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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With my Favorite Tropes

March 8, 2022 /

In my year and two months of blogging, I have come to discover some tropes that I absolutely love. And that is what we will be looking at today. I broke this list off into a few different tropes and gave some recommendations for each.

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl where there is a topic and you make a list that best fits it. Today’s topic is Books With Your Favorite Trope/Theme.

FOUND FAMILY

“Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.”

– Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society

There’s something so heartwarming about the found family trope. I love how people from entirely different backgrounds can come together and form a relationship that’s made stronger by shared experiences.

We Are Not Free by Traci Chee|YA Historical Fiction
One of the core aspects of this book was found family. Fourteen, young Nisei Japanese-American teenagers are forced from their homes and placed in incarceration camps. The found family they created was part of what held them together–it made them stronger. Being able to lean on someone else or give their own support was precious.

The Mysterious Benedict Society Series by Trenton Lee Stewart|MG Mystery
This is one of my favorite mystery series and the found family in here makes it even better. As the series progresses, you can see how the characters form stronger connections with one another. I love how everyone brought different strengths and weaknesses to the group, as it helped them become even better together.

The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum|YA Science Fiction
I’ve already mentioned the found family in this book, I’m sure of it. But there’s also reason to mention it again. This group may have been a bunch of delinquents, but they still created the same emotional bonding that I love when I see this trope. I like how Ahmed’s parents were in a polyamorous relationship; it’s not something I see represented in literature and it’s important to acknowledge.

Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee|YA Historical Fiction
This book shines when it comes to girls from different social structures putting aside their differences and working together. After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake happens, Mercy is forced to stay in the camps with her classmates and survive until the army arrives.

ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS

“You destroy me and then you kiss me. You give me a reason to hate you and then you give me a reason to love you. Is this a lie or the truth? Is this a ploy or your heart reaching for me?”

– Chloe Gong, These Violent Delights

There was one specific book that made me fall in love with the enemies-to-lovers trope, one you could probably guess if you’ve read some recent releases in the past two years. Anyways, it’ll be in this list.

These Violent Delights Duology by Chloe Gong|YA Fantasy
This is the book I was talking about. Juliette and Roma’s relationship had so much tension in it because of their history together, but that’s part of why I love it so much. Both These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends have amazingly-written romance in them.

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar|YA Romance
This is more rivals-to-lovers, but I still thought to add it on here. Nishat and Flávia’s relationship goes back and forth throughout the story, but I love how it turned out in the end. This book is like the perfect mix between sweet and serious, as it does deal with some heavier topics.

Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach|YA Romance
This is on my TBR; it has been for about nine months and I still haven’t gotten to it. I’m on my school newspaper, which I’m sure I’ve mentioned before and this is set in that environment, which was why it grabbed my attention in the first place.

Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey|YA Romance
It’s all about books! Of course I want to read it! I’ve heard some positive things about this book, so I’m looking forward to read a book about books.

BROKEN SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS

“This is what I want: I want to grab my brother’s hand and run back through time, losing years like coats falling from our shoulders.”

– Jandy Nelson, I’ll Give You the Sun

This trope makes everything emotional. I love books that make me feel something and these do just that. And when the siblings get back together and make up, it’s even better.

The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris|YA Contemporary
Alex and Isaiah’s relationship in this book is strained, to say the least. It’s hasn’t been the same since their parents died and it’s not looking like it’ll get better either. But I love how they were able to reconnect and strengthen the bond they used to have.

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson|YA Contemporary
I loved this so much! The relationship between Noah and Jude was narrated by each of them from different points of their lives, but you could still see how they were affected by it. And the ending of course was the best part of all.

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah|Adult Historical Fiction
This was one of the first books I read that was classified as “adult” and I really liked it. The relationship between Vianne and Isabelle aren’t the main focus of the book, but it’s still an important aspect to the storyline. The two sisters are at completely different stages of their lives, but I love how they were able to reconnect in the end.

Have you read any of these books? What are some of your favorite tropes?

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