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If you want to find a book with not one but two of your favourite tropes, you’ve come to the right place! The number of books which meet each criteria are listed in the green bubble next to the trope names.

Abuse

Adventure

Animals

Magic 7 Small town 6

BDSM

Dark 33 Mafia 9

Billionaire

Dark 22 Workplace 13

Books about books

Christmas 5 Holiday 5

Christmas

Holiday 91 Small town 13 LGBT 5 Queer 5

College

Hockey 27 Dark 27 LGBT 20 Gay 19 Football 15 Queer 8

Coming of age

LGBT 12 Queer 11 Summer 6 Gay 5

Cowboy

Small town 21 Found family 7

Cozy

Magic 17 LGBT 8 Queer 8 Dragons 7 Witches 6 Lesbian 6

Dark

Magic 37 Fae 28 Vampires 20 LGBT 20 Retellings 19 Gay 16 Witches 12 Demons 9 Mythology 8 Shapeshifters 8 Greek mythology 7 Mental health 5 Dragons 5 Monster 5

Dark academia

Demons

Magic 26 Witches 14 Fae 11 Dragons 6 Shapeshifters 6 Vampires 6 Monster 5

Dragons

Magic 31 Fae 20 Mythology 8 Shapeshifters 7 LGBT 6 Vampires 5 Lesbian 5 Queer 5

Enemies to lovers

Dark 166 Magic 125 Forced proximity 106 Fae 56 LGBT 41 Second chance 37 Why choose 36 College 35 Fake dating 34 Slow burn 34 Mafia 33 Small town 32 Billionaire 29 Workplace 29 Marriage of convenience 27 Gay 27 Vampires 25 Forbidden romance 23 Witches 22 Queer 22 Retellings 21 Dragons 20 BDSM 19 High school 19 Friends to lovers 17 Hockey 16 Football 14 Christmas 13 Abuse 12 Shapeshifters 12 Found family 11 Holiday 11 He falls first 9 Demons 8 Cowboy 7 Pirates 7 Mythology 7 Werewolves 7 Lesbian 7 Mental health 6 Summer 6

Fae

Magic 118 Vampires 20 Shapeshifters 17 Witches 13 Werewolves 6 LGBT 6 Queer 5

Fake dating

Hockey 18 Marriage of convenience 15 Billionaire 10 Small town 10 Dark 10 Slow burn 9 Christmas 8 Holiday 8 LGBT 8 Queer 8 College 7 Football 7 Gay 5

Football

LGBT 10 Gay 8 Queer 6 Dark 5

Forbidden romance

Dark 28 Magic 14 LGBT 7 BDSM 6 Small town 6 Slow burn 5

Forced proximity

Dark 68 Small town 60 Friends to lovers 58 Marriage of convenience 35 Found family 34 Slow burn 29 Fake dating 28 Hockey 28 Billionaire 27 Workplace 26 Mafia 25 He falls first 23 Cowboy 16 Christmas 15 College 14 Holiday 13 Forbidden romance 12 BDSM 9 Why choose 7 Magic 7 Gay 7 LGBT 7 Football 6 Abuse 5 Military 5

Found family

Small town 19 Dark 10 Hockey 9 Workplace 8

Friends to lovers

Small town 37 Slow burn 27 College 26 Hockey 25 Fake dating 24 Dark 22 LGBT 22 Found family 17 He falls first 16 Summer 16 Gay 14 Queer 13 Football 10 Mental health 9 Forbidden romance 8 Marriage of convenience 8 Cowboy 8 Workplace 8 Billionaire 6 Music 6 African American 6 High school 5 Holiday 5

Gay

LGBT 105 Queer 76 Lesbian 14 Transgender 5

Ghosts

Greek mythology

Halloween

He falls first

Found family 15 Small town 13 Slow burn 9 Dark 7 Billionaire 5 Hockey 5

High school

Dark 11 Football 8

Hockey

LGBT 13 Gay 12 Dark 6

Holiday

Small town 15 Dark 5

Humor

LGBT

Queer 222 Transgender 12

Lesbian

LGBT 93 Queer 93

Mafia

Magic

Witches 68 Vampires 40 LGBT 39 Queer 34 Shapeshifters 33 Mythology 22 Werewolves 17 Lesbian 14 Mermaids 6

Marriage of convenience

Dark 25 Mafia 15 Billionaire 13 Small town 7 Found family 6 Hockey 6 Slow burn 5

Mental health

LGBT 14 Queer 8 Lesbian 5

Mythology

Pirates

Post-apocalyptic

Queer

Retellings

Magic 33 Mythology 27 LGBT 21 Queer 19 Greek mythology 11 Lesbian 10 Fae 9 Witches 9 Dragons 7 Fairy tales 6

Second chance

Forced proximity 39 Friends to lovers 37 Small town 21 Dark 21 Holiday 11 Slow burn 10 Christmas 10 Mafia 10 Billionaire 9 Fake dating 7 LGBT 7 Forbidden romance 6 Marriage of convenience 6 Workplace 6 College 5 Summer 5

Serial killer

Shapeshifters

Werewolves 25 Vampires 16

Slow burn

Magic 20 Dark 15 Small town 14 Found family 8 Fae 7 Billionaire 6 College 6 Workplace 5 Humor 5

Small town

Workplace 10 Cozy 10

Summer

Vampires

Werewolves 13 Witches 12 LGBT 5

Why choose

Dark 49 Magic 20 Shapeshifters 17 College 10 Fae 10 Vampires 8 LGBT 8 High school 7 BDSM 6 Werewolves 6 Gay 6

Witches

LGBT 13 Queer 12 Lesbian 6

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