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!
Don’t you just love that trope where these two people don’t realize that they love each other yet but like literally every single person around them knows something is going on or think they would be perfect together? Constantly telling them that they look so good together, but the ship is always like “we’re just friends!” or “we’re not like that jeez!” Their friends, their family, even strangers think they’re together only from knowing them for a few minutes. They might act like a married couple already! This trope has so many fun dynamics and we so enjoy them here at Frolic.
Some of those times you can see this trope with other ones like: childhood friends, best friends, hate to love. Each and every single trope that accompanies this one makes for a sweet journey to their happily ever after.