{"id":31210,"date":"2024-05-14T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31210"},"modified":"2024-05-14T09:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:33:50","slug":"review-the-paradise-problem-by-christina-lauren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/14\/review-the-paradise-problem-by-christina-lauren\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31210\" data-postid=\"31210\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31210 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_jsjj647 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_jdk0647 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_63my647 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"966\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?resize=640%2C966&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31211\" title=\"the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren\" alt=\"the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?w=994&amp;ssl=1 994w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?resize=679%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 679w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?resize=768%2C1159&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?resize=400%2C603&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_01kd647 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam \u201cWest\u201d Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she\u2019d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2019s just one catch.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather\u2019s will, Liam won\u2019t see a penny until he\u2019s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he\u2019s 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\u2019s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents\u2014his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But in the presence of his family, Liam\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_lm3z647 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_481a647  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png?resize=296%2C72&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> May 14, 2024<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Gallery Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $12.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Anna<\/strong> and <strong>West<\/strong> met at UCLA. West is the heir to a grocery chain, and though he doesn\u2019t care about the family business, he does care about his inheritance. Anna agrees to marry him while they are at school to help him out. They graduate, and Anna doesn\u2019t even think twice about her marriage to West until a few years later, he shows up asking her to be his fake wife once again.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">West thought he could fly under the radar and get his inheritance from his grandfather, but the old man put some stiff rules in place. West needs to have a wife and present her to his family during his sister\u2019s wedding. Anna agrees once again, but they both realize quickly that they may be in over their head.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m not the girl to do quick re-reads or go over the parts of books that I enjoy unless I really love the story. <strong>The Paradise Problem<\/strong> is definitely one of those books that I will re-read when I need the feels again. I actually would love to pick this up in audio to see if it still leaves me with the cheesy grin that I had the entire time reading this book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">West and Anna are truly opposites. They grew up differently. West is privileged and never experienced the world like others. Anna is more laid-back and warm. She doesn\u2019t fit into his wealthy family at all. They are more cynical and have certain expectations of her. West does a really good job of trying to shield Anna from his family, but some of them\u2026whew! The side characters add a bonus layer to the story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is obvious angst and tension when West and Anna pretend to be a loving married couple. West\u2019s family is a major part of the storyline, which at times takes away from their romance. During the last quarter of the book, they dominated with an added family scandal, which I could appreciate, but I didn\u2019t really need it. Readers also need to note that the romance is a slow burn.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, true fans of the authors will love this book. If you love a good fake-romance storyline, this is exactly the read for you.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pw0u647 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wwsT0b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3UZxD7X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren\/1144226696?ean=9781668017746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-paradise-problem-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christina_Lauren_The_Paradise_Problem?id=JxrdEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam \u201cWest\u201d Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg\" title=\"the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren\" alt=\"the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?w=994&amp;ssl=1 994w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?resize=679%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 679w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?resize=768%2C1159&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren.jpg?resize=400%2C603&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam \u201cWest\u201d Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she\u2019d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.<\/p><p>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\u2019s just one catch.<\/p><p>Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather\u2019s will, Liam won\u2019t see a penny until he\u2019s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he\u2019s 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\u2019s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents\u2014his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.<\/p><p>But in the presence of his family, Liam\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> May 14, 2024<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Gallery Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $12.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Anna<\/strong> and <strong>West<\/strong> met at UCLA. West is the heir to a grocery chain, and though he doesn\u2019t care about the family business, he does care about his inheritance. Anna agrees to marry him while they are at school to help him out. They graduate, and Anna doesn\u2019t even think twice about her marriage to West until a few years later, he shows up asking her to be his fake wife once again.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">West thought he could fly under the radar and get his inheritance from his grandfather, but the old man put some stiff rules in place. West needs to have a wife and present her to his family during his sister\u2019s wedding. Anna agrees once again, but they both realize quickly that they may be in over their head.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m not the girl to do quick re-reads or go over the parts of books that I enjoy unless I really love the story. <strong>The Paradise Problem<\/strong> is definitely one of those books that I will re-read when I need the feels again. I actually would love to pick this up in audio to see if it still leaves me with the cheesy grin that I had the entire time reading this book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">West and Anna are truly opposites. They grew up differently. West is privileged and never experienced the world like others. Anna is more laid-back and warm. She doesn\u2019t fit into his wealthy family at all. They are more cynical and have certain expectations of her. West does a really good job of trying to shield Anna from his family, but some of them\u2026whew! The side characters add a bonus layer to the story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is obvious angst and tension when West and Anna pretend to be a loving married couple. West\u2019s family is a major part of the storyline, which at times takes away from their romance. During the last quarter of the book, they dominated with an added family scandal, which I could appreciate, but I didn\u2019t really need it. Readers also need to note that the romance is a slow burn.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, true fans of the authors will love this book. If you love a good fake-romance storyline, this is exactly the read for you.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wwsT0b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3UZxD7X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-paradise-problem-christina-lauren\/1144226696?ean=9781668017746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-paradise-problem-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christina_Lauren_The_Paradise_Problem?id=JxrdEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31210"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31224,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31210\/revisions\/31224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}