Welcome to Paradise by Rosalind James

Grade-C+

Hotness Level-Blaze

Kink Level-No Kink

Series-The Kincaids #1

Genre-Contemporary

Reviewed by Kate

340 pages

 

The History Channel is getting ready to film its reality show America Alive: 1885. Mira and her douche of a boyfriend Scott are going to be contestants as well as Gabe, a sterling example of a hero, and his twin brother Alec. There are 16 contestants total, but the book follows the pairs of Mira and Scott and Gabe and Alec.

 

I'm a huge sucker for the reality show premise. Give me a book that takes place in or around a reality tv show and I'll move it to the top of my TBR pile. There's just something about them that I can't turn down.

 

As a reader, you hate Scott right from the get-go. He's an absolute asshat. He's condescending and rude and arrogant and...well, you get the picture. And for me, I found myself wondering why in the world Mira was with him for any length of time.

 

Gabe, of course, is perfection personified. Although I did get a chuckle over the fact that his twin brother is described as being the hotter of the two. As a reader, you will cheer at the way Gabe treats Mira.

 

All that being said, after finishing the book I just couldn't get excited over it. There was really nothing (apart from the reality show aspect) that stood out as being great. And I felt the conclusion was a bit soap opera-ish and over the top.

 

If you enjoy the reality show premise, then it's probably worth checking out. Otherwise, I'd steer clear.

It's obvious I'm a sucker for the reality-show setting. Is there a setting that you just can't pass up?