My last Target run wasn't complete without a copy of Christina Lauren's latest, The Paradise Problem. Once home, I opened the beautiful cover to embark upon what was sure to be another great romcom. Spoiler alert: I wasn't disappointed.
Things couldn't be worse for starving artist Anna Green. No one is buying her paintings, she just got fired from her convenience store gig, and she caught her roommate doing the dance with no pants on her couch. So when her in-name-only husband, Liam Weston, offers her a fortune to attend his sister's wedding, she accepts. All she has to do is play the part of his adoring wife on an island for two weeks. Then he gets his inheritance, and her problems go away.
Yet despite being draped in Chanel and Dior, Anna sticks out like a sore thumb. Her pink hair and blue humor clash spectacularly with the Westons' reserve. Still, despite -- or perhaps because of -- this tension, Anna and Liam become allies, getting to know each other for the first time. What follows is a modern -- albeit, to paraphrase Anna, an Indecent Proposal-esque -- fairy tale with a villainous patriarch, a gorgeous setting, and the promise of love conquering all.
Funny, romantic, and surprisingly shrewd, The Paradise Problem questions the cost of being born with a silver spoon. Because even paradise loses some of its charm when you're tap dancing to the tune of millions.
So, yeah. The Paradise Problem was just the distraction I needed. And I have to say, it made me feel very lucky to not be a one-percenter.
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