Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine is one of my favorite books I read this year. I could not put this book down. It’s literally packed with all the tropes we love: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, snowed in, one bed…only it’s one tent instead! 

Margot Bradley is a romance writer whose career gets canceled after being exposed during a live chat with her readers. She doesn’t believe in “happily ever after” and has a secret alternate “happily never” endings to all her books just for her. While doing a live chat, her alternate endings are leaked. Her fans are furious that she doesn’t believe in the books she writes, and Margot feels like her career is over. Her sister, who is also her biggest fan, sends her to Alaska to escape and try her hand at writing a new genre: mystery now that she feels she won’t be accepted in the romance community again.

Upon arrival, she literally jumps into the arms of Forrest Wakefield, who is chopping wood, as a moose approaches her. Forrest is actually a doctor, but he left his job to take care of his dad and help run the resort, which is why he is in the middle of nowhere, Alaska. There are two other groups of people staying who have visited before because they like how secluded it is (no Wi-Fi) and all the outdoor activities they can do as a group. Margot quickly realizes that she will have to take part in these activities that her sister had planned in advance. 

Margot and Forrest perfectly fit the enemies to lovers trope as both have emotional wounds, including heartbreak while learning to trust again. Like I said, I couldn’t put this down, and this would be a book that I would reread again for all the feels. Very few books I’ve read more than once. 

Thank you @netgalley @atriabooks for this gifted ARC.