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!
With quarantine and COVID-19, my 2020 pretty much went to the trash. And I know that many of you also had plans to maybe travel, with your friends and family, meet people you wanted to meet, go to bookcons, go out, etc. But for me, I have to pass my summer indoors. I do live next to the beach but I don’t want to get near that anytime soon. So books are going to be the ones who bring summer to me. And hopefully to you too.
We love beach houses, sandy summers, ocean hair, warm date nights at the ice cream shop. These books will embody everything about summer vacation and that excitement you get to spend time with either your crush or someone new who might come to town for the holidays. I want to read about fun water activities, barbecue parties, dancing nights and cocktails everywhere. Let’s get right to it.