Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s theme was my favorite tropes.
Tropes can be SO fun, y’all. I know that they have the (very real) possibility of making a book come off as cringey or the plot bland and paint-by-numbers, but, when done correctly, they make me so, so happy. Below are ten of my favorite tropes from books I’ve loved and ones I have yet to read!
♥ accidental time travel (I Went to Vassar for This?)
♥ contemporary YA retellings (If I’m Being Honest)
♥ friends to lovers (Starry Eyes)
♥ human anatomy/wax figures (The Anatomical Venus)
♥ magical quests grounded in the real world (The Shadow Cipher)
♥ meet-cutes (also: themed short story collections!) (Meet Cute)
♥ ‘oops, we have to pretend we’re married!’ (The Unhoneymooners)
♥ personal memoir as narrative nonfiction (Ask Me About My Uterus)
♥ pop culture behind-the-scenes (We Don’t Need Roads)
♥ teen couple reconnects as adults (Say You Still Love Me)
thewasofshall.me 
Agreed with what you said about tropes, for sure! They do often have the ability to make or break the entire premise or experience. But ooohhhh I can’t believe I didn’t think of retellings–or in the case of your post, contemporary retellings. I feel like that’s a trope that doesn’t get enough love. Also, you’ve got me hyped to read Say You Still Love Me now because a.) I love that trope and b.) my copy just arrived today so I’m like OOOOH YES.
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Teen couple meeting as adults strikes chord in almost all of us.
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I don’t read romance much either, but meet-cutes are adorable.
My TTT
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Great picks! I admit that I’m not a fan of romance, but even I absolutely can’t say no to a good meet-cute story. And I absolutely LOVE magical quests in the real world.
Here’s my TTT post.
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The Shadow Cipher reminds me SO much of The Magicians (especially season three), so how can I not love it?!
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