The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Release Date: May 14, 2024
Publisher: Gallery Books
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Pages: 352
Format Read: physical arc
Summary: Christina Lauren, returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance.
Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam “West” Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she’d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.
Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. There’s just one catch.
Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather’s will, Liam won’t see a penny until he’s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he’s in the home stretch, pressure mounts from his family to see this mysterious spouse, and he has no choice but to turn to the one person he’s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents—his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.
But in the presence of his family, Liam’s fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part to whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie.
Review:
Rating: 5/5 stars
Spice: 2/5
Review: This follows a story where two people get married for their own benefit and divorced but Anna is struggling with her job and West needs a wife. I have read Christina Lauren books in the past but I have to say that this one was my favorite. I loved the storyline and follow the povs of these two fun characters. This author duo did such an amazing job describing the scenery and including so many fun conflicts. The story also had funny moments, learning experiences and amazing chemistry. The pacing was well done and I really enjoyed reading both Anna and West’s pov.
Anna is an artist who is looking to become big time in order to provide for her dad. I really enjoyed her character because she was quirky, fun, and normal. Then we have West aka Liam who is a billionaire son that wants to live a normal life. I really enjoyed his character as he showcased the bad sides of the rich world and how he wants to be away from it. There were many side characters in this book but there were none that I really enjoyed except for Anna’s best friend who we don’t get a much of. Now the romance in this book is a marriage of convenience, friends to lovers, and one bed. I really loved the romance aspect of this book because the romance slowly built and there was so much chemistry between the couple that it was so cute. There were minor steamy scenes but nothing explicit.
The ending was well done and we get a cute epilogue of the MCs. I really loved this book and had such a fun time reading it. It’s perfect for this summertime season.
*this arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*
Thindbooks Blog 