Name: Emma Hak-Kovacs's review of Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine
Item: Any Trope But You
Rating: 4
Author: Emma Hak-Kovacs

Victoria Lavine

A bestselling romance author flees to Alaska to reinvent herself and write her first murder mystery, but the rugged resort proprietor soon has her fearing she’s living in a rom-com plot instead in this earnestly spectacular debut by a stunning new voice.

Beloved romance author Margot Bradley has a dark secret: she doesn’t believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, and not even for her characters, for whom she secretly writes alternate endings that swap weddings and babies for divorce papers and the occasional slashed tire. When her Happily Never After document is hacked and released to the public, she finds herself canceled by her readers and dropped by her publisher.

Desperate to find a way to continue supporting her chronically ill sister, Savannah, Margot decides to trade meet-cutes for murder. The fictional kind. Probably. But when Savannah books Margot a six-week stay in a remote Alaskan resort to pen her first murder mystery, Margot finds herself running from a moose and leaping into the arms of the handsome proprietor, making her fear she’s just landed in a romance novel instead.

The last thing Dr. Forrest Wakefield ever expected was to leave his dream job as a cancer researcher to become a glorified bellhop. What he’s really doing at his family’s resort is caring for his stubborn, ailing father, and his puzzle-loving mind is slowly freezing over—until Margot shows up. But Forrest doesn’t have any room in his life for another person he could lose, especially one with a checkout date.

As long snowy nights and one unlikely trope after another draw Margot and Forrest together, they’ll each have to learn to overcome their fears and set their aside assumptions before Margot leaves—or risk becoming a Happily Never After story themselves.

Any Trope But You

Emma Hak-Kovacs

In the dark moments, when all the lights go out, it's the love from a sister, or a community, or even a romance novel that keeps the empty chambers of your heart from caving in. And right now that's exactly what I need most.

Her wet skin is sunlight in my mouth, and every small gasp she makes is an X on a map I'm charting.

I have been saving this book for the Festive Season so with Christmas just over a week away I knew that it was the perfect time to pick this one and head off to Snow covered Alaska for a romance book that was ideal for the Festive Season although not set at Christmas! 

Margot Bradley is a successful romance novelist with a host of bestselling books. But deep down, she feels a bit disingenuous about writing happily ever after since she doesn’t believe in them. Her own experiences have left her broken-hearted and jaded about romance. Margot has a secret Happily Never After document she uses to bury her true feelings. It’s when she’s in the middle of a show with a high-profile romance podcaster that a hacker releases the document during the broadcast and just like that…she’s cancelled, and Margot’s career seems over. Sister Savannah, who suffers from chronic pain and lives with Margot, arranges a six-week trip to a remote Alaska lodge where she can reinvent herself, writing in a new genre. The lodge manager, Forrest Whitaker, throws a serious kink in that plan.

The romance is fast and passionate, but totally believable! Margot and Forrest are both incredibly loyal, protective, and deeply family oriented. I loved their shared connection and understanding in caring for a loved one with a chronic illness, often putting their own lives aside in the process. 

I loved how they both learned to love and trust again. their concerns were so valid, and I respected the choices they made. Overall, this was such a wonderful debut and an absolute treat. I can’t wait to read more of Victoria Lavine’s future works!

Ian Brakspear

I have been saving this book for the Festive Season so with Christmas just over a week away I knew that it was the perfect time to pick this one and head off to Snow covered Alaska for a romance book that was ideal for the Festive Season although not set at Christmas! 

Margot Bradley is a successful romance novelist with a host of bestselling books. But deep down, she feels a bit disingenuous about writing happily ever after since she doesn’t believe in them. Her own experiences have left her broken-hearted and jaded about romance. Margot has a secret Happily Never After document she uses to bury her true feelings. It’s when she’s in the middle of a show with a high-profile romance podcaster that a hacker releases the document during the broadcast and just like that…she’s cancelled, and Margot’s career seems over. Sister Savannah, who suffers from chronic pain and lives with Margot, arranges a six-week trip to a remote Alaska lodge where she can reinvent herself, writing in a new genre. The lodge manager, Forrest Whitaker, throws a serious kink in that plan.

 

The romance is fast and passionate, but totally believable! Margot and Forrest are both incredibly loyal, protective, and deeply family oriented. I loved their shared connection and understanding in caring for a loved one with a chronic illness, often putting their own lives aside in the process. 

I loved how they both learned to love and trust again. their concerns were so valid, and I respected the choices they made. Overall, this was such a wonderful debut and an absolute treat. I can’t wait to read more of Victoria Lavine’s future works!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book!!! A 4 star read for me it was really fun.

When Margot a romance author has to reinvent herself - her sister sends her on an Alaskan getaway to find herself and start writing her first murder mystery.

Margot is super jaded by love due to past traumas and experiences but when she meets Forrest, that all goes out the window!

- they are caretakers for family then eachother

This one has almost every trope you can dream of LOL but somehow it all works.

Brittany Peterson

I thoroughly enjoyed this book!!! A 4 star read for me it was really fun.

When Margot a romance author has to reinvent herself - her sister sends her on an Alaskan getaway to find herself and start writing her first murder mystery.

Margot is super jaded by love due to past traumas and experiences but when she meets Forrest, that all goes out the window!

What you can expect:

- they are caretakers for family then eachother

- secret letters from her sister

-  one tent

- forced proximity

- enemies to lovers

- slow burn

This one has almost every trope you can dream of LOL but somehow it all works.

A fun and quick read! Occasionally the focus on ‘tropes’ as a plot theme felt a bit too forced, but generally sweet and enjoyable.

Emma Hak-Kovacs &
Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine

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