Perfect Strangers

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Sometimes dark, sometimes funny, sometimes mysterious – I really enjoyed my first Liane Moriarty book. I have seen where some say this book is not quite as good as her others. If that is the case, I am in for a real treat if I keep reading her books. In the end the guests are indeed challenged in many ways, some of which they definitely didn’t consent to or want to be a part of. There is some healing, some transformative times for the guests and then bonding together to try to figure out the answer to a most urgent puzzle. Tony Hogburn, a former American football tight end struggling with his addiction to food, tv and alcohol

Truth and story—doesn’t matter which comes first as long as you get where you need to be at the end. As long as you end at the truth, all’s fair.” She meets with eight strangers who deal with different problems: Ben and Jessica; a couple suffers from marriage issues. Napolean- Heather are middle aged couple and their daughter Zoe suffer from loss of their loved one. Frances is a struggling romance novelist going for a weekend away to try and revamp her life after another bad experience with romance. Ben let’s us know that the more work she had done on her face and body the less secure Jessica was about herself.Leah was a dogged journalist determined to get to the truth no matter the cost. Looking for a new start, she feels it’s time to cut her losses and move on. The true reason Leah left Boston remains a mystery for most of the book. The stories are interesting, her writing style is pleasant and she really pulls you into the story! But here's where it gets good. Everything has been in Leah's name. There are no receipts or mail or anything tangible to prove that Emmy actually exists. All attempts to blaze a trail to find Emmy end up hitting the wall. And eyes turn on Leah. She couldn’t shake the feeling that if she didn’t record this moment on her phone then it wasn’t really happening.”

In the book, Moriarty used and discussed the famous line "Reader, I married him" from the beginning of Chapter 38 of Jane Eyre. The line is discussed in chapter 12 and other chapters.There were parts where I felt a little frustrated by the kookiness of the story (or perhaps the silly framework masquerading as a story), but I did feel genuinely moved at some parts. I was rooting for all these characters (well, maybe not Masha) and overall I got enough out of the book to feel like it wasn’t a wasted effort. On the bright side: The ending made me happy that this didn't end up becoming a DNF. Once the reader was allowed to know more of what those breadcrumbs were all about, there really was a solid mystery here with a nice surprise twist that I didn't see coming. I just wish the whole book had been as satisfying. Title: Appealing, suspenseful, intriguing and a fabulous representation to storyline. The nine guests were perfectly imperfect!

strangers gather around an ultra expensive wellness resort suffer from different issues contain grief, marriage, career problems, addiction, loss, anger management, unhealthy living style, weight issues etc. Did she deliver? While The Perfect Stranger isn't perfect, it's a good, suspenseful read. And I think I might have liked it even more if I didn't read Miranda's last book and expect to be dazzled. If you go in knowing that, you'll hopefully enjoy it. I spent a lot of time wondering what was going on and just didn't connect fully with the story, the characters or the plot. I can see what she maybe was thinking when she came up with the concept but in executing it, I thought it fell short, too many elements and there was just too many times when I thought, "why would she do that?"

I hope they make the book into a movie; I would love to see this on the screen. Hm…I need to think about what to tell the director about casting, lol, once I make my choices. Maybe they will make it into a movie since Big Little Lies transferred to the scene so well. (btw, I can’t wait to see Season 2, coming up in 2019, with queen Meryl Streep!)