THE FAVORITE FICTION TROPES IN MY FAVORITE GENRE
When it comes to a favorite genre, hands down, I love a good romance. There can be other aspects and a storyline that isn’t romantic, but there does have to be romance. I don’t even mind if it’s a historical novel though that has to work harder to keep me curious since it’s a contemporary romance that I like best. However since we tend to feature books that fit in this genre quite a lot, I’m mixing things up and talking favorite contemporary romance tropes which is my favorite genre. (Although, to be fair, depending on the novel, some of these could apply to historical fiction, too.)
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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE FAVORITE TROPES in my FAVORITE GENRE
FRIENDS to MORE
Always love a good being friends to becoming a couple romance. Sometimes it doesn’t go well because it’s full of missed changes and refusal to tell a person how they feel. Still, I’ve read some good ones.
MARRIAGE of CONVIENCE
This one has always been a favorite of mine. It can be done really badly, but when it’s done well, it can be a whole new door to an emotionally satisfying romance. All of which tend to look deeper than the average “falling in love” trope.
PEN PALS
I do love a good pen pal story. This is one that I could put in the category of “reading more,” but I have read some and they’re usually quite sweet.
TROPES to READ MORE of
HERO in UNIFORM
I’m a softie for a good military hero. But I don’t think I’ve read many with this trope. This goes hand in hand with the idea of a hero who protects, something that doesn’t have to come at the expense of a lesser heroine.
LOVE LOST
Though it’s really sad, I’d read one or two romance novels where someone lost their love or a spouse and falls in love again. The ones I’ve read have been written very well.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
I love a cute romance where there’s a mistaken identity. Like the arranged marriage, this one isn’t always done well but when it’s good, it’s good.
SECRET ADMIRER
Who doesn’t enjoy a cute secret admirer romance trope?
THE UNEXPECTED
I like the idea of a romance where there’s goodness to a relationship or one of the people in the duo seems opposite of the other, and there’s things working against them but they prevail anyway.
TROPES I’VE READ ENOUGH of
HOMETOWN
REUNION
Do you like any of these tropes? Have you read many books with these tropes? Which ones do you recommend of the tropes I’d like to read more of? Tell me all the things in the comment section.
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I love the friends to lovers trope. That’s actually how my spouse and I ended up together. :)
Aww, how fun! It’s always cool when there’s a part of a story you can relate to. :)
The love lost trope is such a good one. I’ve been seeing more books using it lately, too.
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Let me know if you find any good ones! I’m all for finding more good reads. :)
I’m not really a romance reader and prefer books where the romance is minimal or non-existent, because I tend to find a lot of the time that the romance tends to overshadow the main plot when the book is not actually meant to be a romance novel, but it ends up feeling more like a romance with fantastical elements for instance than a fantasy with romance as a subplot. That being said, where I have liked romances, a lot of them have been friends to lovers ones as I like the natural development of those kinds of relationships.
I get that, Jo. I haven’t read much fantasy fiction but could see where the romance in that genre would overshadow other elements. I think most fantasy novels, from what I understand/see of them, do tend to go all in on some type of romance element. Glad there is a trope you’ve enjoyed in romance though! And I agree. There is something compelling about a relationship that begins in friendship.
Fun list, Rissi! Pen pals is one of my favorite tropes ever! I love when people fall in love with each other’s words first, before they ever meet…
Same. It’s just a fun trope and idea to run with. :)
I never thought about it until reading your post, but my husband and I fall into the pen pals trope. We met in a chat room back when they were new. After exchanging emails, snail mail, and phone calls, we met in person six months later. We were married exactly two years after meeting in the chat room. Awe, we’re a sweet romance trope! :)
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That’s lovely! I love hearing stories like this and how fun that you and your husband have your very own “meet cute” love story. :) That’s so special.
Friends to more & Marriage of Convenience are my absolute faves – even better when they’re together in one book like Toni Shiloh’s An Unlikely Proposal or Denise Hunter’s Honeysuckle Dreams!
Both novels you mention are ones I haven’t read! Perhaps a sign I should look into them. :) I used to read SO many of Denise’s but haven’t read anything by her in a while. May be time to pick up her newer titles.
These are all great tropes. I also enjoy them.
We readers do indeed love a good trope! :)
Friends to more and Marriages of Convenience are some of my favorites :) Great topic!
Same. Both good ones. :)
The movie P.S. I Love You is one of my favorites! Even though it is a Love Lost story, its so good. Even my husband enjoys it and cried from that one. I think it’s a book too? IDK haha I like Mistaken Identity but omg is it so stressful!
I haven’t seen “P.S. I Love You” is SO long. I should re-watch it though because isn’t part of it set in Ireland? With St. Patrick’s day approaching, that’d be a great fit. :)
Friends to more is one of my favorites too. Mistaken identity is a fun one too. Great list! :)
Love a good mistaken identity trope. :)
I don’t always think of tropes when it comes to books but I like the pen pals trope but not always leading to romance. Friendship stories always intrigue me more than romance. If there is any trope I can think of today, it would be when people get together to do something good or to fulfill a common goal, of course, it would be nice if people also became sort of a found family afterward.
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Hi, Lissa. Thank you for visiting here. I appreciate this. The pen pal trope, whether friendship or romantic, is always a lovely one. I think I like it because it has that old fashion thing and I’m often burnt out modern tech quite a lot. ;)