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.
The second Grand Slam of the year is on right now. Serena Williams is playing and I’m always left feeling happy when she’s on my screen, playing the sport she loves. She’s the queen of sports and the queen of everything. She’s one of the most decorated athletes in history. And I so want to do a tennis romance list because of the season. Roland Garros is the only clay court Grand Slam and it is always a challenge for some players. You can see their faces, their expressions, and they might not be their best when it comes to the court changing. But it is always a challenge – the sport, any kind of sport. It’s always great to see them conquer it.
Tennis romances aren’t that big in the romance community. We have football, baseball, hockey as the top 3 sports kings, but there are more sports than that. Not a team sport (except if you’re playing doubles, but either way you have a partner in that), tennis has its charm. The rivalry is better; closer, one-on-one. So the tropes we get in these sports that are one-person only are definitely some tropes to watch out for.