Reviews - Winter in Paradise

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Writing a review for Winter Solstice by Elin Hildebrand, I just realized that I never wrote a review for reading Winter in Paradise for my 2018 Reading Challenge last year. That may say a lot about the lack of impact the book had on me, but I do remember liking it all right as I read it. If I picked it up in the airport expecting a conclusion to the story, I would have been infuriated by the cliffhanger, but knowing Hildebrand, I wasn't too surprised it was coming.

While I adore the escape to her usual setting of Nantucket, Hildebrand new 2nd favorite island of St. John is also an enjoyable mental vacation spot. As with her Winter series, this book suffers from too many character perspectives; the reader is never able to get too deeply into anyone's psyche and thus a strong emotional attachment to any of them is less possible. I did enjoy that the matriarch here was a little older. I have a hard time getting emotionally invested in ultra-rich people who take a wrecking ball to the lives of others (like the central dead figure here). I did find myself strongly rooting for the daughter of the island woman who is killed with the father of the oblivious first family. Aside from that, little else was particularly memorable. But I will definitely tune in to the next installment, so three stars it is.

rsm_reads's review against another edition

5.0

When in St. John, you read about St. John. This one was delightful, start to finish. Perfect light beach read about the very beaches we enjoyed.

jenfigueroa's review against another edition

3.0

Look I really like her books, in spite of myself. I feel like I get a sense of place and food, even if the plot is predictable. And a sense of place and food is all I really want out of life so I’m here for it.