Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
(Format used for this read: Print–hardback from library)
Okay y’all…this was a perfectly entertaining read!
Here’s the summary:
“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 her writing a go-to for anyone looking for wickedly smart, page-turning fiction that will make you laugh and gasp, Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers once again shows why she is a master of her craft.”
I really enjoy stories that are told from more than one point of view and this book lets each character have a say in the story.
The characters are enjoyable and likable (sometimes against your instincts).
The plot is crazy in the very best made-for-a-TV-movie (or series like her book “Big Little Lies” which I also enjoyed!) kind of way.
I don’t want to say too much to give anything else away…there are a whole lot of unusual plot twists and weird surprises that await…..
but if you are already making a summer “beach reads” list, this one definitely needs to be on it 😃