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nonhuman narrator
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Genre/Tone
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adventure
children's fiction
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filmed, has been
filmed, should be
gothic
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Africa
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airplane
airport
America
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Asia
Asia, India
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Australia
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boarding house
Broadway
cabin
Canada
Caribbean
castle
China
circus
college/university
country inn
crumbling manse
department store
desert island
dinner party
Egypt
estate
Europe
Europe, Austria
Europe, Belgium
Europe, England
Europe, France
Europe, Germany
Europe, Ireland
Europe, Italy
Europe, Monaco
Europe, Ruritania
Europe, Russia
Europe, Scotland
Europe, Spain
Europe, Switzerland
Europe, Wales
expedition
family home
farm
Greece
hospital
hotel/inn
house party
island
Israel/Palestine
lighthouse
lodge
Mexico
military base
mining/logging camp
mountains
movie studio
museum
New Zealand
ocean liner
organized tour
plane
resort
road trip
rural
school
school, private boys'
school, private girls'
seashore/beach/coast
season, fall
season, spring
season, summer
season, winter
secluded manor
ship/yacht
South America
theater
townhome
train
United States, California
United States, Midwest
United States, Northeast
United States, South
United States, Southeast
United States, Southwest
urban
war
wilderness
Main Character 1 (F if M/F)
Main Character 2 (M if M/F)
Tropes
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All
accident, vehicular, car crash
accident, vehicular, other
accident, vehicular, plane crash
accident, vehicular, shipwreck
accident, vehicular, trainwreck
Accused!
age difference
already taken
American girl bosses rich dad
amnesia
baby, secret
baby, surprise
beautiful as the day
beauty and beast
Big Mis(understanding)
bigamy
blackmail
blood will tell
boss/subordinate
can't help loving you/love despite
career porn/job training
career, unusual
chauffeur/client
childcare, babysitting, paid
childcare, babysitting, unpaid
childhood sweethearts
cinderella
coming of age
cost of beauty
crime
culture clash
dangerous rival
didn't know they still made 'em like that
difficult child
disability, acquired
disability, cured
disability, threatened
disappointed in love
disguise
disguised as dolt
disguised, female as male
disguised, male as female
drugged!
duckling to swan
duty before love
employer/employee
escape old life
extremely short timespan
fairy godparent
fake engagement
fake marriage
fake relationship
family member, dangerous
family member, overshadowed by
family, eccentric
family, older relative, cantankerous
family, older relative, delightful
family, parent, absentminded
family, parent, abusive
family, parent, death of
family, parent, domineering
family, parent, responsible for
family, parent, scheming
family, sibling, death of
family, sibling, domineering
family, sibling, responsible for
femme fatale/maneater
fire!
fish out of water
forbidden love
forced proximity
fortune teller told me
friend, selfless
generation clash
get it together!
ghosted!
girl/boy-next-door/childhood playmates
guardian/ward
heart over head
holiday
how the other half lives
I'm not good enough for you
identities, switched
identity, concealed
identity, mistaken
illness acute
illness chronic
impersonating another character
imprisoned
infatuated with another
inherited a child/instakid
injury
insurmountable barrier
interclass
interracial
jealous friend/family member
jealousy
jilted/left at the altar
kidnapped
landlord/tenant
late to love
LGBTQ+ friendly
love at first sight
love over money
love someone else
love triangle
lovers, enemies to
lovers, friends to
lovers, neighbors to
lovers, spoiled for choice
mad scientist
makeover
marriage of convenience
marriage, saving
medical
midlife crisis
missing jewels
missing relative/friend/other
modern medicine, miracle of
money isn't everything/can't buy happiness
money over love
mother, daughter find love
moving to the city
moving to the country
needs looking after
nervous breakdown
never love again
not the type to fall in love
occult/paranormal
on the road
on the run
one woman has hurt you
One Woman/Man, the
one wonderful day/week/month/year
opposites attract
personal ad
personal growth/becoming a better person
poisoned!
political intrigue
political philosophy
poor little rich girl/boy
prize money, life-changing
protector
quicksand
rags to riches
read your diary
reappearance of old love
redemption
reincarnation/love over lifetimes
religious awakening/getting religion
rescue
resistance (political)
reunion
revenge
riches to rags
riches to rags to riches
runaway
saved from animal
saved from assassin
saved from drowning
saving the family home
screwball
second chance
second/third-act breakup
secret past/my lips are sealed
secret wealth
smart guy fooled by conniver
sociopathic relative/friend/rival
somnambulism
spies
stodgy fiance(e)
stranded!
strong f/f friendship
strong m/f friendship
strong m/m friendship
surgery
take me as I am/love me for myself
taming the player
taught a lesson
teacher/student
telepathy/ESP
time travel
unrequited until...
vacation
we thought you were dead!
wedding, "deathbed"
working girl with heart of gold
workplace
wrong side of tracks
you were supposed to die!/miraculous recovery
you're such a child!
young love, abetting
young love, discouraging
zero to hero
Flags
alcoholism/drug addiction or abuse
animal cruelty
antisemitism
body negativity
child abuse
child death/miscarriage
classism
death of mc
domestic violence
eugenics
incest
infertility
insensitive or outdated language (race/ethnicity/disability/sexual orientation)
insensitive racial/ethnic portrayal/stereotyping
LGBTQ+-unfriendly
no HEA
pregnancy loss
questions around consent
racism
sexual assault
sexual harrassment
suicide
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