Meet Me in Paradise by Libby Hubscher
Publication Date: March 23rd 2021 by Berkley Books
Pages: 352
Source: Publisher
Rating: ★★★★★
My
Thoughts:
Marin has been stuck in protective, safety mode since she
lost her mother at the age of seventeen and had to be the adult for both her
and her younger sister, Sadie. Marin’s sister took after their mother and is
the risk taker, living life on the edge while traveling around the globe as a
photojournalist. Marin hasn’t ever left the state.
Sadie invites Marin to take a trip with her to recharge. A
sort of sister spa vacation and Marin can’t say no to her beloved sister the
only family she has left. Marin is forced
to take her life out of the safe zone, have fun, and live life. Something she
hasn’t done since her mother died.
Meet Me in Paradise is not the light, fluffy beach
read it appears (from the cover) to be. It’s so much more. My emotions were all
over the place! The story was at times funny, flirty, and silly, with outings of
adventure that felt more like magical dates, but then it’d take a sharp turn into
serious and heart wrenching! I must confess I sobbed! Ugly, snotty crying and I
wasn’t expecting that at all! I don’t want to scare people, so know this: This
romance junkie has a to have happy ending and I wasn’t disappointed but be
prepared to break out the tissues!
Goodreads Description:
Marin Cole has never:
Seen the ocean
Climbed a mountain
Taken a risk on love
....But if her sister's plan works, she just might do all three.
Ever since her journalist mother died on assignment, Marin has played it safe, refusing to set foot outside the state of Tennessee. Her wild-child younger sister, Sadie, has trotted the globe as a photographer, living off of art and adrenaline.
When Sadie returns from a tough assignment abroad and looks a little worse for wear, Marin reluctantly agrees to a sisters' spa weekend on the tropical island of Saba. But her lifelong fear of travel is affirmed when Sadie misses the flight, Marin's luggage gets mixed up with another passenger's, and an episode of turbulence sends her hurtling into the lap of Lucas Tsai, the handsome stranger who stole her sister's seat.
For the first time in a long time, Marin has to step outside of her comfort zone as she explores the island with Lucas and learns what she's been missing out on. With each breathtaking new experience, Marin gets closer to her real self, the man she's falling for, and the heart-wrenching truth about why she's there in the first place.
