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An Unexpected Paradise
by Chelsea Curto
An Unexpected Paradise was such a lovely debut novel!Chelsea Curto is an author to pay attention to.
This book has it all:
Mental health representation
Coworkers to lovers
Grumpy x sunshine
Great banter
Fake dating
Slow burn
“Good girl.”
One bed
Spice ✨
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. At it’s surface this book involves two coworkers who get off to a rocky start and vow to make each other miserable. Hijinks ensue until they’re both assigned a work trip to a conference. For the good of the company, they have to learn to tolerate each other to survive the conference. Then to add fuel to the fire, Jo finds out her horrible ex will be in attendance. Surprisingly, Jack jumps in to save the day and save Jo from embarrassment. They soon realize that there’s more to each other than meets the eye.
At its core, this book has so much heart. Underneath the jokes and banter there is a lot of serious topics woven into the plot, but they’re all handled very well. Jack and Jo break the mold of your average romance. They aren’t perfect by a long shot, and they aren’t afraid to face their flaws head on. But more importantly, they accept each other’s faults and help each other heal from their past.
All around this was a really good book. Going into the book, I really didn’t like Jack. From Jo’s perspective he seemed childish, petty, and rude. But then the book switched to his perspective and my heart immediately softened. What an absolute cinnamon roll of a human! I loved how quickly my opinion changed and how much I rooted for these two. I enjoyed reading it and thought the side characters were lovely too. I’m already excited for Henry’s story in book two.
This book has it all:
Mental health representation
Coworkers to lovers
Grumpy x sunshine
Great banter
Fake dating
Slow burn
“Good girl.”
One bed
Spice ✨
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. At it’s surface this book involves two coworkers who get off to a rocky start and vow to make each other miserable. Hijinks ensue until they’re both assigned a work trip to a conference. For the good of the company, they have to learn to tolerate each other to survive the conference. Then to add fuel to the fire, Jo finds out her horrible ex will be in attendance. Surprisingly, Jack jumps in to save the day and save Jo from embarrassment. They soon realize that there’s more to each other than meets the eye.
At its core, this book has so much heart. Underneath the jokes and banter there is a lot of serious topics woven into the plot, but they’re all handled very well. Jack and Jo break the mold of your average romance. They aren’t perfect by a long shot, and they aren’t afraid to face their flaws head on. But more importantly, they accept each other’s faults and help each other heal from their past.
All around this was a really good book. Going into the book, I really didn’t like Jack. From Jo’s perspective he seemed childish, petty, and rude. But then the book switched to his perspective and my heart immediately softened. What an absolute cinnamon roll of a human! I loved how quickly my opinion changed and how much I rooted for these two. I enjoyed reading it and thought the side characters were lovely too. I’m already excited for Henry’s story in book two.