To explain a little about what this post will be about, every Trope Tuesday post starts with the same introduction. In every romance book you read there are tropes or archetypes you find inside its pages. You can also see them in shows, movies, plays, etc. Every type of entertainment and media. Romantic tropes are everywhere, and they are fabulous. I adore them and I always tend to find my favorite ones in romance books so I can enjoy them even more. Trope Tuesday is a weekly column where I share books that I know people will enjoy with a specific central trope.
What is a trope? Urban Dictionary explains it best: “Despite the erroneous definitions already published here, trope on the interwebs really refers to an often overused plot device. It can also be described as another variation on the same theme. TV shows, movies, comics, games, anime’, & books are full of tropes & many rabid fan-sites now name & track said tropes with self-explanatory title for each one.” We can name a few: accidental pregnancy, best friends to lovers, sibling’s best friend, marriage of convenience, and so many more. Your favorite couples? They probably got a trope too! It’s always so nice to realize or find out your favorite romance trope and keep searching for books with the same theme. So really? I’m just helping you find that new favorite book of yours. If ever you want a post on a trope I haven’t done yet, do drop me a tweet at @thebookvoyagers and let me know!
Let’s talk about the city girl moves to a small town and falls for someone who lives there trope. Sometimes they’re running from something or thinking of starting over. Either way, our girls find themselves in a new place where they don’t know anyone. There, they meet new people, they make their new families and manage to learn a little bit something about themselves. It always looks nice whenever I see it, so maybe I should try it and there might be a chance that I find my perfect grumpy local romantic partner.
If the city girl is only there for a short time, this might create a bit of a romance with an expiration date which we love to read because we crave angst. I don’t know why we crave it, but it’s wonderful when you read it.