The Paper Palace is a family place that Elle and her family visit every year. Elle is married and has children as well as 50 years old. This summer is different, her and her old crush/friend Jonas sneak out and have sex while their spouses are inside talking. Elle has to decide if she wants to stay married with Peter or be with Jonas. A tragic event in her life has separated her and Jonas and she wonders if it didn’t happen, then would they be together?
Trigger warning: Rape and Affairs.
I picked this up because it was a Reese Witherspoon pick and I knew nothing about it. As I first started to listen to it, I was like I don’t know if this isn’t for me. Then, I noticed Elle was having an affair and I didn’t like that. I really don’t like when characters have affairs. I started to like the book when the flashbacks of Elle’s life happened and it made us know more about Elle and Jonas. Once I got toward the end, I started to not like it again. So, I ended up giving this a three out of five stars for that reason.