To explain a little about what this post will be about, I’m taking the intro I did for the last one: In every romance book you read there are tropes or archetypes. You can also see them in shows, movies, plays, etc. 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 more. I decided to do a sort of Trope Tuesday piece where I will be talking about many tropes and recommend you all some of my favorites that fit.
What is a trope? Urban Dictionary explains it best I think: “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 a 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 for sure. 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.
All my life I’ve lived near the sea. But when I went to college, the beach ended up being like five hours away from the city. It was harder and harder to get there when I was spending time studying. But I’m happy that every summer and winter I return home and it’s a done deal that I’m going to the beach to spend some time with my friends.
The beach, huh? It’s a good place to enjoy a book or two while everyone else goes to the sea to swim or build some castles on the sand. I’ve never really care about swimming because I get afraid something will touch my foot while I’m in the water *omg* so I’m better on the shore, sipping margaritas and reading a great romance novel.