Nine Perfect Strangers: Review

Nine Perfect Strangers Published by Flatiron Books by Liane Moriarty
on November 6, 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Women's Fiction, Chick-Lit
Pages: 453
Source: Purchased
Format: Paperback
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ISBN: 1250069823
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Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever?
These nine perfect strangers are about to find out...
Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be.
Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She’s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don’t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn’t even know she was seeking? Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer—or should she run while she still can?
It’s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question.
Combining all of the hallmarks that have made Liane Moriarty's writing a go-to for anyone looking for wickedly smart, page-turning fiction that will make you laugh and gasp, Nine Perfect Strangers once again shows why she is a master of her craft.

Nine Perfect Strangers was a book club read for me and, at first, I wasn’t too excited to read it. I will say that once I got to chapter six–I was hooked. And from that point on it was a pretty quick read.

This is a story of nine people, all with their own individual problems, that come to Tranquillum House for a health retreat. Not one of them realizes what’s in store for them.

Each chapter bounces between one of the nine or one of the staff of Tranquillum House, giving the reader a linear journey through the time the visitors are there from the eyes of very different characters.

I did enjoy some of the perspectives more than others, but I also appreciate seeing through each of their eyes and getting to understand what made each of them tick.

What starts out as a promising health retreat, however, quickly escalates as the owner of Tranquillum House, Masha, has very unique ideas of how to achieve the health that she believes her guests need.

There were several moments where I really did laugh out loud during this book. And, I’ll be honest, that’s probably what saved the book for me from being a failure. As much as I enjoyed the story, I feel like the ending was slightly anticlimactic and a tad rushed.

I will say it was a pleasant surprise for me, as I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did.

 

 

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