I hate tropification

 I saw a tiktok last night of someone being weirded out by the obsession over tropes in books over genres and I wanna say my piece.

I get that some people prefer some tropes and I find some tropes fun or interesting but I don't get it if you want all your books to consist of a single trope because what is the point?

And honestly, genres are supposed to be bigger than tropes, tropes are like tools for the plot or a sweet addition to a book!! "Fake dating", "Enemies to lovers", "Chosen one" are just tropes, they don't define the characters or plot entirely!

Like no one would read a popular book if it just said "enemies to lovers" and nothing else, like what's the setting, who are the characters, where is this plot going, why should I as the reader read this book? The trope does not create a story beyond its name, it is simply a label to interest readers!

And on top of that, if every book just strictly followed the trope and not the plot, every book would have the same starting point, the same climax, and the same solution and ending which is never satisfying!! It becomes predictable and repetitive!!

And plus! Genres do wayyy more for the book than the trope! They help not only the plot, but the author and reader as well! The genre help the tone but also help set the plot's direction and overall vibe, like what restricts the characters, what benefits the character, what world is the protagonist experiencing??

For authors, genres help connect their work to the right community of readers who will appreciate and accept their writing. And for readers, genres offer a kind of comfort zone of what type of writing they like. Someone who loves cyber-based stories might totally hate a classic literary novel, and that’s totally fine. Genres help everyone find the stories they want to dive into.

also the only time where I see tropes defining an entire piece of writing is in fanfiction

I hate haunting adeline

 Let’s be clear: this book isn’t fun. It’s not “taboo.” It’s just another story that turns a woman’s trauma into a kink for readers who don’t know the difference between danger and desire.

First of all, Zade is just a bullshit and hypocritical character. He saves adeline only to be the person ruining her??? And then people claim that "she loved it" which is complete bullshit! Their relationship is purely built on sexual abuse!!

This book treats Adeline’s trauma like foreplay, like something that makes the spicy scenes deeper and more emotional. But being forced into certain actions isn’t love. It’s conditioning into being a weaker victim. And this story has no interest in showing healing, or agency, or real consequence.

Zade is framed as her savior and as a vigilante, even though he’s the one who actively tears her apart. Her grief over her grandmother’s death is exploited as vulnerability. Her fear is used as foreplay. Her silence is interpreted as consent.

There is nothing daring about using sexual violence as a plot device. There is nothing raw about calling rape “consensual.” There is nothing beautiful about trauma being eroticized and brushed off as “edgy love.”

If this book actually wanted to explore pain, loss, or trauma? It would’ve shown Adeline healing. Choosing. Resisting. Instead, she’s dragged through hell and handed to the same man who put her there!!

If your definition of love includes rape, stalking, coercion, or silencing a woman’s fear, you should be shot in the foot.