The Paradise Problem was a fun read! I couldn't put it down. The main characters, Anna and Liam, were great. Their chemistry was 🔥. I really liked Anna's character. I found her charming and funny. Her Twilight reference had me chuckling. Although some of the side characters felt lacking, I did enjoy them! I thought Liam's sister could have been better developed. The last few chapters of the book felt very rushed; however, the epilogue tied everything nicely together. The only major complaint I had was the authors' use of "goddamn" to describe Liam's anatomy. It threw me off whenever I read it😅 Thank you to Gallery Books for the ARC.

This was an absolute great book made laugh with all the banter and the side characters some you liked others you Diana loved the epilogue

Writing duo Christina Lauren always write fun, steamy romances and "The Paradise Problem" continues that trend! In "The Paradise Problem", Anna and West (aka "Liam") are acquaintances who pretend to be married in order to stay in the family housing dorms at UCLA. Once West graduates, they go their separate ways and think they'll never see each other again. However, when West is required to attend a family wedding with a plus one, he calls on Anna to be his "wife" once again. But it's not just a normal wedding -- this one is held in the Fijian islands among West's incredibly wealthy family. Reading how normal, everyday Anna has to pretend to be used to all the wealth and glamour was amusing. I enjoyed how the two of them worked together as a team, especially when West was trying to keep his integrity despite what his dad and brothers were pressuring him to do.

This book included romance, family drama, and inner turmoil as West has to determine whether the right choice is worth the costs. I really enjoyed "The Paradise Problem" and will re-read it in the future! Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Thanks to Gallery and NetGalley for this eARC!

This was a very fun fake (but legal) marriage set up. Anna and Liam married to get cheap married student housing, and unbeknownst to Annah, they remain married so that Liam can claim a gigantic inheritance. When they’re just about to reach the finish line of the marriage, Liam has to ask Anna to go with him to his sister’s wedding. For 10 days. On a private island.

Liam and Anna are very different - Liam is RICH rich and Anna is struggling to make it, but they do click pretty quickly. I really liked Anna as a character, and Liam was pretty great too. The ensamble and setting gave real White Lotus crossed with Succession vibes, which I liked. Honestly the biggest discordant note for me was Anna’s way of referring to a piece of Liam’s anatomy. Hated that every time (it genuinely made me cringe). Other than that though, this was a really fun Christina Lauren, and it did make me want to go stay in a beach bungalow!

I absolutely love everything Christina Lauren like, so I was really excited to get my hand on an early ARC of this book.

I'm not afraid to admit that I'm a huge fan of the fake relationship trope, and I love the twist Christina Lauren puts on it with this book.

Both Liam and Anna were such great characters. I love how Anna managed to stay true to herself while trying to fit in. And poor Liam, the way he was trying to protect his family.

The setting was well, I felt like I was on the island.

I will say the ending was maybe a little rushed. But I loved the epilogue.

I had moments of paradise with this book and definitely problems. I really loved the relationship that Anna formed with Liam's niece and loved her relationship with her dad. However, at times I felt lost and confused throughout the book.

Thank you so much Gallery Books for giving me the ARC for The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren. I devoured this book in one sitting. I love a marriage of convenience trope and I am completely here for Anna taking down the patriarchy of the Weston family. Anna and Liam were both delightfully well rounded to characters and their chemistry popped from the second they got back together. I think this might be one of Christina Lauren’s best works. I’m so happy to have gotten a chance to read this book! I will recommend this book to everybody I know. Also, quick side note, sometimes banter can be cheesy, but the banter in this book is top-notch!

Thank you #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Well-developed characters make this an engrossing read. The plot was just complicated enough to distinguish it from other romance novels. Some of the sex scenes were too graphic for me, though.

Read this if you:
•are rich or like reading about rich people
•want to go to Indonesia
•love great banter
•love a strong MFC

This is one of my most anticipated 2024 reads. I will forever read anything Christina Lauren writes. And can we talk about this gorgeous cover too? Chefs kiss. This book made me want to hop on the next plane and go to Indonesia. Anna was such a down to earth and mature character and I loved her. Liam was stuck in the middle between being who he wanted to be and who his family wanted to be. This book is out in May!!

Thank you gallery books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Christina Lauren does it again. This is a great story of a marriage of convenience, and two families, one wealthy, huge, and completely messed up and the other small, economically challenged, and warm and loving. Anna and Liam have to decide what they want, and what they are willing to risk to make it happen!

Is there a bad Christina Lauren romance? I think not. I loved Paradise Problem — the fake marriage, the beautiful setting, and the growing chemistry between Anna and West/Liam. Even the pain of the family surrounding West was very real, very emotional, and drove the plot forward well. Recommend highly, and it may become one of my favorites to introduce new romance readers to CL’s work, alongside Unhoneymooners and True Love Experiment.

4.5⭐️I always count down until I can read the next CL book, and ran to read The Paradise Problem the second I got my hands on it.

Synopsis: Five years ago Anna agreed to fake marry Liam in order to get subsidized housing at UCLA and believed she had signed the divorce papers after graduation. That is until Liam shows up on her doorstep telling her they are still legally married and that he now needs her to be his fake wife for his sister’s wedding.

What I loved:
-This book took one of my favorite tropes, a marriage of convenience, and put a unique twist on it
-The tropical island setting was vividly described. I felt like I was out there with Liam and Anna
-All the wedding shenanigans
-How even when Anna was putting on an act in front of Liam’s uptight family, she always kept a bit of her unique self
-The banter! There were so many times I was full on laughing out loud
-The added element of forced proximity and only one bed! It made all the angst and tension shine
-The entire cast of side characters. While some were extremely unlikable others added a great amount of warmth to the story (Reagan!)
-How it all played out in the end. Not gonna lie I was a bit nervous!

Thank you Gallery Books for the ARC. Pub 5/14