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!
Me being a super huge fan of mystery and suspense movies, I am surprised that I don’t usually read this category. Just the most recent movie I watched in this genre was Knives Out, which was amazing and one of my new all time favorite movies to watch if I’m feeling blue. I know Daniel Craig and Ana will lift me up with the mysteries surrounding the whole movie. (I totally need a franchise of these movies and Daniel Craig just solving them all).
But when it comes to books, I gravitate more towards contemporary or historical, without any suspense and murders. But today we’re going to change that. I have known about these books and I want to share them with you. If you love romantic suspense and staying on the edge of your seats while also enjoying and falling in love with the main characters’ relationship, I have four books that will completely make you swoon and scared at the same time.