1 . Friends to lovers trope – This is the best trope out here don’t @ me. I think the best relationships are made up of people who were friends first. This trope makes sure insta-love is no where to be found, and I just think it makes for a more solid relationship.
2. I’ve read this author before? – I’m more likely to pick up a book if I’ve something from that author before. If I liked their previous book(s) before, I’m more trusting, I know their writing style, the way they handle their characters, etc. Of course, just because I liked an author doesn’t mean I’ll like every book they write, but I do give them more of a chance.
3. Unreliable narrators – Are you saying I can’t trust your main character? Sign me tf up!
4. Loner / misfit characters – Something about these types of characters makes my heart so happy. I think these characters are so relatable, and I almost always enjoy these books.
5. Found family trope – Another of my favorite tropes. I think this trope makes you feel super hopeful. Characters always find a group where they can be themselves and the loyalty always runs deep.
6. Pretty covers – I try not to let this one dictate what I read too much. But of course I have my weak moments…
7. Great villains / antiheroes – Your book has a great villain you say? Villains have the potential add so much depth and interest to the story. Antiheroes have the potential to snatch my soul, these will always be one of my favorite types of characters.
8. Recommendations – If I see someone talking about a book or it getting recommended to me, naturally I’m curious to check it out. When I see people hyping up a book it’s impossible for me not to look it up, and if it’s from someone who I trust… forget about it. I’m picking it up!
Great villains and antiheroes, friends to lovers, and unreliable narrators are some of my favorites as well.
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Great list! I see so many books that I either want to read or have loved!
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Thanks for reading! 🙂
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Friends to lovers is THE BEST.
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Agreed!! 😀
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Friends to lovers is DEFINITELY the best trope. I think it’s so much more satisfying to see people coming to the “right” conclusion than just running around all dizzied up and confused about the Hot New Stranger.
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That trope makes me so happy! 🙂 I think it’s so sweet and the payoff is great
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Loved these answers! I LOVE unreliable narrators. Oh they make me giddy. Great villains is another plus for me. I’m always looking for great villain books.
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Same! They make the story so interesting 😀
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Yep, I love me a loner/misfit character, too. Like you said, they’re easy to relate to since all of us have felt what they’re feeling at one time or another. And I LOVE to see them triumph!
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Exactly! Thanks for reading 😀
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Great list! Found family is a definite winner, as is a great villain; wish I’d included them on my list 🙂 Nice to see we’ve got 3 things in common – cover, author and recommendations.
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I struggle with finding books with found family trope, BUT IT’S SO GOOD. 😂😂
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I really love friends to lovers as well as a good unreliable narrator!
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Oh, the found family trope is the best.
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Glad to see so many people agree! That and friends to lovers are my favesss. 🙂
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I do love a good friends to lovers story
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It truly is the superior trope 😀
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I totally get what you say about authors you’ve read. I’ve read books where the author hasn’t quite felt the same, but I’ll usually give them more of a chance to win me over if I’ve loved a previous book.
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Yup! If I’ve read them before and enjoyed it, there’s trust there at least. 🙂
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I’m such a sucker for the friends to lovers trope! And I can’t believe I forgot about unreliable narrators. I need more of those!
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Unreliable narrators is so rare ugh. My favorite is Unravel by Calia Read 🙂
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Friends to lovers is my favourite romance trope too, I’m not a massive romance fan but I am a sucker for that trope. I also really love a found family, any book with a strong focus on friendship is an automatic win for me. And yes, I will also be more likely to pick up a book by an author I’ve read before, or which has a pretty cover.
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Romance is one of my favorites genres! And if it’s friends to lovers, forget about it, I’m a goner. 🙂
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I don’t tend to read pure romance novels as it’s not my favourite genres but if there’s romance in the books I read in other genres then I prefer it to be friends to lovers.
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I’m definitely more likely to pick up a book if it’s got a pretty cover. Also agree with you about unreliable narrators. 🙂
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Me too but I try not to judge 😂 looks can be deceiving
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Found families are on my list, too. I think hopeful is a great way to describe them.
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So glad you agree! 😀
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If I know that a book has a complex , interesting villain I’m more likely to pick it up too – they really add so much depth to a story. And so do antiheroes! My favorite characters always end up being the ones that could be read both as antiheroes and as villains, I love moral ambiguity. Great list!
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They just make perfect characters 🙂 when someone hypes up a villain I’m gone! Thanks for reading 😀
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These are all great! I like enemies to lovers too, but some best friends to lovers stories are so sweet I just want to hug them!
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Enemies to lovers is just okay for me, but when done right that trope can be pretty awesome 😀 Thanks for reading!
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I really enjoy unreliable narrators too. Wonderful list.
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Thank you ❤
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I love found families! And pretty covers are my absolute weakness.
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I’m actually surprised so many people love found family, it makes me happy!
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I actually like unreliable narrators as well – though it seems to be an unpopular opinion. It just makes everything so much more intriguing trying to figure it all out.
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I wish there were books with it! I think if there were people would open up to it more 🙂
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YESSSS, to so many of these!! But ESPECIALLY unreliable narrators!!! My favourite.
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Yay I’m glad you agree!! 🙂 🙂
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It seems that we, as readers, are all really big fans of found family… TTT has only been going for about 10 minutes today and already I’ve seen it on several lists (including mine).
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It deserves it! That trope is so great. I think it makes people feel hopeful 😀
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