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Nine Perfect Strangers
by Liane Moriarty
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty ⭐️ ⭐️
Truthfully, I’m not really even sure where to start with this review. This book was just so many things and in my opinion, it’s probably the second worst book I’ve read this year.
Here is what I can tell you:
This book wasn’t really on my radar until I came across the series on Hulu and decided to watch the first episode. (I had seen it around at bookstores and such, but knew nothing about it and it never seemed to ‘grab my eye’.) To my surprise, it really hooked me and because I am the person I am, I decided to read the book before continuing with the series. I didn’t want to go out and buy it but I was excited to see it was available as an Audio on my Libby app! (This app has saved me so many times, I swear!) It started very, VERY slow, but I was trying to take it all in and enjoy the descriptiveness, knowing that it was hopefully crucial in the building of the storyline and the adventure we were about to go on- obviously, this is about nine strangers who meet at a Health Retreat/Spa where the leader/owner tells them that they are about to experience a renewal of mind, body, and soul.
*Shakes head*. No..it was not. I feel like ultimately this was a story with no plot, no point, and just random bits and pieces about an event given from the perspective of each person in attendance. I usually LOVE books that are written in multiple POV’s, but this is one that I can definitely say did NOT work like that. Each of the characters has a history, which we learn about, but some characters get highlighted so much and others you just enough about to hardly remember them when they come around again..
As everyone at the retreat tries to make it work; there are a few different events that take place and eventually it all leads up to one major event…but then it sort of spirals from there and truthfully at one point I said to myself: “WTF is actually even going on?” The book finished and I just felt this sense of confusion and incompleteness. Not a fan. At all. (And the show on Hulu wasn’t much better, just sayin’…)
Overall, I would encourage you to stay away from this book, but if you’re into things that are a little wild and crazy then maybe give it a go and see how it pans out for you!
Truthfully, I’m not really even sure where to start with this review. This book was just so many things and in my opinion, it’s probably the second worst book I’ve read this year.
Here is what I can tell you:
This book wasn’t really on my radar until I came across the series on Hulu and decided to watch the first episode. (I had seen it around at bookstores and such, but knew nothing about it and it never seemed to ‘grab my eye’.) To my surprise, it really hooked me and because I am the person I am, I decided to read the book before continuing with the series. I didn’t want to go out and buy it but I was excited to see it was available as an Audio on my Libby app! (This app has saved me so many times, I swear!) It started very, VERY slow, but I was trying to take it all in and enjoy the descriptiveness, knowing that it was hopefully crucial in the building of the storyline and the adventure we were about to go on- obviously, this is about nine strangers who meet at a Health Retreat/Spa where the leader/owner tells them that they are about to experience a renewal of mind, body, and soul.
*Shakes head*. No..it was not. I feel like ultimately this was a story with no plot, no point, and just random bits and pieces about an event given from the perspective of each person in attendance. I usually LOVE books that are written in multiple POV’s, but this is one that I can definitely say did NOT work like that. Each of the characters has a history, which we learn about, but some characters get highlighted so much and others you just enough about to hardly remember them when they come around again..
As everyone at the retreat tries to make it work; there are a few different events that take place and eventually it all leads up to one major event…but then it sort of spirals from there and truthfully at one point I said to myself: “WTF is actually even going on?” The book finished and I just felt this sense of confusion and incompleteness. Not a fan. At all. (And the show on Hulu wasn’t much better, just sayin’…)
Overall, I would encourage you to stay away from this book, but if you’re into things that are a little wild and crazy then maybe give it a go and see how it pans out for you!