A great new read by Christina Lauren. Perfect for summer and vacation, this fast paced story takes you on a journey. The characters are easy to love and wonderfully witty.
Recommended for 18+.

I understand that CLo has lovely friends and families that they want to spend time with, but honestly I'm not getting new reads from them anywhere NEAR fast enough to satisfy my obsession. The Paradise Problem was another hit for me, with more characters I fell in love with instantly. It had every element of a CLo book I need - family drama, steamy romance, and tons of fun. Thank you for this early read, PLEASE CLO KEEP WRITING!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren. Christina Lauren does it again. I have loved every book they have written, and this novel is no different! Full of romance and great characters - I also loved the plot! I can't wait for what's next.

I’ve always found the books by Christina Lauren great, but his book was such a fantastic read. It’s definitely one of my favorites they’ve wrote.

Anna is hilarious, relatable, and a character you root for the entire book. I found myself laughing at the things she’s said throughout the story. Liam is a character you want to find his happiness because of how messed up and toxic his family is. I find that the location of the book sounds so dream.

This book I would recommend as a great summer read for people who love a good romance, money involved relationship, and some twist and turns. It doesn’t take long to get into the storyline and you are turning pages quickly to continue to find out how it turns out.

Fabulous romantic novel with a fake marriage trope and sexy love story! I enjoyed the ways the characters showed their growth and their love story. The rich people storyline was over the top, but I think they portrayed the evil rich dad intentionally to make you sympathetic to Liam/West. Anna was hilarious and her observations and commentary made me
laugh out loud! Sexy love scenes and love story made me stay up late reading. Loved the Anna & West chemistry and their relationship.

This was my first Christina Lauren book which seems like a crime. I’m going to have to read others now because I loved this book a LOT.
Why you should read this book:
Fake dating
Great main and side characters: some loveable, some very hateable!
Main characters had great chemistry, banter, and steamy relationship
Beautiful setting was perfect to dream about while I’m stuck in a very cold, gray Ohio winter

A couple of very small cons:
The premise was quite unbelievable, but I don’t think that took anything away from my enjoyment of the story
The epilogue was too long

Thank you for the ARC!

Christina Lauren has done it again! This book is perfection! It combines the tale of two polar opposites, complicated family dynamics and hot and steamy romance! Anna and Liam quickly became two of my favorite characters of all time! Christina does a beautiful job of describing the tropical paradise and characters in the story in such a way that you can clearly imagine all that is happening. You will not be disappointed reading this one!

This book was utterly adorable. I will always love Christian Lauren’s writing especially when it’s in a tropical setting.

A quick non-spoiler synopsis: Liam West and Anna Green get legally married on paper in college to get cheaper rent. After parting ways after barely speaking as roommates, the two meet again when Liam is in a bit of a predicament. Due to the lack of Anna reading the contract, she failed to realize that Liam was still acting as if they were married, and needed her to pull off one final scheme to fool his family that he was indeed married. Simple right? All she had to do was go to his sister's wedding, and Liam would pay her a fat wad of cash.

This book had some of my favorite tropes: fake daring, forced proximity, daddy AND mommy issues, and a fear of commitment. Anna was just the best character ever, being unproblematically herself and showing that no matter how little you have, it’s possible to be happy.

The chemistry between Liam and Anna was really great, and the banter in this book was amazing. I loved the aspect of siblings, parent relationships, and all the hot steamy little moments that make the line of fake dating seem blurry.

My one complaint was the ending seemed pretty rushed, with everything resolving fairly quickly. I think it actually would have been fun to break up the epilogue into a couple of chapters, because it had a lot of good stuff!

Overall, this book comes out May 14th, and you should definitely check it out!! Another Christina Lauren hit for me!

I love Christina Lauren’s books because their characters’ emotional arcs always feel complex, nuanced, and real, and the journeys of Anna and Liam are no different! I love books where both characters need to grow into themselves before they can grow together, and I gobbled up every second of this one. The Paradise Problem is comfort reading; I know I’m going to get my HEA from page 1, but I keep coming back to find out exactly how it’s gong to happen!

Anna hasn't seen her husband in 3 years. They married 5 years ago to qualify for cheap, family housing in college and haven't seen each other since they both graduated and moved on with their lives. Anna assumed the papers she had signed at the time were for a divorce but it turns out they weren't. Now Liam needs Anna to accompany him to a family wedding to prove their marriage is valid to maintain his inheritance.
During their time on the secluded island for the wedding, Anna gets an inside look at the disfunction and awfulness of Liam's family which made the whole charade necessary. In the end will Liam choose love or money?
This was a fun, light read for a cold winter day. Beautiful location, family drama, and plenty of steam and chemistry.

Thanks to NetGalley for my gifted copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.
The Paradise Problem is classic Christine Lauren… fun banter, fun characters, and a wonderful HEA. This book follows West and Anna. Originally a marriage of convenience to get cheaper student housing, the reconnect after a couple years when Wests sister is getting married and his family didn’t know his marriage was a sham. Hijinks ensue and there’s a lot for West to unpack from his family dynamics. Fun and easy read! Got me through a snow storm and was finished in 24 hours!

