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A review by mnboyer
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
emotional
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
<b>Book of the Month Club: May 2024</b>
An absolutely wonderful book in which a marriage of convenience is later, again, a marriage of convenience. Liam "West" Weston and Anna Green got married in college in so that they could live in the nicer family housing units; I mean, there's a lot that one would do to get those nicer housing setups! But, it is almost five years later, and they're still married (unbeknownst to Anna) when West shows up asking if she'll continue to play his wife for a wedding trip. Its a remote private island. He's rich. His family is awful. Surely, Anna can deal for a few days in order for large chunk of cash.
As one might suspect though, this duo starts to actually fall for one another though! It makes absolute sense because this is a Christina Lauren novel: it promises hot sex and a happy ending (which it absolutely provides). What it adds is a lot of really, really deeply shitty family members on the Weston side of things that make you growl in anger when they appear on the page. And, I truly fell for this love story (as ridiculous as the premise may be, it is still great).
Five well earned stars!
An absolutely wonderful book in which a marriage of convenience is later, again, a marriage of convenience. Liam "West" Weston and Anna Green got married in college in so that they could live in the nicer family housing units; I mean, there's a lot that one would do to get those nicer housing setups! But, it is almost five years later, and they're still married (unbeknownst to Anna) when West shows up asking if she'll continue to play his wife for a wedding trip. Its a remote private island. He's rich. His family is awful. Surely, Anna can deal for a few days in order for large chunk of cash.
As one might suspect though, this duo starts to actually fall for one another though! It makes absolute sense because this is a Christina Lauren novel: it promises hot sex and a happy ending (which it absolutely provides). What it adds is a lot of really, really deeply shitty family members on the Weston side of things that make you growl in anger when they appear on the page. And, I truly fell for this love story (as ridiculous as the premise may be, it is still great).
Five well earned stars!