3.5

I was initially thrown by the slightly unrealistic circumstances - would the publishing industry and a whole fandom turn on an author for being pessimistic about love? I feel like this generation would probably just say ‘girl same’ and move on with life haha. But aside from this, the main characters are realistically jaded and I’d honestly jump at the chance to move to Alaska and exist off grid, so the setting was perfect! I didn’t gel with the writing immediately, but felt it improved throughout. The protagonists attempting to ignore every trope, plus the FMC being a fish out of water in the wilderness made for a cute and funny plot. I especially loved how accurately the author portrayed the guilt involved in prioritising yourself when someone close to you is vulnerable/unwell!

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘜𝘒 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸!

Very fun, very cute romance novel that captures with the beloved tropes of the genre in a playful way when a cynical romance novel finds herself (despite her best efforts!) living out the romance cliches she privately scorns. The love interest is a hottie and the addition of both protagonists' caring responsibilities gives this book some extra emotional depth. An easy recommendation for Beth O'Leary fans!

I love a book with a bit of SPICE! 🌶️ What a beautiful romcom - if you love Beth O’Leary and Emily Henry then you’ll LOVE this! I love how both characters had so much in common that they could understand their respective challenges, and not only that, they were relatable and likeable. I loved the Alaskan setting! Gorgeous.

This was fun! I liked the premise. The love interest was definitely sexy and the main characters fun. The dilemma was just about believeale enough to work! Only note: saunas ARE NOT full of steam. They are dry. I think the author was thinking of a steam room when she wrote that scene. But it was irritating!

This charming rom com was the perfect evening read, with an endearing FMC who shares my cynicism for love, and a rugged MMC that you can't help but fall for. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!

Any Trope But You follows romance author Margot Bradley after a super-fan leaks her secret document exposing her for not believing in Happily Ever Afters. After the scandal puts her writing career into question, Margot’s sister sends her to a remote Alaskan cabin on a writing retreat so that she can regroup and write something new. But then she meets the handsome owner, Forrest.

What a great debut! This was a swoony, funny romance that had a lot of heart and emotional depth. I really loved the Alaskan setting, especially when the characters went on wilderness excursions, which put them in some very funny situations with forced proximity.

I loved that this book played on romance tropes, especially as it follows a romance author. It felt like a love letter to romance readers and the romance genre.

I found Margot really relatable, and she reminded me a lot of Nora Stephens from Book Lovers - coming off as tough and cold, but actually being very selfless and holding on to a lot of hurt deep down. Forrest was a great MMC who had me swooning!

Although Forrest and Margot were in some ways very different, they found common ground as they were both carers for their sick relatives. The author explored the difficult topics of grief, chronic conditions and terminal illness thoughtfully, and I would really recommend reading the acknowledgments after you finish the book.

The characters had great chemistry and witty banter, and I loved seeing their relationship unfold through tropes. The spice was well written, although if I’m being really fussy, there was one “trope” used during the intimate scenes that isn’t my favourite, but it didn’t make the book any less enjoyable.

I also really enjoyed the side characters, especially Forrest’s dad and Margot’s sister, and the love they shared with the main characters.

The third act breakup felt realistic, and I loved the grand gesture. The ending was everything I wanted for the characters, but it was over very quickly. It would have been great to have had an epilogue of where the characters were a few months or years down the line.

Overall, this was a fantastic debut, and I’ll definitely keep my eye out for this authors next release! Thank you to NetGalley and Zaffre for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

A delightful and fun read with a lot of heart about a romance novelist who is revealed to be a 'fraud' who doesn't believe in love and runs away to Alaska and meets a man who seems to be a combination of all the characters she's ever written in a novel.
Lighthearted with moments of seriousness, this is heartfelt and a joyful ode to all the romance tropes.

This book had me feel all the things! It was so fun seeing a bit of a cynic towards romance (shhhh don’t tell anybody) become one of her romance novels MCS by utter and complete accident. It felt like watching a rom com in book format! I absolutely loved the writing style and characters

What a brilliant romcom full of swoon and spice and all things nice. I particularly enjoyed how both characters had so much in common that they could understand their respective challenges. I loved the wilderness excursions & Alaskian setting.

🌶🌶🌶⛺️🌨🫎🌲💕

Can't wait to read what Lavine writes next!

Any Trope But You
3.5/5

The Alaskan setting was fantastic, and I really enjoyed the sections of the story that took Margot out of her comfort zone and on various activities, such as hiking, snow rides and ice fishing.

I love reading stories about authors, and the concept of an author getting cancelled for not believing in HEAs herself was believable and interesting. As much as I liked the two leads, Margot and Forrest, I think there were a few things that meant I didn't have a massive emotional connection to their story though. The first half of the book had a lot of hot and cold, and then when things were moving forwards, I felt like Margot was too quick to turn on Forrest without any evidence or getting his side of the story, before that was quickly reversed in the next chapter. And there was a third act breakup - although this one was inevitable really, it was quite abrupt after the previous scene which showed them going all-in for each other.

