Happy Monday! I stepped out of my usual #crimefiction zone to read The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren.
Anna and Liam get married while undergrads to get inexpensive college housing. It’s a marriage of convenience. They barely interact and after college they go their separate ways. A few years later, Liam turns up on Anna’s doorstep with a new proposition. Keep up the sham marriage and meet his incredibly dysfunctional family so he can get a huge inheritance. What could go wrong?
This is an opposites attract romcom set on an idyllic tropical island. Anna is a free spirited artist. Liam is a reserved corporate type academic. As the week long festivities for Liam’s sister’s over the top lavish wedding heat up, so does the attraction between Ann and Liam. I liked both characters. They are smart and funny. When they can’t deny their attraction to each other any longer, the romance gets very spicy.
For the most part this is an easy breezy read, but there are some serious threads in the story. Anna lives paycheck to paycheck, always worried about her dad’s health and his medical bills. Liam’s dad is an absolute monster constantly emotionally and mentally abusing his family. This added some weight to the characters and the storyline overall. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a nice break from the usually murder and mayhem I usually read.
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QOTD: What are you reading this week?
I’m reading The Last Love Note by Emma Grey. It’s my book club’s pick for this month.
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About the Authors
Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The duo have written twenty New York Times best sellers.
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