Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
Todayโs category: Books With Your Favorite Trope/Theme
I went back and forth, for several hours, on which trope I wanted to post about. There are so many tropes I love and tropes I find to be absolutely addicting. I went on and on and on, my brain wouldnโt stop. But through all the chaos one trope kept coming to the front of every thought. Thereโs either a love or a hate when it comes to this trope, hardly ever a middle ground. And sometimes I love it and the tears it brings me, while other times I hate itโฆ and the tears it tends to bring me. This trope is the LOVE TRIANGLE trope.
Here are 10 of my favorites!
Thoughtless Series – S.C. Stephens
Taking Chances Series – Molly McAdams
Vincent Boys Duet – Abbi Glines
Collide Duet – Gail McHugh
Avoiding Series – K.A. Linde
The Mighty Storm – Samantha Towle
Carnage Series – Lesley Jones
One True Loves – Taylor Jenkins Reid
Beautiful Disaster – Jamie McGuire
Down To You – M. Leighton
What are your thoughts on the love triangle trope?
Do you have a favorite not mentioned in my list above?
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Peace Love and Happy Reading,
Love triangles have been a popular pick this week!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-with-your-favourite-theme/
I’ll have to go check some of them out and maybe find some more recommendations!
Love triangles are my least favorite trope, lol. However, if they’re done right and not just a vehicle for conflict, then I’m usually okay with them. Most of the time, though, I don’t think they’re necessary. I’m glad you have a love/hate relationship with them because it makes me feel better about not liking them, lol.
I agree with you. The stories definitely have to be written a certain way for me to find them intriguing. To often the love triangle trope is used as a form to cause unnecessary drama between the hero and heroine towards the end of the novels. I’m not into that. But if it has to do with a H/h having a heart and soul battle throughout the course of the novel.. you can sign me up for that. My love/hate relationship is strong when it comes to this trope. There is rarely ever any middle ground.
Ooh, love triangles are a toughy, but I love them if well written!
Here’s my TTT post
I am not a fan of love triangles… Maybe that’s why I didn’t end up picking up Collide. I hated Taking Chances and Thoughtless. BUT I did love The Vincent Boys.
The love/hate relationship I have with this trope is real and sometimes shattering. The trope definitely has to be written the right way. Often times it’s written the wrong way…. I’m sorry Thoughtless wasn’t a good read for you. To be honest, I’m a tad bit scared to go back and give it a re-read….. I’m scared it won’t live up to the hype I put on it. One day I’ll be brave enough to re-read it. LOL.
As for the Vincent Boys!!! YES! This is the book that had me falling for Abbi Glines’ writing style! Every time I see one of her books at my used book store, I immediately pick it up without reading the blurb…