out; you see it a mile away. Wished the plot had more going on. And honestly, if they were a real couple, they wouldn't have a chance of lasting, I'm sorry. The ending left much to be desired.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this advance copy of Any Trope but You. All opinions are my own.
I loved this story! In Any Trope but You, we meet an author, Margot, who writes romance but has private difficulty believing in HEAs. After her fans find out about her true Happily Never Afters, her sister helps send her off to Alaska, where she meets Forrest, a doctor who is helping his father. This book is full of all the fun romance tropes you love, while watching so much growth independently and together for Margot and Forrest. This book hit all the emotions and made me feel so much for both main characters. I highly recommend this book to all romance readers, especially those who love a hate to love romance, and watching character growth, while family members have some serious medical conditions which these 2 care for above and beyond. 5 stars!!

Every once in a while I want a book that is fun and comforting. Something light to escape into each night. With the buzz already for this title… Any Trope But You which releases 4/1… I knew it would be my next late night read.

A romance author is canceled after her Happily Never Afters leak and so she sets off for Alaska thanks to her meddling sister where she hopes to hunker down and write a mystery novel. Upon arriving she finds herself falling victim to numerous romance tropes with the jaw dropping proprietor…starting with a meet cute 🥰

A wonderful debut that puts a fresh mark on the romance genres. The chemistry is 🔥, the setting is frigid (Alaska so fun!) and a side plot about caring for loved ones that will capture your heart. I giggled throughout. The main character Margot stumbling into one trope after another was comical with her crass eye rolls and commentary on the situations. Add this to your contemporary romance TBRs!

Thank you Atria Books for the free ecopy!

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4.25 stars

This is a fantastic debut novel! Margot is a romance author who has a bad experience and escapes to Alaska to try and write a murder mystery. She runs into Forrest, a research doctor who moved home to care for his father. All the romance tropes ensue, with the main one being grumpy x sunshine.
The spice was good, the romance was sweet and not too predictable. The third act breakup was well justified. The underlying stories of adventure and loyalty to family make the characters multi dimensional. I was rooting for them the whole way through. Really appreciated that although Margot is from LA, she isn’t written like a ditzy valley girl. I’ll definitely look out for more from this author, I was pleasantly surprised by how good this one was.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the digital ARC; all views are my own.

This book absolutely snuck up on me!!! I thought the premise might be a bit on the nose at first but no!!!! It was so sweet and fun and I really didn’t know exactly where we were going at any given point.

I LOVE that reading romances can get a bit repetitive; it’s like a big warm hug but it’s also so so nice when a book shakes it / you up a little bit. I loved this book!!! I also thought that the discussions / feelings around choosing to live far away from ppl you really really love was special and done so well:)

Ebook provided by publisher for review:)

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What an amazing debut novel from author, Victoria Lavine! I absolutely loved reading Any Trope But You.

Margot is a 31 year old, bestselling romance author who has lost her belief in Happily Ever Afters. After a secret document she wrote full of Happily NEVER Afters is leaked to her adoring fans, she is promptly cancelled by the romance reading community and dropped by her publisher. Her sister, Savannah, books her into a 6 week retreat in the Alaskan wilderness - the kind with hikes, camping, and no WiFi, basically a California girl’s nightmare, to reinvent herself and draft a new manuscript.

While staying at the North Star Lodge, Margot butts heads with the grumpy son of the proprietor, who is aptly named Forrest. He also happens to be a doctor who left California to care for his father after he had a bad accident leaving him in need of full time care.

Told in dual POV, Margot and Forrest clash and fight with on another while also learning more about each other and growing closer. All while ticking off nearly every romance trope around! Could Forrest be the one to mend Margot’s jaded heart?

The plot is well paced and the story moves along nicely. The setting is the gorgeous and lush Alaskan landscape that had me, a total indoor cat, thinking about going for a hike.

Forrest and Margot have major chemistry on the page and I was rooting for them each to get their HEA.

Victoria Lavine is an author to watch!