I know this is probably a common topic. For me, I’m not sure if it’s a “trope” or just totally misinformed writing, but it’s how many authors approach alcoholism. Some examples are Girl on the Train and The House Across the Lake, among HUNDREDS. If anyone else here has struggled with alcoholism, you know it’s not just "i woke up after downing an entire bottle of whiskey but was able to shower, down a cup of coffee, and solve a murder. "

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    10 months ago

    Enemies to lover

    which I would love as a concept but which way too often turns out to be anything but that. Like the characters are already visibly attracted to one another and it gets resolved way too quickly but we now have to pretend these were enemies for the rest of the book. Also the reason they changed their mind about one another is something dumb.

    “He hates me and wants to murder me with his crimson eyes and angelic face and huge muscular body and…and…”

    “Ugh Mary, you’re salivating again.”