There are several excellent friends-to-lovers romance books that reign superior. Countless tropes have shaped today's romance books to the point where marketing teams have begun using tropes as selling points. Sports romance novels—or, more specifically, hockey romance books—have gained traction because of their marketing-the-tropes tactics. Some of the best romance movies exist because of how well the tropes are executed, while some films have become well-known because of popular romance movie tropes. Regardless of the tropes, it is clear they have significantly changed the romance genre forever.

Friends-to-lovers is a popular trope, but it is often a hit or miss. There are some stellar friends-to-lovers movie couples, and other movie couples have great onscreen chemistry because the actors are good friends in real life. Friendship is a cornerstone to executing any great relationship, especially in romance novels. Friends-to-lovers is one of the best romance tropes when the narrative...