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.
Let’s talk about characters. Characters are very much an important part of a story, and they are also very important in the enjoyment of said story. If you dislike a character, you really cannot do anything more to like the novel. Or well, that is my own opinion. But really characters shape the stories we so much love and appreciate and we continue to remember them after the story ends. One of my favorite characteristics of characters are their grumpiness.
Grumpy characters are a big hit in the romance community. We love them grumpy but mushy on the inside when they are with their love interests. Haven’t you read and loved that grumpy character who becomes their love interest’s number one fan but is an icy person on the outside or with other people? You get me, I see. Get ready to appreciate and love these next characters.