Disclaimer: I received an Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley, but this is my voluntary and honest review.

I had heard a lot of hype about this one but it didn't quite live up to my expectations! I really enjoyed it up to a certain point – there was a fun premise, I liked fact it was set in Alaska and the way Margot was aware of yet groaned at all the tropes being flung at her. But this suffered from Tall Love Interest Syndrome and the last third was too angsty and overwrought for me; I found myself actively annoyed at the way the characters believed they couldn't have a single second to themselves without somehow feeling responsible for anything that happened to their families. And I think more could have been made of the Alaskan setting (but this is probably just my appetite for travel talking). A bit sad it wasn't as good as I was expecting but you can't win them all!

Margot is a romance writer who is outed by a disgruntled fan for having written a series of “Happily Never After” scenarios for all her characters where things happen after the books that ruin the stories. Her sister Savannah sends her to Alaska, to a cabin with no WI-Fi, but a very sexy outdoorsy man called Forrest.

Thanks to @netgalley for this lovely enemies to lovers story. Dual PoV really helps to delve deeper into the characters. Margot was a strongly fierce character, who had been hurt in the past, but just wanted to be able to care for her sister. Mr Grumpy Dr Forrest was the stereotypical hunky hero, who cares for his dad and misses his mum.

I loved the wilderness aspect of the story, but did find it slow to begin with. Some of it felt a bit unbelievable like how quickly she recovered from the sprained ankle, or that Forrest carried her the entire 2 hour hike back down, but overall I loved it. Really easy to read once I got into it, bit steamy, and well written.

I loved the idea behind this and regular romance readers will appreciate the injokes and sense of fun. However I felt the book later moved into the area it was (gently) trying to satirize and the 'spice' didn't work for me. Loved the relationship with the sister though and the very adult and moving resolution there

Margot is a successful romance writer, until her fans discover that she doesn't believe in Happy ever after endings .her sister sends her off to remote Alaska, where she meets Forrest. 2 full time carers for close relatives, will this destroy their romance? Perfect winter reading.

A romance author who doesn’t believe in happily ever afters? Yes please! This was such a cosy, steamy rom com and I devoured the book in one sitting. This was exactly what I asked for in a rom com.

I loved how Margot almost broke the fourth wall of her life by comparing all the situations she is being faced with to tropes from the books that she has written. It felt like a sarcastic “obviously” eye roll kind of thing and I found it so funny.

The chemistry between the two MCs was just perfect! They both have huge family commitments in their lives which cause the biggest barriers, but they still tried to make something work for them in the moment. The banter was everything! The will they/wont they conversations and situations really had me rooting for them.

The reason why I dropped a star is only because I felt like the ending was rushed and I would have loved a bit more to it. The trope near the end isn’t really one that I’m into, but it did work for the book, so I’m not unhappy about it happening.

Tropes:
•Forced Proximity
•Rom Com
•Dislike to Lovers
•Meet Cute
•One Tent
•Dual POV

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Bonnier Books/Zaffre for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book - such an easy fun and delightfully romantic read.

The FMC was a great main character to read about - funny, a bit hopeless at times and entirely relatable. I loved that it was a romance about a romance author. The relationship between the FMC and her sister was brilliant - so much banter and it really had me giggling.

The writing in this book was great, the story flowed and the pacing was spot on.

The romance was perfectly paced - a bit of dislike to love but there was nothing insta-lovey about it. They took time and. you could see the chemistry grow as they got to know each other which I really enjoyed. They were both delightful characters to read and I think they were well suited so I was definitely rooting for them.

Just a wonderful, uplifting romance. A brilliant read!

She’s a romance author that doesn’t believe in happily ever afters. Her career comes to an abrupt pause and she ends up at an off grid lodge in Alaska where she meets a man that fits the bill for every single one of the romance tropes she’s written about. 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.

I was thrilled to receive this arc as had already pegged it on my tbr on Goodreads.

However………. I really struggled to get into it. I’m pretty tired of authors using Taylor Swift references - it’’s a bit old hat and frankly, I find it really off putting.

Also whilst I appreciate it’s a tropey book by its very title, I think I was expecting it to be executed a bit better than it was - felt like I was being hit over the head with each one.

Really disappointed I didn’t enjoy it but thanks for the opportunity to read!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me this Arc!

This book had me from the start!
Margot being a romance author with a high fanbase who find out she doesn’t believe In love sends her to Alaska to have some time and to write a new book in a new genre.
Whilst there she meets Forrest who has given up his career to care for his dad after an accident!

This book is funny, cute, romantic and a little spicy at times! The idea of her seeing all the book tropes happening with Forrest is hilarious and lovely to see.

I was genuinely Interested as to what was going to happen next,
If you’re looking to curl up by the fire with a cute book this is the one!

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the copy 💕

This was such a cute and cozy book! It did take a little while to get into but once I did I absolutely loved it and couldn't put it down. I found myself getting invested in Margot and Forrest's relationship and was rooting for their happy ending the entire way through the story. It's definitely one to sit and read in winter by a cozy fire