4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you Avon Books, Lauren Okie, and Netgalley for the digital arc. Tropesick will be officially published June 16, 2026.
Katie hasn’t spoken to or seen Tyler since her brother and Tyler’s best friend overdosed and tragically died. But now the two of them are forced to work together to ghostwrite a romance novel. Katie and Tyler work through their complicated past, reignite their spark from their teenage years, and live out the tropes they are writing in the novel.
I love a good second chance romance, and I loved that several romance tropes were part of Katie and Tyler’s story. Okie ripped out my heart with the tragedy they experienced in the past, and how far reaching that trauma went for both of them. I so wanted Katie and Tyler to just TALK and get together!
Toward the end of the book, a little bit of a twist was revealed that I did not expect, as nothing in the rest of the novel had hinted at any magical realism or paranormality. This left me a little confused, and I felt this element could have been left out of the book completely.
I loved everything else. The writing goes deep, is character-driven, emotional, and feels real. Tropes include: brother’s best friend, girl next door, and second chance romance.
