Book Review - A Secret Escape to Sunshine Island by Georgina Troy

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Title: A Secret Escape to Sunshine Island

Author: Georgina Troy

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 17th November 2022

Rating: 4 Stars

Welcome to the sunshine island - where the beaches are golden, the lifestyle is perfect and anything is possible.

Popstar Matteo Stanford is eager to escape to the sunshine island to catch up with his old friend Alex and secretly film his latest music video. But within moments of landing, the location for the shoot is leaked to the press, and his island escape and video might be over before they start.

Not to be defeated, Alex’s girlfriend Piper recruits her two best friends Casey and Tara, who run the Smoke and Mirrors stall at the The Cabbage Patch market. It doesn’t take Casey more than a moment to realise the perfect setting for Matteo’s video is Gorey castle, but securing the venue means Casey is soon planning a secret wedding, finding an actress and becoming a set designer!

It’s chaos and crazed fans, peppered with the sweetest moments she's ever experienced. But could a popstar really fall for island girl Casey Norman?

It was great to be back on the Sunshine island amongst old friends and new. 

I felt right at home with this book, and loved getting to know Matteo, and his initial reaction to Casey is great. 

They are worlds apart so Casey is rather cautious in her rather obvious feelings towards Matteo but is willing to go to a huge effort to make sure his music video is able to be shot, and even ends up planning a surprise wedding for a friend to as a result. 

It's a manic few days for everyone on the island while all you can do is sit back as a reader and really hope they manage to pull everything off in time.  Add in a couple of people who don't seem to have the same goodwill and feeling of community and you get some drama too. 

It's a really gentle story that is a relaxing book to ease into and read, and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.