Irene Steele and her sons, Baker and
Cash have felt called to go back to the Virgin Islands. One by one, they
decide to go back to paradise where their husband and father had lived a secret life. Irene gets a job on Huck's boat, taking tourists out fishing. Cash got a job on a separate boat for tourists, and Baker will work as a coach at the local school. The three of them are piecing together some missing pieces of Russ's life. They are getting to know his daughter and the life that Russ lived when he was on the island. Meanwhile, Rosie's best friend, Ayers, is trying to decide who she sees as her future. Baker, Cash, or her boyfriend, Mick. But it is the FBI who turns their world upside down, yet again.
Russ was involved in a lot of shady stuff that may cause them to lose everything.
Will St. John remain the paradise they all have grown to love, or will it turn into another version of hell?
I have to
say, that
What Happens in Paradise was not
quite as enjoyable as
Winter in Paradise. Mostly because of Ayers and her inability to
make a decision.
It really irritated me how she went back and forth between two men. Irene and Huck remained the only two characters who behaved like adults. I
did like how the author gave us
some more backstory between Rosie and Russ.
How their relationship started and how Rosie felt knowing that Russ was married. It didn't make either of them any more sympathetic, but it did at least answer some questions. I know that
What Happens in Paradise is the second book in a trilogy, so we have to wait a whole year to find out how it ends. I just hope that the conclusion is better than this one;
I was disappointed.
Bottom Line - While
Winter in Paradise could
be passed off as a Christmas novel, there is no way that
What Happens in Paradise can get that tag. I think fans of Elin Hilderbrand's will read this book regardless of the reviews and I get that. Here is hoping the final book in the series will be better.
- What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
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- Pages: 352
- Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company
- Publication Date: 10.8.19
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- Thank you to NetGalley for the free book in exchange for an honest review.
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