Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

The Paradise trilogy concludes with Troubles in Paradise, set in the beautiful Caribbean. Although I can’t travel now, I have fond memories of a vacation in Caribbean islands in 2018 and can still feel the island vibe written about in this series.

This book wraps up a lot of loose ends that were left at the end of the second book. For those of you who haven’t read the series, the story surrounds Irene Steele and her two grown sons, Baker and Cash, who learn that their husband and father Russ was killed in a helicopter crash in the Caribbean. The circumstances surrounding his death are suspicious and so the three remaining members of the family travel to the Caribbean in hopes of learning more. What they didn’t expect to learn was that Russ had a second family living in St. John.

I was satisfied with the conclusion of the series whose theme shines as one symbolic of rebuilding a life after is it torn apart. We learn that all the family has now settled in St John and are moving on with their lives. The character development was very good, particularly considering the large cast of characters. The book kept my interest, but I didn’t engage with the story as much as I have come to expect with books from this author. I very much preferred her Winter series and was happy to see the return of Margaret Quinn from that series make an appearance in this book. It’s such a clever, unexpected treat for fans of Elin Hilderbrand’s books.

I borrowed the audiobook version of the book from my local library. I loved the narration of the series by Erin Bennett, who is one of my favourite performers. Her voice lends itself authentically to a varied character list representing both women and men across several decades. I really felt her performance enhanced this book, and would highly recommend this version for those readers who enjoy audiobooks.

My rating: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️/5.

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