Jennie Jacques Instagram – 2nd book I’ve read by #lianemoriarty & once again I LOVED it. Entertaining with a good sense of humour throughout – also surprisingly thought-provoking; an unexpected focus on sudden loss, trauma & pain. 3 of the 9 perfect strangers (Mum Heather, Dad Napoleon & Daughter Zoe) are mourning missing family member (Zach – Brother & Son) who very sadly took his own life. It’s the anniversary of Zach’s death & the family have opted to spend it at a new health resort, Tranquillam House; one fancy mansion, 9 perfect strangers & 10 challenging days. Between periods of fasting, star gazing, yoga & complete silence… there are some enlightening breakthroughs BUT (shockingly) there are also some really strange & sinister “games” going on – Marsha, the creator of this so-called programme (ultimate control freak) has some questionable 🤨 techniques, such as secretly drugging her guests with LSD & locking them in the basement on their come down for over 48 hours… yes you read that correctly. Memorable characters & backstories keep the pace of this story. I won’t spoil by spilling ALL the beans… but you’ve got Frances, the quirky middle aged romance novelist who has recently fallen hard for an infamous internet scammer, Ben & Jessica the young couple who won the lottery but can’t work out why they’re so deeply unhappy – despite the Lamborghini & total appearance transformation, Lars a gay divorce lawyer who only helps women in court & can’t surrender to “true love” in his own life, Tony the (later revealed) famous ex-Athlete, battling post retirement depression & Carmel the lovely mother of 4 girls who believes she is too fat & pretty much worthless since her husband left her for a younger woman, plus the aforementioned Marconi Family. #9perfectstrangers is well structured & beautifully tied together at the end. I can’t fault it. I’m not sure if it’s a drama, thriller or horror. But I highly recommend you take it on ya summer holibobs if you have a nice getaway planned… where hopefully you won’t meet anyone like Masha 😂 ☀️ 💥 #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #bookrecommendations