I was predisposed to enjoy Once Upon an Island, a new from com from Sarah Ready, solely for the location alone.
Who doesn’t love a book set in the Caribbean?
Add that it is a re-telling of Pride and Prejudice, and I knew I was in for a treat.
I wasn’t wrong.
From the first scene where Isla misunderstands a theme brunch to the close (that I’m not going to give away), I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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The author did a great job of making each of the characters unique, while still allowing the parallels to Jane Austen’s characters. If you’ve read Pride and Prejudice, you’ll understand this.
But even if you haven’t, it is a thoroughly enjoyable rom com in its own right.
Honestly, there is not a lot to delve into. It was just charming and fun to read. The tension is good, the characters are well-enough developed that they feel real, but without having to go too deep into psyches or anything heavy.
It’s just nice and light.
Sometimes that is absolutely enough.
I didn’t read Sarah Ready’s debut novel, but I certainly will now.
You can’t get a much better beach read than Once Upon an Island.
