Nine Perfect Strangers - Liane Moriarty, 2019

'One House. Nine strangers. Ten days that will change anything...'

Liane Moriarty returned earlier this year with her most eagerly anticipated release yet 'Nine Perfect Strangers'. 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. Liane's writing style that has won her such a huge fanbase it all over her latest book, and although it is goes away from the topics she usually writes about you can feel her all over it. It's a tense psychological thriller but it has humour throughout which prevents it from getting you down too much or becoming too heavy. One area that lets the book down is the sheer amount of characters that you are introduced to and need to get to know. Their are so many back stories and personalities you need to keep up with it does make reading the book a little hard work at times. Whilst not living up to her previous books, including Big Little Lies and Husbands Secret, this is still a book that should appear on reading lists and with Nicole Kidman reportedly having already bought the tv rights it will probably only get more popular. Rating - 3.5 snapping turtles