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!
For the enemies to lovers trope fans, I have for you today the childhood enemies trope. I would call it a subtrope of enemies to lovers where you get that but also they have been enemies since kids! (Maybe even birth). Our protagonists have known each other since forever, be it because of their families or through school. But one way or the other, they don’t start on the right terms. If one of them hears the other one’s name, their whole day is ruined. If they meet each other because of friends, they can’t help but bicker endlessly. It’s clear for everyone that they will never have a good relationship. But as we know, in romance, a situation will arise where both of them will realize that “hey they aren’t that bad” and BOOM! the falling in love part will start.
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Childhood enemies where they've been enemies as children, but then grow up and meet again realizing their feelings have shifted but still arguing to mask their affection.
IMAGINE THE CLIMAX! THE FINAL REALIZATION!
It's genius!