Maybe like a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ star situation, but I love Christina Lauren so much that I will always bump it up.

This was an ARC exchanged for an honest review via NetGalley and Simon & Schuester. This is one of my favorite romcoms that Christina Lauren has done lately! I think the biggest seller for me was how much the main two reminded me in bits and pieces of Josh and Hazel, who are the absolute loves of my life.

I really enjoyed watching West and Anna fall in love through this story. His family was frustrating, but in ways that were handled really well. It was gentle, and funny, and spicy, and it felt incredibly authentic.

Thank you SO much for this advanced copy!

This was a great, quick read. I liked the development of the relationship between Anna and West (Liam) who married in college just to get family housing and are reunited years later when he needs a huge favor. It was a great book to curl up with on a chilly weekend

I really do like this author duo, have read a lot of their back-list & I did enjoy their latest release, "The Paradise Problem" quite a bit - a really fun "marriage of convenience" trope with a tropical destination wedding throw in! Sure, I was down for that - FUN!! My only real issue with this one, is that the "spice" level was just a bit too HOT for my own personal taste - I'm not an erotica fan, and if I want to read that stuff, I do know where to find it - so I just skipped/skimmed those particular scenes. So, guess that's maybe a T.W. to others who might need it. Will still be interested in their next release! My sincere thanks to N.G., et al. for providing an electronic review copy to review.

I was super excited when I was approved for this advanced reader copy. I always enjoy books by Christina Lauren. Liam and Anna made an arrangement; they got married in college for a mutually benefitting circumstance - housing. Anna didn’t know that Liam also needed to be married for five years in order to complete the terms of his grandfather’s trust. Five years go by, and they go their separate ways. A few months later, Liam’s little sister is getting married and the couple is invited to the wedding on a private island. They are not yet divorced, so Anna agrees, for a sum of money, to go as Liam’s wife. The fancy life that Liam’s family lives is far from Anna’s reality. Anna and Liam face a number of challenges together, while also growing closer and closer. This beachy read was a quick and easy, and included some spicy scenes. If you love a good romcom, you’ll love this book.

Ah your good old classic fake marriage trope…..except wait you’re actually married…….for almost 5 years! Throw in a family wedding in paradise with a wildly dysfunctional family of billionaires and things get a bit insane.
Just the right amount of humor and spice. Honestly the perfect novel to read with an oncoming ice storm.

Soooo I know I got a bunch of book mail yesterday, but I also got approved on @netgalley for the latest Christina Lauren book so you better believe I dropped everything for it.

The Paradise Problem follows Anna Green whose life has been a series of unfortunate events lately. She's sulking on her couch after getting fired from her job when Liam Weston shows up on her doorstep. Anna married Liam five years ago in order to be able to get affordable family housing in college. She thought they had gotten divorced though. He lets it be known that not only are they not divorced, but she needs to accompany him to his sister's tropical paradise wedding in order to convince his family that their marriage isn't a farce. Liam is entitled to a great deal of money from his trust if he and Anna can make it to their five year wedding anniversary. He promises her some of the money if she agrees to this elaborate scheme.

For the first 50% of the book, I did not want to put it down! Both Liam and Anna are such likable main characters. The setting of the novel is *chef's kiss*. Also, their banter and chemistry is incredible. Christina Lauren did an excellent job with the fake dating trope. 👏

Unfortunately, the last half of the book fell a little flat for me. While the whole premise of the book was pretty unbelievable, the second half felt especially unbelievable. I grew to dislike a lot of the characters as the back half of the book played out.

I still ended up rating this one three stars since I loved the first part so much! Overall, I would say it was worth the read.

Thanks to NetGalley, Christina Lauren, and the publisher for the advanced copy of this book for review. All opinions are my own.

I loved this book! I have been looking forward to it, because I love Christina Lauren. It did not disappoint!
It’s a quick, easy, fun read, and I just want to be friends with Anna. She’s a great main character. 5 stars!

The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Publishing date - 05/14/24
Rating (5/5) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for this e-ARC. I love the witty banter between characters - Anna and Liam! This might be the best Christina Lauren yet! Highly recommend this one when it releases in May.

This book is one of those where you know it's going to be a favorite after just a few pages. The story revolves around Anna and Liam. Anna Green thought that she was marrying Liam "West" Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought that she had signed divorce papers when they both graduated and went their separate ways.  Liam knew otherwise.

Three years after going there separate ways, Anna is now a struggling artist living paycheck to paycheck while Liam is a professor at Stanford. Although Liam is one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. However, he is interested in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance, which he won't receive until he's been happily married for five years because of an antiquated clause in his grandfather's will. 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, Anna. In the presence of his family, Liam's fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part or whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam, meanwhile, grapples with the question of whether the price tag on his cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie. If you love a good fake dating story, you will enjoy this book. It's the perfect combination of "Crazy Rich Asians," "The Honeymooners," and "The Final Offer," and it has the tell-tale Christina Lauren charm. The book has laugh-out-loud moments that will leave you kicking your feet up and giggling. Anna's character is adorable, and it's hard not to fall in love with her. Liam West — lovable in his own right — comes equally under her spell.