natalie intihar

Publication Date: June 16, 2026

This book hit me square in the feels. Tropesick did an incredible job of pairing the beats of the love story between Katie and Tyler alongside the romance book that they have been tasked to write. The flashbacks for their second-chance story came at the perfect times, the revelations surprising but not overkill, and the romantic arc was believable and beautiful at the same time. 

As a writer: writers falling in love while working on a book just hits different! For Katie and Tyler, working on the book allowed them to reconnect and to renew the friendship that existed for a long time in their earlier years. Tropesick was as a story of patience and kindness towards each other, as well as a recognition of how grief shows up differently in each person. 

This book talks about the incredibly difficult topic of addiction and losing a loved one to addiction. It’s not an easy topic to cover in a romance book, but it was always clear to me that Lauren Okie came into this story with care and compassion in writing that experience for Katie, Tyler, and their loved ones. 

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager for the opportunity to read and review this book! I received a free advance copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review. All opinions expressed are my own. 

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