What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

Synopsis: A year ago, Irene Steele had the shock of her life: her loving husband, father to their grown sons and successful businessman, was killed in a helicopter crash. But that wasn't Irene's only shattering news: he'd also been leading a double life on the island of St. John, where another woman loved him, too.

Now Irene and her sons are back on St. John, determined to learn the truth about the mysterious life -- and death -- of a man they thought they knew. Along the way, they're about to learn some surprising truths about their own lives, and their futures.

My review: Okay, let me start by saying I had no intentions of starting this series. None. One of my local book clubs picked the first one last year as the December pick and I was going to be out of town anyway so I was like "okay, cool. Don't need to read the fufu." BUT we have both of them at my work and the 2nd was picked as this years December pick so suck it up buttercup.

And you know what? I was hooked. Read the first in 24 hours. Having just visited the Carribean myself in September, I loved it. Remembering the warmth, the beaches, the food, drinks. It brought up so many memories while reading it. I miss the white sands. I miss the heat. I miss the tropical drinks. I. Was. Sold. 

So imagine my surprise when this one wasn't...as...good...as my expectation from the previous book made me want it to be. Don't get me wrong, it was a page turner. But it made me hate Russ and Rosie even more. Russ is the typical lying cheating criminal and Rosie is 100% Brigid and doesn't really seem to care all that much. Their storylines in this book made me not care that they were murdered in book 1! What it did do though is make me feel worse for the people those two people left behind. And yes I know that's the point but man. I went from being like "OMG, they were murdered!" to being like "eh. they were murdered." Now. All that being said. I can't wait for the conclusion in October 2020. 

Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