Once Upon an Island by Sarah Ready: Review

Summertime calls for delightful beach reads and I am excited to kick off this season’s beach romance with a swoony locale that calls your name.

Publishing today, check out my review on this new release.

Once Upon an Island by Sarah Ready
Publisher: ‎ W. W. Crown (May 24, 2022)
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1954007352

OVERVIEW:
Fun-loving Isla Waterstone loves her laid-back life on Mariposa Island. She has everything she could ever want…a great job as a journalist for the local paper, amazing friends, and pink sand beaches with stunning tropical sunsets.

The only problem with tiny tropical islands? There are more sea turtles than single men.

So when British billionaire Declan Fox and his aristocratic friend arrive, Isla’s friends know this can mean only one thing.

Marriage.

After all, it’s a truth universally acknowledged, that when a single billionaire travels to a tropical island, he must be in want of a wife.

But Isla isn’t convinced. Especially because Declan is the rudest, arrogant, prideful man she’s ever met.

Or is he?

Once Upon an Island by Sarah Ready Review

This is the first book I have read by this author and there are so many great things I can say about this story. I loved the locale. OMG I want to go there and live!

I love the characters for the most part. There are a few who got on my nerves, but the relationship between the friends is delightful, fun, and carefree.

However, there are some things that just did not call my name. Declan was written as an over-the-top arrogant jerk, which is fine, but he never really unwound through the whole book. We have a build-up of like on his part, I think, but it was tough to get a read on him. Way too icy for the complete opposite character of Isla.

Overall, the story came out as a cute girlfriend read with a touch of romance. Charming and fun story, but don’t look for steam or simmering heat.

3 STARS!

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.