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!
I’ve written many hate to love trope listicles. I really, really love this trope and anything that resembles it, like the enemies to lovers trope. As well as the rivals to lovers trope, competitions, and anything of the like. The following books which are coming out this year (the second half of the year!) all revolve around this trope. And if you are like me you want to have them on your list, ready to pre-order and one-click.
I don’t know if I already said it in another Trope Rec Tuesday but what I love the most about hate to love is the tension these two characters have. They are trying so hard to not catch feelings but it’s not possible. We all know they will fall in love and live happily ever after. It is such a fun ride to see all the process and development to get to that place where these two trust, understand and love each other.