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. I adore some of 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.
If you love retellings as much as I do, you might really love this post. Retellings are such a sure thing for me because you kinda know what’s going to happen if you’ve read the original source. But sometimes retellings aren’t that specific and they only might have some details of the original source. Both are a favorite of mine and I can really read anything with retellings as its core.
Some of my favorite retellings are Pride and Prejudice and Emma, both by Jane Austen. I also enjoy a You’ve Got Mail retelling or some similar trope like mistaken identity. I really love Greek myth retellings like Hades and Persephone! Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare is also one retelling I will 10/10 read. My favorite books have some of these retellings in a way and it’s a small detail that makes me love them even more.
Retellings can go from classic books, fairy tales, historical events, mythology, movies, and even more. You will find out I deeply enjoy every single one. If you have a favorite retellings be sure to reply to the tweet or tag me on Twitter telling me all about it! I love knowing about this and talking about books, plus recommending and getting recs is something I adore doing.
Here are some novels and the retellings they have: